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Deacon Dollars Board approves tuition increase The board of trustees approved tentative recommendations for tuHion and housing fees at its recent meeting. · By Heather Seely recent years (excluding 1996-97, the year President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. said the the university's tuition placed 36 of 41. News Editor of the implementation of the Plan for the lower increase was part ofa plan to keep the Last year, theuniversitywas the cheapest Class of2000), falling into a range of$850- school affordable to all students. of the three North Carolina schools on the The board of trustees approved tentative $1,000. "We are committed to keeping Wake list, ranking behind Duke University and recommendations for 1999-2000 student The increase is tentative and will not be Forest accessible to a diverse group of Davidson College. fees, including the lowest tuition increase fully approved until the March meeting in students," Hearn said in a press release. "As If the other two do not increase their in the decade, at its meeting Feb. 4-5. which the trustees will vote on the entire part of that effort, the university is deter tuition, the university's tuition will surpass The 4.7 percent increase of $970 will budget. However, the increases of all stu mined to slow tuition increase as much as Davidson, making it the second most ex raise tuition to $21,420. Although the per dent fees will not exceed the preliminary possible." pensive school in the state. Single* $4,080 480 13.3 cent increase is the smallest of the decade, figures approved in the recent meeting. In Barron' sProfile ofAmerican Colleges Double* $3,780 330 9.6 the dollar increase is comparable to other Last year tuition increased 5.I percent. for"most competitive" private institutions, See Trustees, Page A9 'Rooms in S1uden!Apar1melrts and Polo Residence Hall Analysis courses OK'd Faculty adopts spirit of quantitative reasoning classes
By Theresa Felder The faculty also did not want the Managing Editor "(The committee was) well · university to be a school that did not have such a requirement. The faculty approved the prin aware that the one-course "Thatjustdidn'tseemright,"Tho ciple of a quantitative analysis re requirement is not doing much mas said. quirement Feb. 8, though with a more than making ... an The Curriculum Review Com smaller majority than supported the mittee debated limiting the require first five proposals of the Curricu important gesture to solving a ment to Division II but decided to lum Review Committee. society-wide problem." include options in other depart Under the requirement, "Each Claudia Thomas ments, Thomas said. "We decided that we'd keep it broad because Wake Forest. undergraduate will Associate dean of the college take at least one course that requires there are some students who under , . . quantitative reasoning either as a stand concepts better when they're qualifYiiig Ci:nmeoffering in Divi Clliuaia Thomas, an associate presented in (the) context" of eco sion II, as an elective or as a major dean of the college and the chair nomics, sociology or another sub course requirement." woman of the Curriculum Review ject involving quantitative reason Courses such as biology 113, Committee, said the motion is im ing. chemistry Ill and 116,physics I 13 portant as the 21st century ap The faculty was also thinking in and 114 and math 108-112 would proaches. terms of"maximum flexibility for satisfy the requirement, and a sub "Science and technology have be students," Thomas said. committee of the Committee on come so integral to our culture that Thomas said the requirement is Academic Planning will determine we wanted to ensure everyone who somewhat symbolic. "(The com which other courses will qualify, leaves Wake Forest would have at mittee was) well aware thatthe one said James Powell, the secretary of leastminimumexposure"to a course course requirement is not doing the faculty and an associate profes involving statistical reasoning, Tho sor of classical languages. mas said. See Curriculum, Page A9 Staff salary increases cut during fiscal constraint and Shadow light By Jared Klose Seniors Tamara Payden-Travers and Leslie Alverez talk in the sun Feb. 10. The unseasonably warm Assistant News Editor A plan with no major increases for faculty and weather drew many students out onto the Magnolia Quad to bask in the sun. Many university staffmembers reacted with displea staff salaries, which taken together comprise the sure to a memorandum sent last month by the president's school's largest expense, was thus adopted by office, although it addressed the topic of staff salary the committee. increases. The letter delineates a deviation from the annually expected 5 per cent pay raise that staff mem bers had grown accustomed to and replaces it with an Homogeneity hurts progress incremental raise of 2.5 percent for the following the second option. A plan with no major increases for school year. faculty and staff salaries, which taken together com By Jay Cridlin -the lack of cultural diversity. According to the letter, university expenditures have prise the school's largest expense, was thus adopted by Old Gold and Black Reporter A 1998 study by U.S. News and outpaced tuition increases in the past two decades and the committee. World Report showed that among although tuition payments constitute the largest source It is a solution that has not sat well with staff The chances are that if you have comparable schools such as Duke, of income for the school, the Budget Advisory Com members. attended this university for any sig Vanderbilt or Rice universities, mit_tee was asked by President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. to "We don't stack up very well right now," said a staff nificant amount of time, then you "This school is nothing but rich this university is by far the least fix the tuition increase next year at a rate ofless than 5 member who wished to remain anonymous. "Even have heard at least one comment white kids." diverse. percent. when you get a raise, then they increase the cost of about the nature ofits student popu "There is NO diversity here." Ofthis university's students, 88 With that in mind, the committee was forced either to faculty housing or something else. I don'tthink it's fair lation. It is an issue that continues to percent are white and a great fmd new methods to generate revenue or curtail the that we're being passed over. There needs to be some "Ever)'one here looks the same," attract criticism from both white amount of money being spent by the university. students say. and minority students on campus See Diversity, Page A5 The 1999-2000 budget reflects an endorsement of See Salaries, Page A5 Library launches Voyager catalogue By Travis Langdon The new system will offer several im Each of the men spoke at the reception, in Assistant News Editor provements over Dynex, the previously unanimous agreement with Channing's existing system, including a departure from enthusiasm about the endeavor. Students, faculty and staff gathered in the a text-based system to a more user-friendly "Voyager is the latest generation of li atrium of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library hypertext format. This means that users brary infonnation systems," Channing said. Celebrate we will Feb. 9 for a reception to announce the will be able to use a mouse to select links, "It's a major step forward for our library." recent implementation ofthe program Voy rather than typing letters into a keyboard. Voyager also features hyperlinks, which Dave Matthews stopped at Wait ager, a new online catalog system. Channing also thanked the people who will provide users with internet links to Chapel Feb. 9 during his acoustic tour. The reception began with a few brief supported the effort to install the Voyager subjects related to the topic they are inter For more information on the show, see words from Library director Rhoda program, including President Thomas K. ested in. Making the internet easily acces Page 83. Channing outlining the structure ofthe new Hearn; Ken Zick, the vice president for sible from the catalog was something that system and the events leading to its arrival student life and instructional resources; and Chris Carlstrom! Old Gold and Black 11t the university. Jay Dominick, an assistant vice president. See Voyager, Page A4 • .1 A2 Thursday, February 11, 1999 Old Gold and Black News Physics professor puts astrology to the test
By Brad Gnnton which horoscope matched each zodiac sign. that one reason might be that astrology, while not Old Gold and Black Reporter Ifthe horoscopes were accurate, then more than five "There's really no good solid evidence that a~ering to the scientific methOd, doe8 in fact mimic a of the 30 audience members should have been able to astrology works, and on top of that there's no science by using astronomical data. With statistics and experiments, physics professor pick which horoscope was theirs. "People see these reams of data, and they think this Eric Carlson put astrology to the test that all sciences However, only two people found that their horo scientific reason that it should w~k." is science," Carlson said. must pass in order to gain acceptance in the scientific scopes actually matched their day. Therefore, the Eric Carlson - Also, astrology gives people a sense of certainty in community. horoscopes did not seem to be effective in predicting Professor of Physics their lives, which Carlson said can be c.omforting in an Carlson's lecture Feb. 6, "A Scientist Looks at As the future. unpredictable world. Howev'*, he said·that this cer~ trology," was sponsored by the Triad Area Skeptics Despite this demonstration, Carlson noted that there tainty could sometimes tum out to be harmfuL Club, of which Carlson is president. According to are several different fonns of astrology, and many often incorrect. The 12 constellations that constitute "Astrology columns commonly say soriiethfug like Carlson, he started the organization in order to "pro professional astrologers do not believe in the sun-sign the zodiac are those that the sun appears to pass through 'you will be with. a Libra,' and if you do .that you're mote rational thinking and skepticism." astrology as seen in newspapers. He listed several as the earth revolves around it, but there are actually 13 eliminating yourself from contact with a sigrtificant The focus of Carlson's presentation was using the experiments that had also shown astrology to be false constellations through which the sun appears to pass. number of people," Carlson.; · · , scientific method to prove or disprove astrology, the and one well-known experiment that seemed to verity However, because the Babylonians bad a preference Graduate student Harik Yochum said that Carlson's belief that the position of the sun, moon, planets and astrology. However, further investigations seemed to for the number 12, they decided not to include the use of scientific reasoning was an interesting approach stars eitherinfluence or are correlated with our lives. In suggest the results of this experiment were biased. constellation Ophiucus in the zodiac. to discussing astrology. · one demonstration, he used the audience as subjects, "You might think that corrections are always good, "There's really no good solid evidence that astrology "It was cool to see hin:i apply statistic.s ·and the giving each person a list of horoscopes that had ap but they're not if you're biased," Carlson said. works, and on top of that there's no scientific reason' scientific method to astrology," Yochum sa,id. · peared in the newspaper the day before. T'rte audience In addition to the tests, Carlson gave a number of that it should work," Carlson said. Freshman Calvin Sims agreed. , · . members were then asked to pick the two horoscopes reasons why astrology lacks merit. First of all, the Though astrology has no scientific basis, it still ."1 thought it was really interesting, and it w,as educa- that best described their days, and Carlson revealed dates listed in the newspaper for each zodiac sign are claims numerous devoted followers. Carlson suggested tional too," Sims said. · • ROTC navigates way in training weekend .SG
Course gives students experience they need Academic By Marina Mach Contributing Reporter "The terrain was really challenging Although the university offers classrooms because the map that we had was not for liberal arts education, for authentic mili really accurate, we really had to use tary training situations, the ROTC program what we had learned." must go elsewhere. Sixty cadets from this university and lan Stevens Winston-Salem State University found the Sophomore appropriate surroundings this past week end at Fort Bragg, N.C. . The ROTC program ventured on this kill you makes you stronger ... and I really once-a-semester outing to concentrate on learned a lot," Huff said of the weekend. land navigation and team building. As this was the first field exercise, ROTC "Many students don't realize that ROTC freshman were gradually introduced to the is actually training for a job," sophomore idea. Nathan Huff said. "After college we will be They completed their first field exercise in charge of soldiers; it's not just a game." paired with a senior and returned to the Land navigation is an essential skill for university a day early. s cadets to master, Huff said. The university and WSSU students were A student kicks a pieces of plasticware jutting up from the Magnolia Quad. The ~embers of Student Environmental After several days of preparation, the well-prepared for the challenges Fort Bragg Action Coalition stuck the plasticware there to .make tl'l!utudent body. aware of the waste made by the Pit ROTC battalion left the campus early in the had to offer. ,._, '+ ~ ' morning Feb. 5. "No one got lost - it was really good Senior Davis McElwin said the weekend training, and everyone improved a lot over consisted of intensive day and night field the weekend," McElwin said. i:raining, as well as a field leaders reaction Stevens said, "Teamwork was one of the SEAC forks Mag Quad in protest course. Fort Bragg is an ideal setting for underlying principles that was taught in both activities with preset obstacle courses field training, the fact that we are a very and a challenging field training course, he cohesive group showed through." By Travis Langdon · · butthis proved to be wmecessary after the thing like that, but we were a little disap said. The top three participants in each grade Assistant News Editor entire supply disappeared within hours of pointed in the student body." During daylight hours, cadets were given level in the field training course were its placement on the Mag Quad. The sto- Not to be defeated, members of SEAC five hours to locate five points across the awarded ribbons, but most notable was the ln attempt raise awareness about len plasticware was later found in plastic quickly obtained the stolen utensils and course, using a compass, a map and a pro performance of sophomore Stephanie ARAMARK.'s decision to return silver- bags, apparently having been thrown in replaced them in the ground of the Mag tractor. Anderson, McElwin said. ware to the Pit, members of the Student the lounge of the Delta Sigma Phi frater Quad late on Feb. lO so that their message "The terrain was really challenging be Anderson was awarded a new Lensatic Environmental Action Coalition organized nity. .could be recognized by students. cause the map that we had was not really compass for her excellence in land naviga an effort to "fork the Quad" Feb. 7. "When we first realh:ed that the silver- SEAC hopes that the statement will help accurate, we really had to use what we had tion. To do this, SEAC members placed ware had be~!! taken, we got in touch with students realize the amount ofunnecessary learned," said sophomore Ian Stevens. She said she was honored to receive the plasticware in carefully designated rows, Jim Coff~;y (thesuperintendentofgrounds) · waste created by disposable eating utensils Cadets remained in the field for the dura award and felt it to be an important learning creating the feeling of a graveyard on the because we thought it was facilities man and take advantage of the permanent sil tion of the course and ate "meals ready to experience. "I didn't expect to be good at Magnolia Quad. The utensils used in the agement that had picked up the display, verware thatthe Pit now offers as a result of eat," pre-packaged army rations. A similar it," she said. statement were collected over a period of and we had permission to set it up from the the organization's work. course was completed during the nights The ROTC program will spend one more five days from the Pit, and the display was university's public art sculpture commit "When we were thinking of ways to with a large swamp in the middle of the weekend in field training this semester, meant to represent the amount of waste tee," said junior Connor McGowan, a promote the silverware at the Pit somebody course providing an added challenge, jun during which cadets will sleep in tents and that is created by using disposable flat- ll' SEAC member. "We later found out that it mentioned that they had forked a yard as a ior Diego Lummis said. . work on assault tactics with mock combat. ware. was just something that a group of stu- joke in high school," McGowan said. "We "It was a very rewarding experience be "Next time FTX (Field Training Exer The organization intended to remove dents had done to be funny. I don't really thought it would be funny to use that idea to cause it was so difficult-whateverdoesn 't cise) will be much more intense," Huff said. the plastic utensils after its meeting Feb. 9, understand why anyone would do some- draw attention what we were doing."
Campus organizations may have their announcements listed by sending e-mail to Applications available 2000 semester. [email protected], faxing to Ext. 4561 or writing to P.O. Box 7569. The deadline for See Cathy Harris in Tribble B20 I inclusion in each week's paper is 5 p:m. Monday. for an application, or contact Viol eta BRIEFLY for Hearn scholarship Padron, an instructor of Romance languages, for more information. Applications of the Thomas K. ships, summer jobs or full-time 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 20 in Worrell · The advising conferences will be Hearn Jr. Scholarships for Excel lnterVarsity to present employment. 117. held March 15-26. lence in Leadership and Service are Interested students must register Any sophomore who does not available in the Volunteer Services Correction two-part discussion in Career Services in Reynolda 008 plan to declare a major at this time Office and by the Benson Univer by Feb. 12. Applicants sought for or who does not plan to return to the sity Center Information Desk. The photo on Page A5 of lnterV arsityChristianFellowship Call Career Services at Ext. 5902 university in Falll999, must notify Rising seniors who have demon is presenting a two-part series on for more information. student assistantship . Hallie Arrington in the Registrar's strated leadership and service to the the Feb. 4 issue incorrectly "Indictments Brought Against Office. university and have accumulated at identified the photographer. Christianity"beginningFeb.l2, "Is Applications are being accepted least a 2. 75 grade point average are Stacia Harris actually took the Christianity Sexist?" and Feb. 19 Biology honor society for on student assistantship at the eligible to apply. photo. "Is Christianity Full ofHypocrisy?" Worrell House in London. The stu Applications available The deadline is 5 p.m. March 16. The lectures will be part of the accepting applications dent will arrive in London on May Applications should be submit regular meetings 6-7:30 p.m. on 21 or 22 and depart July 1 or later. for Royall Scholarship ted to the Provost Office inReynolda OG&B Directory Fridays the Reynolda Hall Green Tri-Beta, the biolcgy honor soci The student will assist with func 204 or sent to P.O. Box 7688. Room and are open to anyone inter ety, is accepting applications for tioning ofthe house during visits by The department of classicallan- . ested. membership. students and faculty from the guages is accepting applications for Phone Numbers: Applications and information can Calloway School of Business and the William Royall Scholarship, Spanish speakers Newsroom: be found online at Accounting and the School ofLaw. established in 1991 by a gift from (336) 758-5280 Career Services Office www.students.wfu.edu/tribeta and To apply submit a letter of appli the family and friends ofRoyall and invited to have lunch Advertising, circulation, in the foyer of Winston Hall. cation and at least one letter of rec his son, William B. Royall. subscriptions: to host career fair Applications are due at noon Feb. ommendation to Paul Orser, an as Royall came to the university in The conversational Spanish table (336) 758-5279 19 in the biology department office sociate dean of the college, l 04 1859 as a professor of classical lan is coming back. It will meet from Fax line: The Career Services Office will in Winston 226. Reynolda Hall, by Feb. 22. guages and later was the first full noon to 12:50 p.m. Wednesdays in (336) 758·4561 host its inaugural Career Kaleido time professor of English. the Benson Food Court. All levels scope Feb. 18 in Benson 401. Royall's son was a professor of of Spanish speakers are welcome. E-mail Addresses: Experienced professionals repre MBA school to hold Sophomores need to Greek for 63 years. General comments: senting media, international, artis The scholarship provides an [email protected] tic, law enforcement and human infonnation session declare majors soon award of $500 for excellence in Applications being Letters to the Editor: resource fields will attend to make classical studies with preference [email protected] presentations and answer questions The Babcock Graduate School of The time is here for sophomores given to students who plan to travel accepted for Spain Wake Watch: on these careers. Management will hold an informa to declare a major. Sophomores abroad to classical sites. [email protected] This forum is open to freshman tion session for its evening and ex should sign up for an advising ap Applications are available in the · Applications are now being ac Arts calendar: through graduate studFnts of all ecutive MBA programs. pointment at the departrnent(s) of department of classical languages, cepted for study aqroad in [email protected] majollS who are interest~d in intern- The session will ~ke place from their choice Feb. 22~26. and the deadline is March 5. · Salainahca, Spain, duringthe Spring ~ News Old Gold and Black Thursday, February 11, 1999 A3:. Speech urges homosexuals' rights not Amnesty International lecturer promotes global human-rights concerns By Jenny Blackford and ahead oftheir elders in tolerance," he said. He alsc Editor in Chi~( "Young people, in general, are much more encouraged the audience to get involved in Amnest) · International and other groups in order to be mento~ ·. Michael Heflin, the director of Amnesty tolerant and ahead of their elders in tolerance." for the next generation and be "ambassadors of toler· International's new Out Front program, described dis Michael Heflin ance." crimination on the basis ofsexual orientation "the most Director of Amnesty International's Out Front program Heflin warned, however, that as homosexual issue~·. pervasive and accepted fonn of discrimination in the and people become more visible they are often morf ' world today" during a speech Feb. 8. vulnerable. Hate crimes in this country have increased ' Heflin, speaking to a crowd ofmore than 75 people, dramatically in the past few years he said. In New Yor~·. told how 12 countries still kill people who are gay, issues of human rights violations against lesbian and City, for example, hate crimes have increased 80 per· lesbian and even those that support gay-rights move gay people," Heflin said. · cent in the past two years. ments. Amnesty International has been successful in Domestic issues were also addressed, as 15 states Heflin also spoke to Katy Harriger's, a professor ol· ' documenting a number of cases in these countries and still have sodomy statutes in place. North Carolina's politics, Constitutional Law class earlier in the day. · the even helped one woman from Romania gain release sodomy statute makes any same-sex sexual relations a Heflin addressed the significance of Supreme Cour1 ' from prison. felony carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. decisions in the area oflesbian and gay rights. He alsc ·, Two weeks ago, Chile repealed its sodomy statute, Out Front and Amnesty International are trying to get said that 170 cities and counties have amended theh • but Heflin is dismayed at the actions of other Latin the remaining states to repeal their sodomy statutes as anti-discrimination policies to include sexual orienta··, American nations who stand by and do nothing while well. tion, but the court has yet to classifY sexual orientation·· ;'private death squads" harass and harm lesbians and Heflin said it was promising, however, that more as an issue of anti-discrimination policy like race and gays. gay-rights organizations are springing up across the religion. In Brazil and Colombia, for example, action on the country. "I think things are headed in a more positive The speech was part ofthe Year ofGlobalization and. Michael Heflin shared stories of atrocities com· part of private individuals has resulted in kidnapping direction," he said, praising the work of support orga Diversity and co-sponsored by the department ol mitted against the minority group, but said situ and deaths of gays and AIDS educators. Out Front is nizations in high schools and on college campuses. women's studies, the gay-straight student alliance and ations are improving in many areas. ;'trying to create a worldwide network to address the "Young people, in general, are much more tolerant the university chapter of Amnesty International.
Student Government meets at 7 p.m. every Tues plans to create a pamphlet advising organi struction at the general assembly meeting: day. The committees met this week. Executive zations interested in obtaining a charter Judiciary lastweek. : officers may be reached at Ext. 5293 or Box 7292. what steps need to be taken. The committee listed places on campus · SG Next week the Judiciary Committee will with drainage problems and will present the present a bill recommending that the book list to Physical Facilities. . Campus life store carry only blue books with the honor The committee also plans to talk with ·: graduation. Also pertaining to computers, pledge or statement on them. The bill will Residence Life and Housing and Resident · Academic the committee is trying to promote a newly The Campus Life Committee is waiting recommend that the books have an extra Student Association about change machines revamped Web.page offering critiques of for the results of a recently distributed so signature block so that students can sign the in the residence halls and getting dryers · The Academic Committee is continuing various professors at the university. cial climate survey about the weekend ten honor pledge. fixed. its effort to evaluate the degree to which the The committee is also preparing the de dencies ofstudents. The committee plans to The committee might also present an Next week the committee will present a University is fulfilling its proposed goals tails of"Meet Your Major Day," in which use the results to help create more recre other bill on the process of appointing com bill about adopting a street near campus. for the Class of2000. students can meet with the faculty from ational options available. mittee chairmen. The bill would recom Also on the committee's agenda is a different areas of study. The event has been Anotherareaofinterestin the committee's mend that chairmen be appointed in the ·, project to eliminate the discrepancies be tentatively scheduled for March 2 from 10 meeting pertains to Student Health Ser spring after the election of the speaker of Public Relations tween the level of difficulty in different a.m. to 3 p.m. in either the Benson Univer vices. The committee reviewed positive the house instead of in the fall. first year seminars. sity Center or the Reynolda Hall Green and negative student anecdotes about their The committee continued its work on a The Public Relations Committee is fo- ·· · The committee surveyed students about Room. experiences with Studemt Health Services pamphlet on the judicial system. cusing the majority ofits attention to adver- ~ their seminars and hopes to have a consen hoping to make suggestions as to how to rising and promoting the plans to build a ' sus by next week. improve the program. new re<.:reation center and a parking deck The issue ofcomputers also played a role Appropriations and Charter The committee is also working on a pro Physical Planning on campus. Student interest for both projects .' in the Academic Committee's meeting. gram in which students would be randomly was recognized through a constituent sur- • Specifically, the committee is considering The Appropriations and Charter Com selected to have dinner with the university's The Physical Planning Committee dis- vey that the committee recently conducted, ways to let students keep their e-mail ad mittee postponed its meeting until today. deans to give them feedback on student cussed the parking deck and the inforrna- and the group is now discussing ways to .· dresses and update their ThinkPads after When the group convenes it will discuss concerns. tion that was presented relating to its con- · maintain a strong level of support.
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••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Intramural Swim Meet Saturday, February 13 11 am in the Reynolds Gym Pool '• a hot Registration and Warm ups new Swim Meet Instructions: Begin at 10:00 am in Reynolds Gymnasium Pool 1. Register on Sabuday, February 13th between 10:00 and 10:45 am. 2. Individuals may compete in 1hree different events. idea! 3. Sign up in Reynolds Gymnasium PooL 4. Swimming Events Include: Spaghetti smothered with a zesty blend of pizza sauce, 200 Yard Medley Relay tomato sauce and sausage. 50 Yard Freestyle topped with mozzareJJa, 100 Yard Individual Medley provolone and pepperoni. 50 Yard Butterfly 100 Yard Freestyle 50 Yard Backstroke 50 Yard Breaststroke 3.69 200 Yard Freestyle Medley 5. Events will be alternated between men and women. 6. Scoring· Individual Events- 7,5,4,3,2,1 Relays - 14, 10,8,6,4,2 Real Italian. Real Fast.~ 10% discount on all entrees to Wake Forest students with valid I.D. 7. Each participant will have four dives. Cumulative score wiU detennine Uni\•ersity Palkway, East ofHwy. 52/Phone: 317-2400 the champion. 8. Championship t-shirts - wiU be awarded to event winners as weU as to the overall team winner. ', . ~ .. ' NewsOidG1 A4 Thursday, February 11, 1999 Old Gold and Black News
.. · ... . ' ·... , .··:· ,. v _.,. • wasannouncedFeb.10., Judge rules Moonies Officials were not speCific about whether the plan requires Gree~ to go coed or to '. subject of discrimination disband their groups altogether, but it was big initiated because of concerns regarding SAO PAULO, Brazil- The New Hope drinking and social fragmentation prob- Ranch, whichservesasthe Rev. SunMyung . lemsamongthestudents. Moon's center of Latin American opera James Wright, the Ivy League school's Co tions, has been vindicated by a Brazilian president, said that this will be the biggest judge, lawyers said Feb. 10. change for the college since 1972 when Sophomore Am The judge ruled Feb. 4 thatMoonandhis women were admitted. . Academy touman group were victims of religious bias. He Part ofthe plan is the amassing oftens of 70 other debaters 1 revoked the ord.erthatthey leave the ranch. millions of dollars for the construction of of the tournament The ranch was founded three years ago. It new housing, dining and social areas. Powell claimed belongs to Moon's Association ofFamilies Dartmouthhashadfraternitiesformore three points ahea1 for Unification and World Peace, formerly than 158years.BecausethetownofHanover impressive margi the Unification Church. has approximately 7,000 residents, and the points frequently ' The 74,000-acreranchcontainsaschool, school itself has 4,300 undergracjs, the The tournament researchcenter,meetinghouseandadining Greek system constitutes a major part of Md. and consisted Itwas broughtunderchargesofpollut hall. the social life on campus. different colleges ing the two rivers in Jardim, the town that tends to be a m1 the ranch is located in, 620 miles northwest Falwell says 'Teletubbies' comprising two-d ofSao Paulo. ranking as top spe The evacuation of tb.e more than 100 The top speake1 inhabitants of the ranch was ordered by a character is homosexual panel ofjudges, w judge substituting for Judge Gemldo de speaker. The deba Ahneida Santiago, who was on vacation at ROANOKE, Va.-TheRev. Jerry Falwell, the end of eight ro the time that the charges were brought. acontroversialright-wingminister,hascon Powell, who det Santiago reversed the evacuation order, demned the popular television show said she works ver believing it was motivated by "religious "Teletubbies" ofhaving a homosexual cast "It takes a lot of prejudice." member. w~ Being named top : Falwell accused Tinky Winky, a plll'ple step," sJle said. teletubbie with an upside-down triangle on "Debate enable! Animal House college hishead,Feb.lOofcarryingapurse. Tinky critical thinking ar Winky has a male voice. said of the hard we might eliminate fratemfties Steve Rice, a spokesman for Itsy Bitsy debate. Entertainment Co., which licenses the HANOVER, N.H. - Greek life at Teletubbies in the United States, said that Powell and her te who finished as the Dartmouth College may soon be forced to the purse is actually a magic bag. nament, also had 1 conform to organizations more like Alpha "The fact that he carries a magic bag does Phi Omegaandothercoedfraternities. The not make him gay," Rice said. "It's a They effectively d feeding in the work college that inspired Animal House has put children's show, folks. To think we would : Human pretzel an end to single-sex Greek organizations in be putting sexual innuendo in a children's an effort to promote "respectful relations show is kind ofoutlandish." : Hugh Howards, an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, demonstrates knot theory to his calculus class. between women and men," according to a Howards took the group outside and had them join hands in a circle and then try to undo themselves. letter addressed to the students. The change Compiled from news services Voyager "We've heard from some of the faculty at the professional center who think the new Continued from Page A1 system is light years better than Dynex was. I think this is because people have the program's supporters felt was very impor tant. gotten used to something that looks like "It was a dream for us to have an online an internet search. They tend to like point· catalog that was seamlessly connected to the and-click and graphical user interfaces web," Zick said. instead of the older text-based systems." However, library patrons will not be the only beneficiaries of the new system. Electronic re Rhoda Channing sources librarian Susan Smith said that Voyager Director of Z. Smith Reynolds Library will also be a major assetto the library's staff in terms of organization. In addition to the research tools that the new "We expect everything to be finished by the Enroll for system will provide users, Voyager will link the endofthesummer,andthereasonwesaythatis catalogs of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, the because we're completing the process in phases," Professional Center Library and Coy C. Car Smith said. $19 penter Library at the School of Medicine. "Our next phase will be to bring up an image At the meeting, Hearn said that he was server so that we can start using digital images enthusiastic about the implications of such a on the catalog." system. Also expected to be available on Voyager is a "This creates a growing sense of unity be citation server, which will allow users to access tween our three schools and the students, faculty information from the catalog and certain data and others that use those libraries' resources. bases from the library. Prior to this system, We look forward to more collaborations like multiple databases could not be reached from Kirsten Nantz! Old Gold and B/ac~ this in the future," he said. the same server. · · Rhoda Channing, the director ofthe Z. Smith Voyagerwas among four systems considered Students and faculty will be informed of the Reynolds Library, addresses students, fac· by a team of library staff members from the new features as they become available. ulty and staff at a reception for the launch o1 university's three schools. Channing said that Voyager will not cost any Voyager, an on-line catalogue system, Feb. Eye on tech To evaluate each of the systems, the team more than the old system did once it is imple 9 in the atrium of the library. Voyager will used the existing online catalogs at Kansas State mented. replace the text-based Dynex system. David Weinstein, a University, the College of William & Mary, Although this process is not complete, esti computers in their' Eastern Carolina University and the Worrell mates indicate thatthe expense will be similar to ''We've heard from some of the faculty at the Professional Center before ultimately deciding what it was when Dynex was installed. Channing professional center who think the new system is on Voyager. attributes this to recent improvements in tech light years better than Dynex was. I think this is Although the only part of the new system nology. because people have gotten used to something that currently available to users is the on-line catalog And although the new system was only re looks like an internet search," Channing said. "They system, the library staff expects additions to be cently installed, Channing said that the feed tend to like point -and-click and graphical user made without delay. back has been very positive. interfaces instead ofthe older text-based systems." Why do frat parti PoLICE BEAT stop serving drink: 1 a.m.?- K.V. According to a spo credit card were taken from a table mail from someone between 2:30 University Police officer noticed the office ofresidence Maker of indoor slide in the Benson University Center p.m. and 3:17p.m. Feb. 4. some of the high school students ing. referred to food court between 5:30p.m. and A student reported someone cut had beendrinkingalcoholafterstop The regulation is i dean 5:34p.m. Feb. I. the window screen to his Efird Resi ping the group to tell them the gar policy. Feb. 6, $40 was taken from a dence Hall room between 3 p.m. denswere closed. The students were The rule states that In Luter Residence Hall, a stu student's wallet. The student left Jan.28and 12:01 a.m.Feb.l. asked to leave campus and escorted dent created a slide by lining a hall her wallet unattended from 11: 15 A vendingmachineinPoloResi home. way floor with a sheet ofplastic and a.m. to 11:21 a.m. in a Davis com dence Hall was damaged between 8 At 10:50 a.m. Feb. 6, a Univer then covering it with water at 8:42 puter lab. a.m. and 8:40 a.m. Feb. 2. Food sity Police officer charged two un ' p.m. Feb. 6. A case containing 100 compact items worth $10 were taken from derage students in Poteat House This incident was forwarded to discs belonging to a student was the machine. with consuming alcohol. The of Harold Holmes, an associate vice taken between 9 p.m. Jan. 30 and 3 A metal statue, belonging to a ficer was in the residence hall in Salarie~ president and the dean of student p.m. Feb. 3 fromaNorthResidence student, was damaged between 10 vestigating a noise complaint. This Continued from Pa! services. Hall room. a.m.Jan.29and7p.m.Jan.30. The incident was forwarded to the dean's The items were worth about student, who was working on the office. $1,300. statue for a class, had left it unat A University Police officer asked kind of protection fo1 Theft The student waited to report the tended outside Luter. Damage to two teenagers to leave campus after Some staff membe1 missing items until Feb. 7. the statue was estimated at $75. they could not give a valid reason of the letter and have Keys and a wallet belonging to a for being on campus. The incident particularly threateni: GYM® student were stolen from a Davis occurred at 11:47p.m.Feb. 6inLot "This work can pr< House lounge area between 12:15 Damage Miscellaneous Q, nextto the Scales Fine Arts Cen ing savings and can b< a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Jan. 30. The ter. stringent measures l~ student left the items unattended in Someone damaged an emergency A group oflocal high school stu occurred at other univ the lounge area. The wallet con telephone outside the main entrance dents,includingsomewhohadbeen University Policehandled36 calls Winston-Salem had a tained $10, a credit card and an to Bostwick Residence Hall between drinking alcohol, were walking on from Feb. l to Feb. 7 including 16 measures in the cor identification card. 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Feb. 6. campus near the path to Reynolda incidents and investigations and 20 nounced. its cutting 01 ·-;~-----~------A student's driver's license and A student received a hara~ing e- Gardens at 10:14 p.m. Feb! 5. A requests for service. , real interest by the majority of the- "I think the university's trying, population on campus in activities ~ Diversity that deal with diversity." 1 but it's not really giving the The future of multicultural : Debate speakers win Continued from Page A1 atmosphere that minority progress at the university is uncer- : students need to feel tain, and there are differing opin- ' . number of these are upper-middle ions as to what the university will cl~dents from the northeast. comfortable on campus. There do. Only eight percent of the are a lot of things that keep Although Oakes thinks that the university's population is black. minority students from feeling next 10 or 15 years could be prob lematic without an increase in mi- 1 Senior Lakevia Hall, the presi at home on this campus." big at Navytourney dent of the Black Student Alliance, nority student enrollment, some stu said she thinks that there is a defi dents think that the university is nite difference in the cultural com Vaishali Patel headed in a better direction. By Jessica Reigle position at this university. President of Asian Student Interest Patel praised the proposed cui- 1 "I have friends that go to Duke tural diversityt requirement as a : Contributing Reporter "It takes a lot of work, but I really enjoy the Association and Carolina, and they were telling "leap forward," saying, "I think : activity. Being named top speaker Sophomore Amy Powell dominated the U.S. Naval mehowit'salargedifferencewalk ------.....:.---·that's definitely going to help out 1 Academy tournament recently, beating out more than (in Annapolis) was a big step." ing on this campus and then on their just because it exposes people who : · 70 other debaters to be named the top varsity debater campus," Hall said. choose to come here often experi wouldn't have been exposed other Amy Powell This fact adds an unfortunate ence difficulties fitting in and fully wise to other cultures." of the tournament. 1 Powell claimed the award with 226.5 points, a full Sophomore irony to this year's theme of Glo· enjoying their stay. "I think it's getting better, defi- three points ahead of the second place speaker, an balization and Diversity. "There are some minority stu· nitely, as far as Wake Forest goes," ' impressive margin considering that top speakers' Even though it has been an, ad dents who graduated number one in Hall said. points frequently differ by a mere half point. breast feed in the workplace and not get fired," Powell ministrative goal since the mid-80s their class in high school. But for "When I came in, a lot of these I 1 The tournament was held Jan. 29-31 in Annapolis, said. · to increase black enrollment to 10 sollle of those - both male and issues weren't even being talked Md. and consisted of more than 70 speakers from 35 After the preliminary rounds, they were the top percent, progress is slow. female - their high schools may about. I think it's getting better just 1 different colleges and universities. Since debate still seed with a 7-1 record and reached the semi-finals Barbee Oakes, the director of have been 95 or 98 percent black," by having fhe forums and having I tends to be a male-dominated event, with males before an unfortunate loss to Harvard. multicultural affairs, said that in Oakes said. the discussions on it. It does exist, ' many cases, the school's primatily "So to come to this culture where it's here, we need to deal with it." , comprising two-thirds of the participants, Powell's "Powell andY opp were the best team at the tourna 1 ranking as top speaker is even more outstanding. ment," said Allan Louden, the director of debate and white culture is a disadvantage in it is exactly opposite of what they They feel that it is important for The top speaker of a tournament is decided by a an associate professor of communication, who spoke attracting students. were used to in high school-just the entire school not simply those I "I do know that there are some the whole social outlets, the feel who are in the minority - to take 1 panel of judges, who give ratings to each individual very highly of Powell's talent as a debater. 1 speaker. The debater who has the highest ratings at Powell gave due credit to her fellow debaters and students who have come here for ing of support in the classroom, advantage of the diversity presented the end of eight rounds is then named top speaker. said that she thought they made an excellent showing various scholarship interviews - sometimes feeling isolated from this year and to retain the sentiment Powell, who debated for four years in high school, as a squad. both black and white- that have instructors -that's very hard for of globalization. said she works very hard to develop her debate skills. Louden has high expectations for the team as the chosennottocometo Wake Forest them." "In order for us to increase di- • "It takes a lot of work, but I really enjoy the activity. season draws to a close. Although the squad made because of the lack of culture," "I think the university's trying, versity on the campus, I think that Being named top speaker (in Annapolis) was a big only a mediocre showing at the Owen L. Coon Tour- · Oakes said. but it's not really giving the atmo we have to work with the majority step," sne said. nament held at Northwestern University February 6- "Most students who are really sphere that minority students need as well and make sure that the • "Debate enables you to develop very important 8, Louden expects to qualify three teams, the maxi well-educated today know that to feel comfortable on campus," people who are coming into the critical thinking and communication skills," Powell mum number of teams that can be qualified, for the when they get out into the work said junior Vaishali Patel, the presi school are people that are open said of the hard work she consistently puts into each national qualifier. That tournament will be held in force that they are going to be ex dent of Asian Student Interest As minded and not so ethnocentric," ' debate. South Carolina. posed to pepple of different cul sociation. Patel said. Powell and her teammate, sophomore Mark Yopp, "We will most likely go to nationals," Louden said. tures, and so it's really disadvanta "There are a lot of things that Hall expects any progress made · who finished as the third-ranked speaker in the tour "I expect several pairs to do well and get to nationals." geous for them to come to a school keep minority students from feel to be done so as the result ofeffort • nament, also had a successful weekend for a team. Powell agreed, saying that not only does she hope where they are so limited in terms ing at home on this campus." on the part of the students. They effectively debated the case to protect breast to make it to nationals but once there, will strive to of their ability to interact," Oakes Minority students sometimes feel "I think (the administr&tion) has ' feeding in the workplace. "Mothers should be able to work to the elimination rounds. said. that ~tudent Union's choice of known all along that there are some I Hall agrees. "It's not that there's events leave their interests out of serious racial issues here but has , no diversity, but that it's really not campus wide events. chosen not to deal with it because ; as much as you would expect com Even when university events do nobody was making them deal with • ing to a university to get a little bit reflect a stronger effort to promote it. So I think that when students_ : of experience with all kinds of cul globalization, there is somewhat voice their opinions and say 'We ; tures." of a lack of interest in supporting have a problem with this,' that the~ 1 Top academic recruits from all them. start to deal with it," Hall said. races are being frightened away by "A lot of times when we tried to "I still see it being mostly a mi the university's homogenized cul do programs with diversity," Hall nority effort, but I wouldn't say;• ture. said, "only the students who are it's solely a minority effort," Ha~P: 'd • Those minority students that do multicultural show up. I don't see a sa1 . .•" ...... • .••~ SPR!NG BREAK '99 •- PANAI'!\A CITY BEACH, fLORIDA ItS all good! London $190 ~··• Madrid $232 this Spring Break. Vienna $263 all here_. Paris $220 its ,.,.....,....,., O..~act.-..h ... olrt.: ~nmdoorm ItT piWI;...._,.,., ... Man' llld.H t::lo»>,w61tk ...... 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Volunteers from SEAC collected ing. the used knives, forks and spoons The regulation is in the alcohol According to sophomore Kirsten from the Pit for five days and then policy. Nantz, a member of the Student set. them up as a display of public The rule states that alcohol must Envi~onrnental Action Coallition, art. never faced such measures. By acting prudently ~ • now, we can insure ourselves against that future diMOI"SOIMII'e JICIIMCIJIIS WUIJIII • possibility." ll•;<~u ~r.~~l mml '"'"I!.lit~ jw, 10tr1 n«mn Juu-.r ath 111~ ""!d Y.'!! oil!< 1 IIW'MI<~IIl" p!o:~fO)e '/lldh l~C!l9161IJI t>!<>~l~; Salaries l!tll!f i1 rrmoo-crtl:!l ~,;:,;_ ~J!P.'I;ll~? l'.liJil1 Jl(JO\'. wero ~W<:m '" 1Mlll!I:OO\' ~l: OPINION . I .on This column represents the views of the Old Gold and Black Editorial Board. ~roposal Commit to people, not expansion he past few years at this scheming financial antics are reminiscent university have been a time for of the broken financial commitments to growth and new developments. the university faculty and staff. T The Plan for the Class of Though the Old Gold and Black has 2000, the construction of the Inforrna already gone to bat on behalf of the Systems Building, Polo Residence faculty, another much larger part of our Hall, the continuing construction on the university is in dire need- the staff. Connector Building and even the Benson And although the faculty is a very Center, which is only 8 years old, all are visible part of university life and the · of this burst of growth. educational process, the staff is truly the it is time for this growth spurt to backbone of our university. Without the to an end. Much like the pubescent housekeeping, food services, Z. Smith •ccl~<'~'c' who must grow out of that Reynolds Library and Facilities Manage mt::tmt)usperiod of rapid, awkward ment staffs along with the numerous growth and change, the administration secretaries and administrative assistants to up and assume its adult across can1pus, how would this campus run? The university has already made the The students, to whom the administra first steps to fulfill these goals by tion is "committed" would not be able to · · their responsibilities to the live in clean residence halls, to do stu.de11t by increasing tuition. research for their classes, to get help Wait a mmute, by increasing tuition? when they were troubled or medical Before each student reader compiles attention when they were sick. Basically, all-too-fan1iliar list of"Why-1- this campus would be forced to shut sbouldn't-have-to-pay-more-tuition" down. LETTERS TO THE ED IT 0 R complaints, students must realize that Staff salaries are some of the lowest i l'IN'I"ITCI1n 0 tO the administration this iS a salaries on campus, and they are suffer ,.• ~.~~"'"'tuition increase. ing the harshest effects of the univer I would like to publicly congratulate with one another. year President Thomas K. Hearn sity's refinancing plans. Leak's coach offers Leak for enrolling at this university and The capital campaign is a fund has called for a $1.2 million dollar The expected salary increase that the welcome him into our athletic and raising effort conducted approximately in the university budget in order to university staff depends on is 5 percent, unwelcome comments academic family. once every decade. Each unique item prevent another steep tuition hike. but the administration has decided to included in the capital can1paign According to the Winston-Salem slash this percentage in half to 2.5 I am a 1994 graduate of this univer Jason G. Grimes, '94 diversifies the possible options for .Jm.1rnt11 the cut "would save each of the percent. sity and an ardent supporter of the Smyrna, Ga. donors, thereby increasing total dona 3,800 students at the school about Now, staff salaries will barely keep up school and athletic programs. tions to the capital can1paign. SG is not $315." with the current inflation rate of2-3 I, as many Deacon faithful, was advocating a recreation center or a So, although tuition is increasing by percent per year. Also, with the often ecstatic over Independence High's C.J. parking deck at the expense of faculty 7 percent, raising tuition by $970 to very low salaries that many staff mem Leak choosing to enroll as a scholar Construction will not salaries, and we would never advocate a $2 I ,420, this will be smallest tuition bers receive every penny counts. athlete. recreation center or a parking deck at increase in the 1990s. The basics: Be The university has had its time of I an1 extremely dismayed and of jeopardize salary raises the expense of the fmancial ruin of the you will be paying only $970 more growth and development, and now it fended, also as many Deacon faithful, at institution. As long as these priorities year rather than $1,285. must realize that money does not grow the disparaging and pejorative com As representatives of student interest, are not financially threatening, and as This is a good thing, or at least a better on trees for staff members to harvest, nor ments made by Leak's high school the responsibility of Student Govern long as student interest is strong for - right? If only it were that does it grow on incoming students for the coach, Rusty Jester. ment is to explore viable solutions to each, then SG will continue to advocate university to fmd a way to snatch. I find it very disappointing that a problems confronting the university. and pursue these initiatives. · According to the Journal, "Tuition at It's time for the university to decide its coach of a progran1 so close in proxim Three issues that have emerged in recent Forest has increased 130 percent priorities: Are expansion and technology ity to this \)lliversity would comment years include the parking problem, the Susie Eggers, . the 1989-90 school year." paramount, or should the focus be on the that he is "disappointed" in any of his lack of a strong social climate and SG President The administration knows that if it people who give the institution its athlete's choices for college, much less inadequate faculty salaries. SG is Ryan Opel,· 't decrease tuition, statistics such character, namely faculty, staff and a school as stellar as this one. actively seeking solutions to these SG Speaker of the House these will keep students from consid students? Jester's comments seem to be rooted problems. Taylor Campbell this university because of its Lowering the annual tuition increase is more in his own dismay at the possible These solutions include a parking SG Treasurer mt:late:d tuition costs. a step in the right direction toward national recognition he could have deck, a recreation center and the Ryan Patrick Hearn claims, "We are committed to commitment to students. Now the achieved by riding Leak's coattails. increase in faculty salaries. SG Secretary "'"'''~'U'J'. Wake Forest accessible to a administration needs to re-evaluate the Sounds like "sour grapes" to me; his Students have identified all three of arv·ers:e group of students. As a part of budget to figure out how the belt can be star player followed his heart and head these initiatives as important long-term effort the university is determined to tightened without squeezing important and made an honest decision, but Jester priorities for the university. slow tuition increases as much as staff positions out of the picture. can't see past his own fading images of It is important to understand that, Our letters policy possible." With the size of the university's possible glory. though SG supports these and other However this "commitment" is empty. endowment and the Capital Campaign With the typical class of this univer initiatives, they are not mutually We welcome letters. Send yours Although students will save about looming in the near future, the funds are sity, Coach Jim Caldwell did not exclusive. via e-mail to [email protected], 15 next year in tuition, they will have out there somewhere. What type of respond to Jester's asinine comments. These initiatives will likely be funded by campus mail to P.O. Box 7569, face 5 to 13 percent increases in statement is the administration making if I know I speak for many Deacon through different means. And even in Winston-Salem, N.C. 27109, or deliver it to Benson 518. We Hv•·M·l:'" costs. it focuses of the Capital Campaign on faithful when I say that Jester shouldn't the unlikely event that all three initia oil:s•~; Mtcrosof~ •• OLD GOLD AND BLACK ~NTlTRUS1' Fe THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF wAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SINCE 1916 lR\AL Jenny Blackford Editor in Chief Theresa Felder Scott Bayzle Managing Editor Business Manager Assocla1te Managing Editor: Scott Payne. Heather Seely, editor; Jared Klose and Travis Langdon, assistant editors; Gentle Amez, copy editor; Tamara Dunn and Jenmfer Warren, production assistants. Rdiitoriiats: Suzan.'le DuBose, editor; Melissa Shields, assistant editor. and Entertainment: Elizabeth Hoyle, editor; Brian Schiller, assistant editor; Erin Korey, production li'l.... trrmlc Edition: Charlie Benson, editor; Carrie Hixon, production assistant. Graphics: Brian Schiller, editor; Ellen Davis and Dan Toomey, production assistants. Assistant Business Managers: Jae Hoon Lee and Laura O'Connor. Advertising Production: Will Giraud, production assistant. computer Manager: Drew Markham. Circulation Manager: Jason Glasper. Photography: Chris Carlstrom, Stacia Harris, Amer Khan, Kirsten Nantz and Jane Oslislo, photographers. Adviser: Wayne King. The Old Gold and Black is published each Thursday during the school year, except during examm1 amm~,sununer and holiday periods, by Piedmont Publishing Co. of Winston-Salem, N.C. ou1estJ " February holiday elicits contempt from the single ;. this day and all that it stands for, includ cookie table that Carlos had dumped me dence that Cupid rhymes with stupid. I recommend heartwarmers like Rose ing (but not limited to) heart-shaped for Mandy who was ... urn ... one of those have very little respect for a holiday that mary's Baby or The Amy Fisher Story. A"Bah humbug"to boxes full of anything other than live "early developers." I slunk out of there, embraces as its icon a fat naked winged Next, look around you at all the couples scorpions, big-eyed stuffed animals and slipping in a puddle of creamed com on infant who supposedly buzzes around playing tonsil hockey. Realize that even the day of the cupid. any song included on the Power Ballad the way out. I cried to hide in the bath- sending love-tainted arrows into the though they're sharing love, they're also CD collection. posteriors of the unsuspecting. It sounds sharing germs. It's mono season kids, I haven't liked Valentine's Day since less like the emblem of a celebration and and the Epstein-Barr virus is a gift that' 11 fifth grade when I frrst felt the warm, more like a serious drug flashback. keep on giving. Go home and buy stock cuddly feeling I have since recognized as The other symbols ofVD (tee hee) do in pharmaceutical companies. If all else bitterness. Anyway, I felt secure in my nothing but irk me. Flowers die. Besides, fails, get really drunk. Nothing is less "- ability to woo the coolest boy in Mrs. I'm allergic. Nothing says "I love you" attractive to the Snugglers than seeing ., DeFilippo's class. I didn't really know better than giving hives to your someone lying on the sidewalk, scream what wooing was, but I was damn sweetheart. I also hate those little ing nonsense like "I've got GNOMES!" ,,, sure I could do it His name was candy hearts and all their inane Make a nuisance of yourself for the sake Carlos, and he was the first chosen in messages. Until they have some that of others. gym class, he could belch the National say "I Need My Space" or "Your Despite my exhortations against the ]elisa· Castrodale Anthem, and he could read, which in Brother is Hot," I can live without holiday, I still may go out on Sunday. STliDENT COll'M~ISl' my fifth-grade class meant a whole lot. 'em. So I guess we singles (I know I'm There has to be someone out there for I had given him a special New Kids on not alone here ... somebody else is me. He could be some guy in my the Block valentine and asked him to the bonding with the video guy at Block English class. Then again he could be in n::~rk'Pron Sunday's box that makes me dance that was going to be held later that buster or I would have been able to rent Bangladesh stirring monkey parts into a that yet another Valentine's Day is day. He accepted my offer and we walked Can't Hardly Wait weeks ago) we singles large pot. Worst case, he could be the us. hand in hand to the cafeteria, which had can do a few things to brighten our day on 70-year-old man widl an oxygen tank Yippee, she said, dripping with sar never looked more romantic. Yes, our room SlUlday. reading the book about emphysema in Valentine's Day is not a holiday. It dance was in the cafeteria, but the PTA until one of the PTA "How can we do that?" you may be Barnes & Noble. an illusion that was begun by greeting had hung streamers, they'd dimmed the mothers caught me. And did I asking yourself. Well, it entails trying to Anyway, to all you "love people," live companies to perpetuate another lights so you couldn't tell that they hadn't mention that I had a perm and really bad bring the smiling, hand holding, candy it up, enjoy it while it lasts ... just don't 1uuo•1vu called love that leads to a reality mopped the floor after the meals, and the teeth too? Anyway, it was then and there buying, lovey-dovey-pukey-pukey, puppy make me watch. To everyone else, feel .. heartache and thus create a need for lunch ladies had even painted their moles that I vowed to fight against Valentine's walking, flowers blooming, doves flying free to try to change my mind about this ~ Sorry I Hooked Up with Your to look like little hearts. Day, com and guys named Carlos forever. out of their hair, Carpenters songs playing holiday. Go ahead. Buy me candy. Send R.oc>mrnat<:" cards. Anyway, I was pondering whether our Since then, my love life has been like a for 'em couples down to our level. me flowers. Hell, I'd even take a stuffed mn:ll *- WQttr PULL 11\E flOG t Holiday history HES f'\OT A'JEGEfABLE i • lesson unsavory Americans who can't resist that crispy The Mag room's. battered skin either? I didn't know we got a KFC on campus to celebrate the contributions of our black students, or menu was offensive. because this is the only food that these integrators could enjoy. Was it put here Southern trees bear strange fruit to give them a sense of home? Blood on the leaves Initial offense aside, the supplemental Blood at the root insult was the reaction and tone of Black bodies swinging in the southern management. I didn't necessarily think breeze the meal was suspect until I asked the Strange fruit hanging from the poplar Magnolia Room manager, Susanne trees McEwen, about the menu selections. I Pastoral scene of the gallant south approached her, while adding cabbage to . . The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth my plate, about as casually as one asks From left to right: 1 The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh about the weather, yet.her reaction was for open communi Then the sudden smell of burning flesh defensive. She insisted on revealing the Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck race of the chef and went off on a tangent for the rain to gather, about last year's unsuccessful African for the wind to suck, meal. for the sun to rot, Fathe She acted as if the chefs blackness and for the tree to drop. the failure of last year's mysterious Here is a strange and bitter crop. "African rice" somehow neutralized the -From "Strange Fruit," by Lewis Allen insult. Her need to disclose his race proves that she herself knew the meal Defeat the 'not yet' syndrome he Magnolia Room in Reynolda was minimally insensitive if not totally explo: Hall offers an alternative dining stereotypical and insulting. And as far as At the end of the fall semester I experience for all members of her ranting about the African dishes, ByAlissaM T our campus community. It offers If these leaders throughout our attended a dinner program sponsored by black people in America know very little Con!'"ibuting R Observances recall long-time-no-see friends and weekly history and within our different · the Wake Forest Club and the Chaplain's of their true African country or actual Office wherein five students spoke of lunch partners a chance to dine in a room tribe of decent, so whose people from Fathers and daugbt, our past pioneers. communities would have pulled back their volunteer experiences locally and not illuminated by fluorescent lights, which country on the continent and namic relationship ful and said, "no, not yet," or that they abroad. featuring glasses of sweet Southern tea whose black history in America did that and inevitable chan' which is brought and refilled by its s we move into the spring, it weren't ready yet to move forward These students were Julie Ashe, Carey address? covery Series looke( King, Joseph Barker, Katie McKenna workers and all that is courtesy of the I am not faulting the Magnolia Room tionship in ~ts present seems to be a time of celebra with their agendas, how different ting key events such as the and Stephen Leach. And as they spoke, it staff and management for attempting to and Daughters" Feb. A observance of Martin Luther would our society be now? was evident that they gained something celebrate Black History Month; I am The discussion hm King Jr. Week, the Asian Student very powerful from their volunteerism. Arinolayemi Adegbonmire excited that they even thought to. The four guest speakers ~ Interest Association Week and Had they all said, "no, not yet," that Glli'ST COLUMNIST room was very nicely decorated with a their experiences and: Women's History Month. One of the Parks and Joanne Robinson, organizers they weren't ready for their experiences, barrage of posters, albums and paintings the topic. Mike Ford, 1 of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the something not only would have been lost of political, social, historical and musical student developmt 1950s) to lead a national platform on for them but the different people's lives mainstays ofblack contributions to Ilesanmi, an assistan1 civil rights? whom they touched and changed via Deacon One card. I myself frequent the American life, knowledge and culture. religion; and Paul Rit Joanna Iwata What would our world be like if their service and leadership. Mag Room, and it was during one of The problem lies in the creation of a man ofthe departmen: COLUMI\IST Mahatma Gandhi did not introduce the When I think about all the· campus those routine visits that I happened across separate menu for the occasion. The exercise science; shar principles of non-violence to advance wide initiatives pulled together by our "a strange and bittercrop." culinary contributions of African edge they have gain social and political issues without force students such as Project Pumpkin, On Feb. 3, the Magnolia Room offered Americans are pervasive, so any meal their daughters. wonderful aspects of these observances or cost of life? Or what would our community forums on race relations, the following unique menu in honor of consumed in America could be and is a The fourth guest Lii is that it reminds us all of the "good society be like now if Parks would have vigils for peace, doing volunteer work Black History Month: turkey & swiss black meal. In fact, that would have been ' professor of educati< works" which preceded us by the said she was not ready to stage the not only locally but in India (City of Joy) sandwiches, fried chicken, chicken and the best way to recognize the additions of course on the relation generations of leaders who came before Montgomery Bus Boycott and sit in or Honduras (Hope Scholars), taking on dumpling soup, macaroni & cheese, African-Americans. fathers and daughters us, such as King, Mahatma Gandhi, front of the bus going against black and leadership roles within our student chicken salad, pinto beans, veggie pot Essentially, the decorations would have ov~ryi~w. of the. pop Susan B. Anthony and Rosa Parks. white racial barriers? organizations, or engaging in innovative pie, mustard greens, cabbage, sweet sufficed, African-Americans are and eat ceptions and mistake: And as I reflect on many of the If these leaders throughout our history research projects -what would our potatoes, com bread and biscuits. everything that is American, so the a healthy and intimate privileges we are able to enjoy today and within our different communities university be like if we had students who I was completely outraged (not sur special menu is unnecessary. If anything, Ford began the horn (that were different for our parents and would have pulled back and said, "no, said, "no, not yet" to advancing various prised, howev.er) that a university in this context, it is derisive and not of the three most imp grandparents), I am grateful for the not yet," or that they weren't ready yet causes? contracted component would have the celebratory or enlightening just as father can create an i courage and vision our national and to move forward with their agendas, In reflecting more on all of the differ audacity to play into stereotypes and McEwen's attitude displayed. tionship with his daugl world leaders had then to do the right how different would our society be ent opp01tunities that surround us at the serve fried chicken, greens and cornbread I'm tired of being viewed as different about the need for op things in light of the challenges they now? Would we still be living in a university to advance special causes to to celebrate black history. I thought and of being separated because of cation. the importanc faced. segregated society wherein the majority improve our "quality oflife" index everyone now recognized that blacks are antiquated mainstays of slavery and Jim special memories for For instance, how would our lives be privileges render all minority groups as within our community, I am hopeful that just as much a part of the fabric of this Crow. Please understand that fried and the necessity ·of as women now if a cadre of women second-class citizens in their own we can exercise our courage and vision country as this country is of them, and if chicken and watermelon are not essential them the knowledge ~I such as Anthony and Elizabeth Cady countries? Who would or would not be in innovative and responsive ways. Americans don't know that, political to the lives of black people. Think about are truly sacred .. Stanton in 1848 in Seneca Falls, N.Y., allowed to vote? Who would still be And as leaders, I hope we can continue correctness implies we have progressed that the next time you stop at a traffic 1 Ford also emphasiz, would have determined that they were seated in the back of our buses? to work towards counteracting attitudes enough to keep prejudices and stereo light, the brilliant invention of our Afro tance of demonstratit not ready to advance the women's right If they all said, "no, not yet," how of "no, not yet" to cultivating a "yes, types to ourselves. American brother Garrett A. Morgan, and three daughters throu: to vote? Or what would our lives be like would their decisions then change the right now!" mindset ... as there is no Fried chicken consumption has nothing ask yourself then whether a chicken wing now if King would have turned down course of our history, if not our lives time like the present to create our own to do with race; if it did then how could really pays homage to him or any other the women who approached him (Rosa today? historical notes in our own unique way! one explain the millions of non-black African-American innovator. Curricu Continued from Pa~ Speech agenda too passive more than making ... 1 society-wide problem Don Frey, a profess tendency for it to lapse into If we think that truth is merely a this mentality. Soyinka's message meaning "passivity." To a culture cold, abstract reverberation of our The measure is mm as fraught with apathy as America teachers' voices bouncing off the concrete plan, he said, is, as evident in this business with corridors of Tribble Hall, then take at least one such c emphasizes peace the president, a message of there's nothing more I can say on meaningless." "tolerance" is what we do not this subject. However, I don't ,, Thomas said, how< over truth. need to hear. think that that's the case, espe with a foundation in qi The Nobel laureate asserts that cially for those who have taken take further courses ir "what we must pursue therefore is the time to read this. hen I heard Wole like to encourage fac not a competitive, bruising arena If Soyinka would permit me, I'd reasoning into their c< Soyinka speak at for the claims of ideology or like to substitute the word Convocation, I was Frey also disapprov1 religion, but an open marketplace "patience" for "tolerance" lest we for students in their a1 Wquite impressed of both ideas and faiths." With risk the loss of the least bit of with his command of the English and m.ore. requiremenl utmost conviction, I can say that passion for what we believe, lest restrictive curriculum language. In fact, I had to wait for there is nothing worth my faith peace be purchased with the the printed version of his speech. The current basic ar that is not worth a fight. vitiation of truth. We must not prise about 16 course: Certainly, to shed blood at such value peace over truth. In fact, ifi last five years the facul differences is terrible, but there's may appropriate and add to the created an additional Paul Lundberg nothing wrong with a few ideo words of another poet, W.B. approved adding a cult G If E S T (' 0 L l; ~n; I S T logical bruises here and there - Yeats, "passion, precision, and said. "If you look bacl they sharpen the reflexes of patience" must guide us in our done nothing but add novices such as myself. Such relations with people of diverse sion students what th1 After making sure I understood bruises heal quickly, but mental backgrounds and foreign ideolo 1them more leeway," F what exactly he was getting at, I and spiritual atrophy is an ailment gies. was still bothered by the same from which one cannot make so One more thing, ifi may. uneasiness that lingered with me quick a recovery. Soyinka seems to advocate through much of Feb. 2. So what exactly is wrong with democracy as the best system of Our guest made some good this "open marketplace of both govemment. If this is so, then the points, no doubt. His vision of the ideas and faiths?" More than one traditions of certain religious Trustee: separation of church and state was thing, but here's just one thing to groups and certain formerly worth some attention, and his think about. Before the market Baptist tmiversities should not be Continued from Pag denunciation of violerce done to place, truth was a fighter in the revamped merely because we take Middlebury Collegt others in the name of God or arena; now, it's a vegetable offense to them. has the most expensi' Allah or whomever was, of outside the coliseum. As G.K. Chesterton pointed out, the category with $~ course, justified. People can't go Philosophers have managed to tradition is the democracy of the university's tuition, around murdering others just kill God. Must we kill truth, as dead. That is, it's giving our more than $3,000 les because they hold different well? Does it no longer breathe ancestors a vote. Tradition says Ivy League schools I beliefs. and move? Does it no longer that we won't hastily change old and Yale universities. Though I was impressed with possess the power to convict us or activities, songs, etc. just because As part of the plan tc his vocabulary, I must presume to change our minds? Will we sit we, who happen to be walking down, this university i improve upon Soyinka's laud of and eat until our obesity paralyzes around on earth at present, dislike ining the financial aid "tolerance." us? Come, now - we all know them. I hope this university Of the $32.9 millior There's something about how we feel about obesity in this remembers this amidst the current nancial aid last year, t1 tolerance that I canltolerate:. the country. fad of multicultunalism. . st~plied $16.9 mi~lio1 News·Oid Gold and Black Thursday, February 11, 1999 A9 Your NeighbOrhOod F00d Market www.banisteeter.com The BestJs What We're All AbOut ! Premium Quality Long Stem DelBarde Rosres to From left to right: Paul Rlblsl, Linda Nielson, Joanna Iwata, Simeon llesanmi and Mike Ford called for open communication between family members in their panel discussion. Father-daughter relationship explored in Discovery Series' By Alissa Mears younger daughters. He said that he Contributing Reporter "Intimacy in appropriate ways made the mistake of leaving his teaches girls to have respect wife to handle his daughters' per Fathers and daughters have a dy for themselves both physically sonal concerns, but he said now he namic relationship full ofchallenges wishes he bad made more of an and inevitable changes. The Dis and mentally." effort to be involved in their per covery Series looked at this rela Mike Ford sonal lives. tionship in its presentation "Fathers Director of Student Development One member of the audience de and Daughters" Feb. 9. scribed how beneficial it is to share The discussion hour began with personal concerns with fathers. She four guest speakers who explained "Intimacy in appropriate ways said that she was reluctant to talk 16oa. theirexperiencesandsentimentson teaches girls to have respect !for about her relationship with her fa the topic. Mike Ford, the director of themselves both physically and ther, but when she fmally did she Mrs. Fields student development; Simeon mentally," Ford said. realized that a father's advice is Ilesanmi, an assistant professor of Ilesanmi said that his perception "instrumental as well as fundamen Cookie ~-"-M..& religion; and Paul Ribisl, the chair- ofafather-daughterrelationshipwas tal in our relationships with other manofthedepartmentofhealthand influenced by his childhood in a men." exercise science; shared the knowl- very strict household. The initiative to develop this more edge they have gained in raising He said his father was more con- personal relationship is not the their daughters. cemed with the behaviorofhis two father's sole responsibility, Nielson ThefourthguestLindaNielson,a children than With their concerns. said. professor of education, teaches a However, Ilesanmi also said that · She said that fathers have an im course on the relationship between he plays quite a different role as a portant bearing on girls' lives, and fathers and daughters. She gave an father to his 5-year-old girl. . they want to be a prominent com overyi~w of _the pop1,11.ar IIliSfOn- . . l!e said that his daughter is more ponent in their lives. It is the moth ceptions and mistakes that prevent · likely to come to him, and not her ers' job to getoutoftheway so that a healthy and intimate relationship. mother, when she wants some- fathers and daughters can establish Ford began the hour with his idea thing. this new level of closeness, she of the three most important ways a Several ofthe audience members said. father can create an intimate rela- agreed with this and explained that Many of the members of the audi tionship with his daughter. He talked it is because ofthe idea of "daddy's ence asked how they might bridge about the need for open communi- little girl." this gap with their fathers and make cation, the importance of creating The need for individuality was a him a more influential part of their SJ)ecial memories for his daughters popular topic brought up by Ribisl. lives. and the necessity of imparting to "I wanted my daughter to have "The next time you call home them the knowledge that their lives independence, do what she wanted and your father answers and says are truly sacred. . to do and be what she wanted to be," 'just a minute, I'll go get your , Ford also emphasized the impor- Ribisl said. mom,' talk to him instead about tance of demonstrating love to his Ribisl, the father of a 30-year- what is going on in your life," three daughters through affection. old, gave advice to the fathers of Nielson said. S9'7oa lOpk. And although the cultural-diversity and quantita tive-analysis requirements do not alter the number of Lay's Chips & Hi.. C Curriculum courses students must take, they are further restrictions Continued froin Page A1 that detract from students' freedom to shape their own Chee-tos Fruit Drinks education, Frey said. more than making ... an important gesture to solving a · Such restrictions do not encourage students to act society-wide problem," she said. "But it's a start." maturely in choosing their schedules, because the Don Frey, a professor of economics, disagrees with faculty is essentially spoon-feeding the students "just this mentality. like a Victorian parent," Frey said. The measure is more of a "feel-good" action than a He added, "If we're so concerned about people concrete plan, he said, and since most students usually graduating with quantitative know-how, we must look take at least one such course, the measure is "relatively at admission standards," since the university gives meaningless." more weight to verbal SAT scores than to math scores. ., Thomas said, however, the committee hopes that In order to help students grasp quantitative reason with a foundation in quantitative analysis students will ing, the Curriculum Review Committee plans to pro take further courses involving such skills. "We'd also pose the creation of a math help center comparable to like to encourage faculty to incorporate quantitative the writing center, Thomas said. In approving such a reasoning into their courses," she said. motion, the administration would work out the details Frey also disapproves ofcreating another restriction of training students to work there, funding it and for students in their academic careers. "Adding more finding a location for it, she said. and more requirements is just another way to make a With 11 of the 18 proposed items in the Final Report restrictive curriculum even more so," he said. of the Curriculum Review Committee remaining to be The current basic and divisional requirements com discussed, it is unclear whether the faculty will be able prise about 16 courses students must take, and in the to finish discussing all the items before the end of this last five years the faculty has added ftrst-year seminars, academic year. created an additional division for the fine arts snd Two additional meetings have been held this aca approved adding a cultural-diversity requirement, Frey demic year, one in December and one in January, but Use ~r VIC Cord ond you're aulomotkolly entered 1o said. "If you look back five years, you find that we've no further ones are likely, Thomas said. win foiJr l4}1ictefslo a Woke's FOtesl Men 1$ home done nothing but add requirements to tell lower-divi Any items not considered this year will be taken up ACC baslelboM same. sion students what they have to do instead of giving when school resumes in the fall. "They'll just go on Fo~r [41 Hc~el$ wil ~c ACC home gtma dey 'them more leeway," Frey said. until it's over," Thomas said. mJQI'IIIOry 6 pk. 20 oa. nrb 2,591 undergraduates received an increasing salaries to above the na Diet Coke or average of$12,683 in aid. tiona! average as stated in the Plan Trustees The recent fiscal constraint is also for the Class of 2000. Coca~ Continued from Page A1 a by-product of the effort to keep The trustees also gave prelimi tuition lower. According to Paul nary approval to tuition increases Middlebury College in Ve~ont Escott, the dean of the college, in for summer school and the law, has the most expensive tuition in order to lessen increases in tuition, management and medical graduate · Pks ,.,,.-,, ge~on oddir'o~ol $100 for·· the category with $30,475. This the largest source of revenue for the schools. Tuition for the divinity t·~~ry Hr:rr s ~eete .. Brc:m:! prct{i~~~ university's tuition, however, is budget, the university must abate school was set at $10,500 per year. .' pu•:ho.s~ . . . more than $3,000 less than some increases in faculty and staff sala Tentatively, housing costs will · UP To.·s·10,0QO.OO .· Ivy League schools like Harvard ries, the largest budget expenditure. increase in the range of 5 percent to and Yale universities. Hearn asked his vice presidents to 13.3 percent depending on the type As part of the plan to keep tuition cut $1.2 million from their budgets, of room requested with fees rang down, this university is also exam about six percent of the university's ing from $2,870 to $4,080. Resi ining the financial aid process. $181 million budget this year. dent advisers will see a 13.3 percent Of the $32.9 million given in fi The act has angered many faculty decrease in costs to $1,800. nancial aid last year, the university members w\lo feel the university The tentative auto registration . st~plied $16.9 mi~lion. Atotal_s>f has fail~i_!b_kee_p_ its. promise of increase is 2} percent to $125. Page OLD GOLD AND BLACK A10 Thursday, February 11,1999 Georgia ,. baseball in Sports/82 By Brent McConkey Contributing Reporter inston-Salem isn't that bad. Okay, I said it and thus Wopened myself up to an unlimited amount of criticism from my classmates. Sure, there's no nightlife, few restaurants, the air reeks of tobacco when it's cloudy, Moravians are big and every street name is some variant of"Reynolds," but it does have at least one redeeming quality. Winston-Salem is surrounded by the baseball team. several natural points of interest. After years Many of you would probably formidable ACC, scoff at my declaration. Of course collegiate baseball the humble North Carolina state State and Georgia parks don't quite measure up in (43-23 overall) terms of majesty and grandeur and shocked the when compared to the Rockies out ningtheACC West, the Green Mountains of the This weekend, the North or the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, which many students have grown up with. However, the intimacy of nearby peaks such as Pilot Mountain and Terps Hanging Rock, and considering that the most spectacular natural view around campus is the Quad, makes these places ideal destina tions for the student looking to loss, break the weekend party routine and perhaps get in touch with his scenic side. Many may recognize Pilot Dea __ Mountain as that little rocky nubbin' visible on the northern Before setting off for Pilot out of me (well done, bird), but it horizon when making that weekly Mountain, which is about a 30 was enough to make me wary of trip to Super Kmart. In actuality, it minute drive from campus, students any more close encounters with is a unique geological formation should be aware of one particularly these moody fowl. Don't say I with a rich and fascinating archaeo The Demon v-..... ,. dangerous aspect of the park. didn't warn you. reversed a tre1nct C)lbacJ logical history deserving much The peak is continually circled A second attraction within ,, to Maryland Feb. 6, more scientific explanation than I by large, carnivorous birds .\mown driving distance of campus is Despite the loss, am able to give. as ravens. My vision of the raven Hanging Rock State Park, located come, as the Terps The important thing is that it's a before visiting Pilot Mountain was . just to the north near Danbury. shooting and a huge rock, approximately 1,400 one shaped by the Edgar Allan Poe The name itself adequately seconds to hold on feet high, with pine trees on top ...... poem in which the solitary bird sits._ describes.the..park's main attrac iti You can't miss it. -- The crowa peacefully"rap, rap; -rapping olfthe · tion;'1i 2Q(}!.fobt tall rock tower feet almost the entltrtJ Pilot Mountain State Park chamber door. rising quite stunningly against the through 19lead contains three primary trails, all of This vision changed dramatically· grassy surrouildings. Hanging Rock Sophomore Janae which are easily manageable for when I apparently surplised one of Trail, a designation dripping with quartet of Deacons even semi-active human beings. these great beasts as it roosted on a creativity, leads directly to the senior Emon ,.,.,.u,, ... These trails offer pleasing views of ledge by the trail. sununit of the peak, providing an and sophomore Kristl the surrounding countryside and As the magnificent bird swooped outstanding view. Senior Heidi even a serene, long-distance look at at me, causing my life to flash This vista is certainly warranted all corning early in the Winston-Salem skyline. before me in a terrifying nightmare also, considering the difficult final the Deacs tried to Although the peak itself (affec of black feathers, my naivete of stretch of the hike which puts the Terrapins. tionately referred to as the "Big these creatures ended then and "ugh" in tough. · Trailing by five at Pinnacle") is off limits because of there. I realize now that the raven Thankfully, as far as I can tell out of the gate, um.• u 11 safety concerns, excellent views are was only attempting to protect its there are no grudge-bearing birds ' their way to a torrid available throughout the park. well-being by scaring the bejeezus on the peak. However, an even goal percentage. more vicious creature has taken The numbers are their place - children. considers the snclotln!J Because of its convenient late, often finishing location, Hanging Rock is popular 25 percent. among families, resulting in vast Despite the hot gaggles of children taking to the lead to double digits mountain. These children seem to until junior Brenda find particular interest in darting from outside with and leaping among the many fmally regained the perilous ledges and cliffs of the The score •cwti:luu•l peak, resulting in either a height contest, as the ..,.51,-.."11 ened blood pressure for Pro came with 7: 17 rem:ur'l Humanitate hikers such as me or a a layup to stretch the twisted form of entertainment for With a minute others. Either way it keeps things selves down by three. interesting. who drained a three The other great attraction of ·• Following a free Hanging Rock State Park is the Deacons turned the variety of impressive waterfalls foul. The team got a spread throughout the numerous made only one of trails. Despite the temptation, I unable to connect on don't suggest entering any of these that would have won falls for various health and/or The Demon uci:l~;u•ll practical reasons (wet feet don't take on the ACC adhere well to mossy rock - trust the eighth in a row me). ping them to 6-16 Otherwise, each of these sights is reason enough to make the 45 minute drive, as there's nothing like the soothing resonance of a waterfall to avoid beginning that critical Spanish 153 project. Both Pilot Mountain and Hang ing Rock have camping areas available for those wishing to devote even more time to the exploration of the natural areas surrounding Winston-Salem. Or maybe you're just craving some s'mores and you realize a cozy, open campfire in your dorm room is a possible honor code violation. In any event, both these parks provides a wonderful opportunity for students to temporarily distance themselves from WFU-Disney and to enhance their appreciation for nature's finer features at the same time. So take your homework, your sub sandwich and your hiking boots, and see for yourself just This student strays dangerously close to the edge at Hanging Rock state park, 45 what greater Winston-Salem has to minutes away from campus. Above: That "little roc~ nubbin"' Pil~t Mountain i~ i.ust offer. a 30 minute drive from campus and offers many h1kmg and campmg opportumt1es. Who knows? Maybe you too will Right: The Lower Cascade Falls ara tucked away at Hanging Rock. i • be surprised. ( A&E 83 Full house greets Dave and Calendar 85 OLD GoLD AND BLACK Deacon Notes 82 Thursday, February 11, 1999 Tim's arrival in Wait Chapel Scoreboard 82 A&E/83 Georgia Tech on top of ,. baseball in the ACC Sports/82 >' .' • ' :, ' ' ) • • • '. • ',' ' ·~ • • • •• ~ ., • • ·.~b -, ·Diamond Deacs ready for big hit Top reasons By Paul Gaeta those accomplishments one step further the 400-win plateau which would make innings pitched. He will see action out Sports Editor as the team opens its season with a him only the 8th coach in ACC history of the bullpen. three-game home series against Evans to accomplish such a feat. MacDougal, who was 6-5 overall last to avoid the Forget last year's action on the foot ville at Hooks Sta- . Greer's greatest season with a 4.15 ERA, will start in the ball field. And throw away the perfor dium. weapons will be on openerFeb.12.Basebal/Americarated mance last season of the Tony Rutland Ranked 17th in the mound this sea him as the third-best prospect in the and Steve Goolsby-led basketball team. the Baseball son with his two ACC, and in its 1999 draft preview, the The best story in the 1997-98 year of America preseason stars, senior left magazine had him as the 26th-best col Demon Deacon athletics was the play of polls, Head Coach bander John lege player and 15th-best pitcher avail NBAcircus the baseball team. George Greer has Hendricks and jun able. By Sean Blue After years ofbeing overlooked in the the talent and depth ior right-hander Second in the rotation will be junior Assistant Sports Editor formidable ACC, with a conference of this season to be as Mike MacDougal. Eric Schmitt, a right bander who collegiate baseball gods like Florida strong as ever. Hendricks, a· pre stretched his career record to 13.-1 with The opening of the NBA's lock-out-shortened State and Georgia Tech, the Deacons Greer, in his 12th season first-team an 8-1 season on the mound last year. season Feb. 5 has given me a lot to think about over (43-23 overall) came out of nowhere season at the helm, is the winningest All- American selection by Collegiate Rounding out the starting rotation will the past week. and shocked the baseball world win coach in the school's baseball history Baseball, had a stellar season last year. be sophomore Scott Siemon while w Mainly it has allowed me to think ning the ACC Championship. holding an overall record of383-258-2. He was third in the nation with 13 j: PRESS ofthe top five reasons not to watch This weekend, the Deacs look to take He needs 17 more victories to eclipse wins and posted a 3.14 ERA in 143.1 See Diamond, Page B2 ::5 the NBA (or as I like to think of it, ~sox the top five reasons the NBA u.. sucks). Luckily, this list did not take long to compile, it was more a matter of deciding on Terps avenge the top five reasons rather than finding the top 500 Cardiac Deacs grab win reasons. So here we go ... No. 5-The New York Knicks in an attemptto get rid of their bad-boy image got rid of perennial bad boy John Starks, however, replaced him with the loss, defeat Team pulls away NBA's poster boy for trouble, Latrell Sprewell. Sprewell served the longest non-drug related sus pension in NBA history last season (68 games) after late in game, tops be physically assaulted his coach with the Golden State Warriors, P. J. Carlesimo. The Knicks signed Deacs68-66 Tigers, 79-69 Sprewell after team GMEmie Grufeldhad announced that the Knicks would never do anything to diminish By Brian Barrett By Paul Gaeta the reputation of their organization. Old Gold and Black Reporter· Sports Editor Well, Ernie, I guess when your reputation is as bad as the Knicks there really is not much you can do to The Demon Deacon women's basketball team The Demon Deacon men's bas diminish it any more. Certainly signing the league's reversed a trendofbad shooting in a last second loss ketball team, looking to get back on most volatile player and the only player to attempt to to Maryland Feb. 6, 68-66. the ACC win trail, scored a big win kill his head coach would not diminish that famous ·• Despite the loss, the game was as exciting as they over Clemson Feb. 10, 79-69 at Knick's reputation. come, as the Terps had to rely on clutch free throw Joel Coliseum. No. 4-The leaders of the Eastern Conference are shooting and a smothering defense in the final With their backs against the wall, perennial basement dwellers, the Philadelphia 76ers seconds to hold on for the win. the Demon Deacons stepped up the and the Milwaukee Bucks. With their 3-0 starts this The crowcnti Reynolds GYffirtasiumwas on itS · intensity of their game in a virtual season it's the first time over the past three seasons feet almost the entire game, as the teams battled "must win" against the Tigers. that either team has been above .500. through 19 lead changes. TiedforseventhplaceintheACC Last season the 76ers went 31-51, and 22-60 the Sophomore Janae Whiteside's 13 points led a · with Virginia, a loss against season before. The Bucks fared slightly better, going quartet of Deacons in double figures, along with Clemson would have dropped the 36-46 last season and 33-49 the season before. This senior Emon McMillan, sophomore Olivia Dardy team to the bottom of the confer massive tum around by both organizations just goes and sophomore Kristen Shaffer. ence with the Tigers. Yet, the well to show one of the inherent problems with the NBA Senior Heidi Coleman also added nine points, rested Demon Deacon team, off today-the massive recycling of players and teams. all coming early in the game on three pointers, as since Feb. 4, turned it up behind the Players no longer show any loyalty to a team and will the Deacs tried to keep pace with the hot-shooting ~uge play of freshmen Craig jump ship at the first sign of a larger contract. This Terrapins. · Dawson and Darius Songaila. makes it increasingly more difficult for fans to follow Trailing by five at the half, the Deacs exploded Dawson scored a career-high 19 their favorite teams and players. out of the gate, hitting 10 of their first 14 shots on points, 16 in the second half, and Although it is good to see some teams other than ' their way to a torrid 59-percent second half field Songailachippedin 15 points as the the Bulls, Lakers and Knicks winning and sitting atop goal percentage. Deacons remained perfect at Joel the conference, it's not good to see teams making The numbers are even more surprising when one Coliseum against Clemson. sudden and massive rises and falls in the NBA. considers the shooting troubles the team has had of Although the I 0-point margin No.3-The NBA and television stations have not late, often finishing games with a percentage under might have made the game seem yet accepted the fact that Michael Jordan is RE 25 percent. like an easy Deac win, it was hardly hot, going on a 25-14 run to close TIRED. So instead ofjust letting him retire and go off Despite the hot shooting, Maryland stretched its that. out the opening half with a 34-33 into the sunset (towards the fairways and greens of lead to double digits early in the half, and it wasn't The Deacons, infamous for mak lead. the nearest golf course) they are clinging to his image until junior Brenda Mock -Kirkpatrick hit a jumper ing any game close until the final Clemson and the Deacons battled and hoping to still capitalize on it. What I'm talking from outside with 10:26 remaining that the Deacs whistle blows, finally pulled away back and forth for the first 14 min about is the television stations and NBA advertising finally regained the lead, going ahead 47-46. in the tight battle with just six min utes of the second half. But with a of Chicago Bulls games with clips of Jordan. Memo The score remained close for the rest of the utes remaining, and even after that, little more than seven minutes left, to David Stem and the producers of TNT and NBC: contest, as the biggest advantage by either team it was still close. Songaila sparked the team to go Michael Jordan is RETIRED. GET OVER IT! came with 7: 17 remaining, when Kirkpatrick put in The contest started well for the on an 11-0 run. Songaila grabbed a No. 2 - The NBA is without its hardest working a layup to stretch the lead to four. · Deacs, as the team dropped its first big offensive board and then dished player, Dennis Rodman. With a minute remaining, the Deacs found them three shots for a quick 6-2 lead. a beautiful pass to Dawson who With all the flack that Rodman gets for his off the selves down by three. The team turned to Whiteside, After a layup by sophomore Rafael laid it in. court (and occasionally on the court) antics he has who drained a three to pull the Deacons even. Vidaurreta, however, the Deacons Three Vidaurreta baskets, includ been one of the hardest working players in the game ·• Following a free throw by Branka Bogunovic, the went scoreless for almost four min ing a thunderous dunk over two over the last seven years. Rodman ranks 1Oth all-time Deacons turrled the ball over and were forced to utes, and Clemson capitalized. Tiger defenders and two long-range in rebounds and also owns the record for most con foul. The team got a break when Kelley Gibson Three straight baskets by sopho bombs by O'Kelley and Dawson, secutive rebounding titles. Rodman bas won the made only one of two; however, the Deacs were more center Adam Allenspach and gave the Deacs a 67-58lead. rebounding title every year since his second season in a pair of three-pointers by junior From there it was a free throw unable to connect on a last-second three-pointer Chris Carlstrom/0/d Gold and Black the NBA while he was with the Detroit Pistons. Since that would have won the game. Andrius Jurkunas and Tony contest, and the Deacs were solid at that time Rodman has not lost the rebounding title The Demon Deacons travel to Duke tonight to Christie, respectively gave the Ti the line, preserving the lead and Dave Odom talks with fresh during his career that has spanned three different take on the ACC frontrunner at 7 p.m. The loss was gers a 19-9 lead. topping the Tigers. man Broderick Hicks and teams. the eighth in a row for the Demon Deacons, drop Clemson then hit its own score The win puts the Deacs at 4-7 in Robert O'Kelley drives to the Rodman also brings a great deal of experience to .. ping them to 6-16 overall, 2-8 in ACC play. less drought, and the Deacons got the ACC and 13-10 overall. basket. the table with his five championship rings with two different teams. Rodman is arguably the greatest rebounder the game has ever seen. While ranking I Oth all-time in rebounds, only two of the players above him have played in less games. And although Rodman is still a player in the NBA, the NBA's eac of the k Verban advances to official Web site does not recognize his free-agent status and left him off their list of players. However, the retired Jordan is still listed in the players section. It was no coincidence that the And the number one reason the NBA sucks ... biggest play of the Deacons' 79- No. 1-MICHAEL JORDAN HAS RETIRED. 69winoverClemsonFeb.lOalso The NBA has lost the greatest player it has ever proved to be the play that iced the known. Ever. Jordan has done more to revolutionize victory. Vidaurreta's thunderous quarters at Indoors the NBA than Mendel did to revolutionize genetics. slam over two Clemson defend Jordan's fan appeal and spectacular play elevated ers was one of the best dunks Joel By Jared Klose Country Club in Dallas, Texas. the NBA beyond a sort of cult-following and occa Coliseum has seen in a long time. Assistant News Editor After posting straight set victories in the sional pasttime for Americans to a sport of global fan It also stretched the Deac lead to first and second round matches, which appeal. Jordan has been more recognized than Bill 65-56, a margin the Tigers would Deacon tennis standout, sophomore included an upset of the No. 3 seeded Clinton in the United States, Boris Yeltsin in Russia never be able to make up. The Marie! Verban, was eliminated on the sec player in the tournament, the unseeded and Mao Tse Tung in China. The NBA 's biggest hope crowd in Joel was rocking as fans ond day ofplay in the 1999 Rolex Intercol Deacon was defeated by Marissa Catlin to regain fans was to keep Jordan on for another year, stood up and screamed their fa legiate Indoor Championships, the third from the University of Georgia and given but they were unable to accomplish this task. Jordan vorite cheer - "Rafael, Rafael, leg of the Intercollegiate Tennis Associa a taste of her own medicine as she was brought many new fans to the NBA just to watch him Rafael." tion Collegiate Grand Slam, after having swept out by scores of 6-2 and 6-2. play the game. Now without Jordan and the recent advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Although Verban had gained some con lock-out, the NBA has lost a large portion of its fans. Rafael Vidaurreta Sophomore event. Singles play at the hard court venue fidence in her first two matches, in the With all the problems and just downright stupidity b_egan Feb. 4 and was hosted by Southern running around the NBA, why would anyone want to Men's Basketball Forward Methodist University at the Brookhaven See Verban, Page 82 watch? l \ • I B2Thursday, February 11,1999 Old Gold and Black Sports ACC baseball to provide exciting season By Kim Gaffney Clemson team is led by 1998 ACC Rookie years. been in College Park. The right-hander is U-Wire of the Year Patrick Boyd. The outfielder, A pair of aces top the 1999 roster for the considered Maryland' best in 1999. who was a member of the USA National Seminoles. Nick Stocks, a memberofTeam The Atlantic Coast Conference has long team this past summer, has been selected USA this past summer, posted a confer been recognized as one of the top confer as a pre-season First-Team AU-American ence best 2.35 ERA in 1998, en route to a UNC GoH team finishes 12th ences in college baseball. by Baseball America. spot on Baseball America's Freshman Ail If the nine teams across the southeast On the mound, the Tigers return Third America team. The UNC Tar Heels will have to make SMU/OSU tournament region of the country can pull off on the Team All-American R!'an Mottl, a right Jon McDonald joined his teammate on adjustments after losing long-time coach at field anything like what they look like on hander who has 19 wins in two seasons and the Freshman All-America squad and Team Mike Roberts and his son, shortstop Brian paper, 1999 should be one of the a career strikeout-to-walk ratio of3.05. USA after posting a team-leading I 0-4 Roberts, the ACC Player of the Year in The women's golf team struggled during conference's best years ever. record. 1998. their final round of the SMU/OSU Chal With the NCAA bracket expansion to At the heart of FSU's lineup is NCAA Under the reigns of former Tar Heel lenge and fell from ninth to 11th place in the included 64 teams, a seven-team represen Duke Atlantic II Regional MVP Matt Diaz, who player and first year Head Coach Mike 18-team tournament. tation for the conference might be more broke the Seminoles' freshman home run Fox, junior Kyle Snyder will lead a five After two rounds of than likely. The Blue Devils return just II letter record last season. man rotation on the mound. play the Deacons stood winners from the 1998 squad, but the Dev Snyder finished the 1998 season win Pitching seems to be the dominant char Dave'·~ 'J' in a two-way tie for acteristic for the conference from Georgia ils look to make up for quantity with qual ning four .consecutive decisions, and al ninth place with Texas, Tech, voted No. 1 in the conference's pre ity. Leading the return on the field is a trio Georgia Tech lowingjust four earned runs in 34 innings. but shot a 324 in the season coaches poll, to Maryland and Vir of 1998 All-ACC First Team players. At the plate, outfielder Jarret Sh~arin, a final round to fall to ginia, who were picked 8th and 9th. What With the duo ofJeffBecker and Vaughn Georgia Tech was pegged by confer memberofthe AII-ACC team one year ago, 11th overall. During Schill on the left side of the infield, the ence coaches as "the team to beat," but the returns despite being drafted in the lith is returning on the mound has dictated ~ 1'Anyone at this their first two rounds early season predictions. Devils should have a strong defense be Jackets will have to watch out below. round. the Deacs shot a strong ever hefted a guitar "We are where we are, and I think that hind returning ace Stephen Cowie. Tech was 41-22 in 1998, finishing the wa8 put to shame by 306 both days and were within 12 shots of our kids took a little slap in the face being Schill has been named a pre-season All season as the runners-up in the NCAA first place. ranked 71 st in the country because ofwhat America pick by Collegiate Baseball and Midwest Regional and found themselves Virginia The Deacons were shooting in the 70s for we have on the mound," said Wolfpack is one of the team's top returnees at bat. in the top 10 nationally in three publica the most part during the first two rounds but pitching coach Mark Fuller. The junior led Duke with a .367 average at tions pre-season polls. Virginia returns just one of its top five the final round saw only one Deac, senior "Carolina has two possible first-round the plate and a .935 fielding percentage as Tech's most notable returnee to the hitters, by the numbers from last season, Kristen Wagner, shoot under an 80. draft picks, Wake has a 14-game winner, well. mound in All-American Chuck Crowder, sophomore catcher Mark Rueffert. The six Individually, sophomore Marta Prieto led Florida State is Florida State. Throughout Cowie logged an 11-2 record on the whose 1998 statistics included a 12-4 record foot right-hander batted .362 but played in the way for the Deacs finishing in a seven the conference there are strong pitching mound last season, going 3-2 againstACC and a 3.03 ERA. just 32 of the Cavaliers 55 games in his way tie for 12th place. Prieto shot a one staffs." competition while striking out Ill in 126.1 freshman campaign, picking up just 94 at over-par-72 in the second round to record More than eight of the conference's re innings. bats. the fifth best round of the tournament for Maryland Only three returning Cavaliers stood at turning hurlers have earned AU-American 1 ing little yellow any individual, but shot an 81 in the final honors, either last season, in junior col the plate more than 100 times last year. round to drop from ninth to I 2th place. Florida State to wear to try ...... 15"' lege, or for the 1999 pre-season. Seniors Casey Trout and Mike Wooden Head Coach Dennis Womack will have th(Hottery were well Junior Kelly Kirwin finished with a 235 have been named as co-captains on the the help of an experienced pitching squad. overall and tied for 38th in the tourney. Watd of the Student Perennial powerhouse Florida State has University of Maryland Terrapins squad. All five ofthe Cav's top hurlers return, but soredshow. Wagner's 79 in the final round helped her Clemson no plans to disappoint fans this season. Trout, considered the Terp's top return with a combined 1998 record of 19-13 and move up two spots from 46th to finish 44th ' ··Matthews usually The Seminoles' storied history includes ing position player, started all 57 games only three posting ERA's below 4.00 in band during the in the tourney and freshman Nicole Faniola Clemson returns 10 of its top 12 hitters 21 consecutive NCAA Regional appear for Maryland last season, hitting .332 and 1998. finished with a 239 to finish in a tie for 54th fall, but in the WlrltP.T from a year ago who helped the Tigers hit ances, nine top I 0 finishes in the last I 0 collecting 48 RBI's. out and sits down to place. FreshmanKatieBrenny dropped three season, 17 50-win seasons and nine trips to Wooden has been a starter on the mound Kim Gaffney writes for The Technician. an ACC-leading .326 while compiling a player exttaor~clln3lire, spots during the final round and ended up in .434 on base percentage. Jack Leggett's the College World Series in the last 12 for the Terp's all three seasons that he has the student newspaper ofN C. State. a tie for 66th. ~eynolds has sbqws with Dave as_~ guest artist over on big points had an affect on the Going into the tournament, Verban his"presence and Wellman confirms change match results. "They were hardcourt, said she set a few goals for herself "I hance the show Verban but the courts were really fast though knew I wasn't going to be seeded, so I Diamond it i$ performances to '99 football schedule Continued from Page B I and my timing was wanted to get through my first round Continued from Page B I tb~ true talent of off." match because they're always the through and are Athletic director Ron Wellman officially Verban, currently toughest ... physically and mentally. cased. announced the addition ofthe University of quaterfinals she found herself up ranked lOth nation It's important to get comfortable with sophomore Josh Bartlett and freshmen Adam Heaps, The setlist consists Alabama-Binningham to the 1999 football against an opponent that seemed un ally by the IT A, had your game and the courts. I also wanted J.J. Moult and David Bush will see relief action. typical DMB fan schedule in place of Tulane. beatable. advanced to the qua to try to stay focused," Verban said. Behind the plate for the Demon Deacons will be ' Rumors began circulating about the cha "I played Catlin in the fall in the All rterfinal round by Verban qualified for the champion the experience of senior Andrew Riepe. A starter at nge when the tentative schedule was re Americans that we played in Califor knocking off Ole ships by winning the Southeast Re the most grueling position on the diamond in 64 of leased in the beginning nia and I beat her in that match, but she Miss's Agnes Muz gional in Winston-Salem. 66 games last season, Riepe still hit .283 with II of January but were was coming back from mono then," amel (6-3, 6-3), the With the tournament concluded, homers. never confirmed until Verban said. No.3 seed in the tournament and the Verban's overall singles' record re Arguably the Demon Deacons' best player on the Sec Feb. 5 with Wellman's "Last week she played really well. I third-rankedplayerinthecountry,dur mains excellent as she moved to 22-6 field this season will be senior first baseman Jon announcement. don't think she could have played any ing a second-round match earlier that on the season. Palmieri. A first-team, pre-season All-American, The UAB game will better. She remained very consistent morning. In her first round match, Dee Verbanwill fill the No.I spot for the like Hendricks, Palmieri was tops in the ACC in take place Oct. 23 at through the match and used a lot of Dee Harrington of Southern Method Deacs when team match play begins batting (.438), slugging percentage (.727) and on Groves Stadium in spin and moved the ball around the ist University was ousted 6-4, 6-4 by this weekend. The team will open its base percentage (.498). He set school records in court." the Deacons' lone representative in 1999 season against Tennessee on Feb. doubles with 30 and RBis with 78. In the Western stead of the originally last.2oo years, from scheduled Sept. 4 date Verban also said that her impatience the tournament. 13, in Knoxville, Te1m. Palmieri continued his exceptional play over the summer in the reknown Cape Cod League. He ing' through Russia to with Tulane. phony orchestra has The change was made after discussions batted .307 using wooden bats to lead his team, the Chatham A's, to the league championship. Baseball through which many with Conference USA officials (UAB and statements have been Tulane are both member schools) about the America tabbed him the best pure hitter and best ACC considers boycott of Auburn defensive first baseman in the conference. city's symphony recent reorganization of the Conference Sophomore Corey Slavik, a freshman All-Ameri 1owed institution of USAandthereadjustmentofmemberschool lie. schedules. The change of date pushes the By Paul Kardous "We have received the letter. We can, last year will return to man the third base U-Wire "I feel it is my obligation as have reviewed the letter," Housel said. position. Slavik hit .375 with seven home runs and . That is not to say Deacs' regular season opener back one musical statements week to Sept. 11 at Army. The Deacons' conference commissioner to ask "We received it before we reached our 47 RBis last spring. Slavik's classmates, Chase The fallout of Auburn's cancella decision." Voshell and Jason Aquilante, will get the starts at ally, come out ofthis first horne game will not be until the third all of our member institutions to institution. However, week of the season, Sept. 25, when they tion of the Florida State football game The Tigers have scheduled shortstop and second base, respectively. has begun. seriously evaluate whether it Appalachain State to replace FSU on Two of the three outfield positions will hold this public venue host N.C. State. nit)' of music aPt>rec:u The pushing back of the regular season The Orlando Sentinel reports that it makes sense to schedule Auburn the schedule. starters from last season. In right field, senior Ben has obtained a letter from ACC com Auburn, however, was not the only Danosky, who hit .292 with 12 homers last spring, ment to pause and opener eliminates the Deacons' bye week in any sport." plishments of those and the final game of the regular season for missioner, John Swofford, to Auburn school to back out of a football game will get the start. He was the lone Deacon to start all Athletic Director David Housel, in John Swofford with an ACC school. Kent State chose 66 games in '98. Speedy Scott Daeley, who led the place. the Demon Deacons will be at home against Ludwig von Be1~th • ' • 0 0 r0 s' 0 '. ~ 0 • • n/ < er0 ' ' • 0 atom' ' ~, 0 0 0 •' • 0 0 > 0 en0 ' > 0 " < 0 ,, I'. 0 ' ' ; • •' 0 0 'o}~ ', • v' '• 0 ,. ~ make coach Brian ear in ·Heel .Powerhouse acoustic duo rocks Wait Chapel Mike t five- 1 wm- [Jave and Tim electrify sell-out crowd with three and ahalf hours of musical revelry 1d al ~ ':·!} ;_._; nings. ";,, ByDrewMarkham . with, but of course, is ar rin, a 1:Old Gold and Black R&iewer ranged foronlytwo acous trago, tic guitars. It is amazing to : lith . - 1'Anyone at this school who has hear a song that is written ever hefted a guitar and tried to play for electric guitars, a vio was put to shame by Dave Matthews lin, saxophone, flute and and Tim drums be flawlessly· ex Reynolds dur ecuted by only two people ing their visit in an unplugged style. p five to Wait Chapel A few songs really stuck :ason, Feb. 9 as part me as being outstanding, tesix oftheir acous including the song redin tic tour. "Crush" off of DMB's ln his The sold-out new album Before These 94 at crowd agreed Crowded Streets. thattheam~oy The way Dave weaves ~od at 1 ing little yellow bracelets they had his lyrics in with the :ar. to wear to try and get tickets through doubled guitars is inti have the,lottery were well worth there nitely more impressive quad. Wstd of the Student Union spon than heard on the album. n, but sored show. Another musical master 3 and '-.Matthews usually tours with his piece was "Stay (Wasting 00 in band during the spring, SUllliDer and Time)" from the same al fall, but in the winter, he mellows bum. This song was al out and sits down to play with guitar tered to be played in six ician, player extraordinaire, Reynolds. eight time, giving it a ~eynolds has played hundreds of swing feel which allowed shqws with Dave Matthews Band a plethora of guitar solos as.~ guest artist over the years, and and all out jams by the The concert was also a night of laughs and witty retort from the duo as Dave and Tim his"presence and musical skill en musical geniuses. used the intimate acoustic show to their advantage. hance the show immeasurably. But These acoustic shows, it i$ performances like these where as an avid concertgoer will notice, holy venue of Wait Chapel, and pretty ill if you stand up at these perience,forboththehardenedDave Dave and Tim, they recently re tl;i~ true talent of the two shine allow for a more intimate atmo spoke his mind on religion and his shows. And Lord knows, don't re Matthews Band lover and the new- leased a CD, Dave Matthews and through and are pleasantly show sphere despite the large crowds. previous concert stop at the univer quest Freebird 'cause you will get comers to the show. Dave and Tim Tim Reynolds Live at Luther Col caSed. Dave has a chance to talk to the sity in 1994. We also learned that it, and I don't mean the Lynyrd pleased the crowd for the entire lege. It captures what the acoustic :aps, The setlist consists of material a crowd about anything and every Dave believes dying of an Afrin Skynyrd song either. This show was show,andnobodyleftdisappointed. shows have to offer, as anybody in m. typical DMB fan would be familiar thing. Dave joked around about the overdose isn't cool, and that he gets certainly an awesome musical ex- If you still can't get enough of attendance could attest to. II be • :erat 14of hll 11the Secrest bridges cultures in Russian concert Jon -: ican, > C in By Robert Sbaw sian music. As the afternoon went on, the manded encore after encore. Gratified by Old Gold and Black Reviewer As the afternoon went on, the audience really connected to an orchestra this special communion with the audience, I on Is in audience really connected to an that was, heart and soul, devoted to giving Maestro Polyanskyrewarded it with no less In the Western Classical tradition of the orchestra that was, heart and soul, its Russian gifts to Americans. The perfor than three such musical treats. last.2oo years, from the Americas extend mance got better with each individual piece, The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, per r the devoted to giving its Russian gifts to He ing; through Russia to east Asia, the sym starting with an unremarkable performance formed by Russian superstar Vladimir , the phony orchestra has been the medium Americans. of Prokofiev's "Classical" Symphony and Spivakov, gave unity to the program, in :ball through which many of the most public peaking with a rousing encore from a addition to its Russian origin and flavor, in best statements have been made. Even today, a Shostakovich ballet. its also having been a sort of therapeutic city's symphony orchestra remains a hal word, a more considerate pronouncement The most moving piece on the program, piece for its composer. len lowed institution of the music-loving pub- may be in order. however, was almost certainly the Sym Tchaikovsky, totally wrecked by the worst oase lic. · Classical achievements have a distinctly phony No. 2 by Rachmaninov. A com time in his life, set about putting his life and . That is not to say that the most profound weighty measuring stick for symphonic pletely engrossed effort by the orchestra back together by writing a series of extraor hase musical statements always, or even usu efforts. coincided with one of the most revered dinary pieces, ofwhich this is one. Spivakov ts at ally, come out of this muscular and colorful The Secrest Series, therefore, reflected pieces in Russian symphonic literature. visually and musically communicated the institution. However, composers' efforts in the centrality of the symphony in schedul This piece was why God invented the colossal struggle that characterizes this 1old this public venue always give the commu ing an especially talented group for this Russian orchestra. piece. Ben nitY of music appreciators a special mo year's orchestra concert. A stage spilling over with fantastic string Although he hurried through many pas ing, ment to pause and reflect on the accom The Russian State Symphony is one of sections filled Wait Chapel with the soar sages that beg to be savored, as he is often :tall plishments of those composers and their the most respected orchestras in the world, ing, thoroughly romantic music of an indi Rachmaninov piece to work its brooding wont to do, and his technical side fell con I the place. and the heights of the afternoon showed vidual composing his way out of that seem magic. siderably short for one who has been brought , for Ludwig von Beethoven is a classic case why. ingly pervasive Russian version of angst. Prior to writing the piece, Rachmaninov, up in an age of perfected recordings, his the in point; although many of his most pro Another typical feature oforchestras tour Perhaps the Prokofiev was less than in afflicted seriously with writer's block and sparkling power and total engrossment in lho found, subtle statements were in the realm ing in other cotmtries is the role of cultural spired, together, in tempo and in tune be terrible depression, worked with a psycho the meaning of the music must distinguish ilka. of chamber music, his symphonies cer ambassadorship; this orchestra brought cause the orchestra was improperly warmed analyst who repeated over and over to him, his performance as one of the great high teri tairuy represent most of his public state some of the greatest Russian statements in up. "You will write music again. It will be lights of the musical year. das ments and landmarks. music to the other side of the Western world The instruments arrived very late, and the good. You will write ... " These performers gave their Russian The Secrest Series event Feb. 7 was cer -Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, orchestra was still trying outthe hall a mere The music's long, cautiously confident hearts to their audience during a wonderful tainly a special date in the year's Secrest Shostakovich. 15 minutes before the 3 p.m. start. lines stemming from this therapy appar afternoon of ambassadorship in a most calendar. Was it the highlight of the sea It is often said that there is no perfor Such problems were resolved by the sec ently touched the audience deeply, for it meaningful way, through the universal lan son? Although it is very tempting to use that mance like a Russian performance ofRus- ond half of the concert allowing the leapt to its feet at the conclusion and de- guage of music. - .Final tour shows Billy Joel's sensitive and silly sides '" Joel will tum 50 years old this year. To mark this As Joel told the New York Daily Times this tour is Val- Plans made to abandon rock for classical music after tour milestone, he has decided to step out of the spotlight most likely his last, concluding in late March. and survey his life's work. Joel told the Times that he only "went on stage to get By Suzanne DuBose "For the tirst time, I'm really listening to what I'm girls," and now as a proud father and with a steady Editorials Editor Even more surprising, Joel did not feel limited to playing during a show," Joel told the Journal. "I'm girlfriend he doesn't need the "ego aspect of perform hearing my voice, I'm seeing the lyrics and chords. ing." x- ... his own work but also charmed the audience While students were welcoming Dave Matthews and with hits from Elvis Presley and snippets of And you know, some of this stuff is pretty good." · After I6 solo albums, more than 35 top-40 singles, Tim Reynolds to campus Feb. 9, fans ofa different sort Although Joel appeared to focus on his 1970s hits, five Grammy awards and more than I 00 million copies were saying good-bye to a legend. James Taylor and Ben E. King. tunes such as "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "River of of his albums sold, Joel is cutting his ties with the pop- '\. No more than fiv..: minutes Dreams" were not forgotten. rock industry. Val- J' ./) away from the resonating walls of Even more surprising, Joel did not feel limited to his Now he hopes to focus his talents on his original love Wait Chapel, Billy Joel was con the concert to clue his compatriots in to his latest idea. own work but also charmed the audience with hits from -classical music. %. tinuing an artistry he has prac- "When you write the songs, you can play 'em any way Elvis Presley and snippets of James Taylor and Ben E. "People seem to get a little upset about that," Joel told ticed since 1967. you want," Joel told the Winston-Salem Journal. King. the Times. "People who love rock music are afraid of Joel's long history on stage Switching between two electric keyboards and two Joel soothed the stands with tender love ballads that classical music. People who love classical music are 1- was obvious through the casual baby grand pianos, Joel gave every side of the 360 knocked audience members to their seats and rocked afraid of rock music. Ifnothing else, maybe I can write style with which he performed. degree audience his attention. them into a fervor with his up-beat rock n' roll. some music that will bring the two camps together in Only two songs into the concert, While the crowd called out, begging to hear the oh Playing for over two hours and singing whatever some way." so-classic tunes, Joel wove stories of delight. Tales inspired him at that moment, Joel emitted an over- Joel may believe the idea of classical music is upset at • Joel abandoned the set list and a5ked the audience what they would prefer to hear next, were told of his fling with Elle McPhereson, ties were whelming need to live in the here and now and to give ting some fans, but many more are just upset to see him "I Love You Just the Way You Are" or"She's Got A drawn to his two ex-wives and he jokingly referred to his audience everything they could possibly desire. go. Way." his first few low-selling albums. This even included wrestling with a stuffed animal Returning to the stage for his encore performance, 9 No rules, no convention and no restrictions were With fans raging in age from 70 to I 0, the crowd was and twirling a microphone stand. Joel struck the old, familiarcords,playinghis audience's going to bind this night. Joel's freelance style not only almost as diverse as the music. Without any new Fo~ this concert was more tha.njust one of hundreds heart strings as well as those of his baby grand piano. kept the packed coliseum guessing, but his band as material since his 1993 Rivera/Dreams album, Joel is of Bill~ Joel p~rformances, th1s concert was one of "Play us a song, you're the piano man, play usa song well. using this tour as his opportunity to commemorate his several mtematLOnal stops on Joel's way out of the rock tonight, because we're all in the mood for a melody and 'i Joel even had to ~reak for a minute in the middl~.of entire career in rock 'n' roll. i 'n' roll business.,y ··you've got us feeling all right." ( ,; 84 Thursday, February 11, 1999 Old Gold and Black Arts & Entertainment 111t by Phil Flickinger ([email protected]) Crossword By laura TO 1'"0 1"0 1'0 ~ Film merges director's LOVE? l-IFE! 1.18£11.T't'! FRIENDS! ~ 0 0 • 'gods and ntonsters' By Rad Hallman Old Gold and Black Reviewer McKellan is able to shed light onto the psyche of this often forgotten figure in American lore Bill Condon's exploration of the last days of the while leaving the audience with no clear enigmatic director James Whale offers Ian McKellan the chance to show audi answers. ences the talent and artistry To have your event listed, send e-mail to that has made him one the indirect way. [email protected], fax to (336) 758-4561 or most respected of British Being a gay man in 20th-century Hollywood was write to P.O. Box 7569. actors. not a particularly easy task. Although this alienation CALENDAR Gods and Monsters de aspect is not played out in obvious tenus, as would be picts the last days of Whale expected in a lesser film that tries to appeal to simple, (McKellan), the director of hot-button emotions, it is apparent that Whale sees into the spotlight when he decides to Where: The Ring Theater Frankenstein and Bride of himself as a sort of recluse. There are beautiful ON CAMPUS date one of his political associates. Info: $2 flashbacks in this film that portray Whale directing When: 9 p.m. Feb. 16-18 Frankenstein, and the hy Where: Pugh Auditorium pothetical circumstances of his mysterious death. Bride ofFrankenstein where the subtle line he walks Exhibits Info: Free ELSEWHERE The film opens with Whale playfully doing an is readily apparent but his artistry seems to rise above interview next to his pool. The interview becomes a that. Re-Newing: Recycling in a Shrinking The' Manchurian Candidate. AKorean game for Whale as he tries to get a peep show from the McKellan gives the best perfonuance ofthe year as World. The exhibit looks at how cultures war hero is investigated, uncovering Concerts young man interviewing him in exchange for answer the misunderstood creator of the horror standard. On recycle artifacts from other cultures. dark and sinister secrets of the ing questions. The games end suddenly when Whale screen, he is a fully realized person. One can see his When: Through March 20 government and army. Cat's Cradle. Feb.11: Moe and Trailer suffers a mild stroke. mind as it becomes immersed in emotion, whether it Where: Museum of Anthropology When: 6:30p.m. Feb. 17 Park Profits. $12. Feb.13: Hipbone. The stroke does not physically inhibit Whale, but it is a past memory, a present experience, or a sensual Info: Ext. 5237 Where: Pugh Auditorium Feb.17 Combustible Edison. seems to allow a flood of sense and memory into his mixing of both. Info: Free Where: 300 E. Main St., Carrboro head that he cannot filter out. The past begins to come McKellan is able to shed light onto the psyche of Games Info: (919) 967-9053 back into his present as he fights against his own this often forgotten figure in American lore while leaving the audience with no clear answers. Music Ziggy's. Feb.11: Clutch, Drown and deteriorating condition. ,.., Sheldon. $10. Feb.12: David Allan Coe. One day, Whale notices his gardener, Clay Boone McKellan's character suggests that we all have rea Down The Newlywed "Not" Game. Campus _sons for our actions and our vocations, but they aren't couples compete against one another to Jive 'N' Java: Djoliba of Guinea, $10. Feb.13: Eve 6 and Marvelous. $10. (Brendan Fraser), and invites him in for a drink. He see who knows each other the best. African Dance. Shorty's revives its Feb.17: Charles Green and Vallegho. asks Clay to model for some sketches because he is always clear or able to be related in understandable t. Peach When: 7 p.m. Today concert series with a new twist as it $5. Feb. 18: Viperhouse and Carmie. fascinated with Clay's facial features. Clay reluc- · tenns. 2. Aheavenly hat Where: Pugh Auditorium brings some colorful dance to campus. $5. tantly agrees and they soon become friends. Condon's work as the director is impressive, as 3. Ocean pacific Info: Sign up to compete in Benson 335 When: 9 p.m. Feb. 15 Where: 433 Baity St. When Clay finds out that Whale is gay, he begins to well. He structures much of the film in a mode similar 4. Bojangle's classic before Feb. 1o. Where: Shorty's Info: 748-1064 believe thaf the old man's intentions are less than to that of Whale's work making much of the film's 5. Mr. Collins Info: Free pure. He then realizes that his actions are fueled by a action humorous, touching and frightening all at the 7.Acommon Movies Exhibits fear of something that he should not fear and he once same time. His melding offlashback with present and 8. Master of Arts Theater again allows Whale to draw his countenance. As his portrayal of the relationship between Clay and 10. Frozen tropical Whale's memories begin to come back in greater Whale in tenus of the Frankenstein films is brilliant. 14. You can never Much Ado About Nothing. An all-star Pipes, Pedals, Keys and Bellows. much at it Hedda Gabler. Aclever woman rebels Each day pieces of the largest surviving force and his mental inhibitions become fewer, he Condon's film is a small one, but it is acharacter 15. International cast stars in Shakespeare's play about study that has not been equaled since Leaving Las two men looking finding women to against her bored life by taking organ by David Tannenberg will be tries to take his relationship with Boone to a different, Committee marry. advantage of every one around her for assembled by organ builders George unexpected level and his death occurs under the same Vegas. · 16. Consumed When: 9 p.m. Today her own benefit. Taylor and John Boody. mysterious conditions in which he lived. Brendan Fraser does a good job as Clay Boone who 1B. Good com!bimttion Where: Pugh Auditorium When: 8 p.m. Feb. 12,13,17-20.2 p.m. When: Through March 14 Gods and Monsters is a stirring character study of becomes caught in Whale's endearing web, but it is tonic Info: Free Feb.21 Where: The Gallery at Old Salem a man who was a truly creative artist on his own tenus McKellan who makes this film. Unlike Robert Duvall, 20. Schmirnoff's Where: The Mainstage Theater Info: $3 although his horror films have become a sort of who delivered a career-best perfonnance in a less 23. Trucker's radio Ever After. Drew Barrymore stars in a Info: $5 for students, $10 for adults modern kitsch. than spectacular film, The Apostle, McKellan's per 24. To vomit Cinderella remake where Cinderella is At one point, he tells Clay Boone that his films were fonuance exists in a great film. 27. The state of your more of feminist and the prince isn't so Studio Series. Akhmatova and Music 28. To leisurely walk 'dentity Crisis. "Akhamatova" is a supposed to be funny because they were about death, Condon shows that smaller is better sometimes in understanding of her deceit. film. Gods and Monsters will hopefully not be forgot 30. Sea World's main politically tense, poetic drama set in AS·IS Jazz Band. Amix of musicians and he could see no other way to portray it. This attraction When: 7 and 10 p.m. Feb. 12-14 ten in ihe future because it is a stirring film that does Where: Pugh Auditorium 1950's Russia and "'dentity Crisis" is an from New York City and Winston-Salem seemingly contradictory summation of his films is a 32. Bug spray Info: $2 inventive, antic and mercilessly black converge at Reynolda House to jam. particularly apt way of describing his own life. justice to an enigma while illustrating in cinematic 34. They wear black comedy about modern psychiatry. When: 8 p.m. Feb. 12 Gods and Monsters follows the modem tradition of tenns the "new world of gods and monsters" where The American President. Michael When: 7:30 p.m. Feb.15 and 4:30p.m. Where: Reynolda House films that tell the story of someone who creates art the gods are not separable from the monsters and Douglas stars as a president who is put Feb. 16 Info: $8 students, 725-5325 while creating a life that mirrors their own art in an perhaps no better or worse. ' Get Involved With the Con to our Student Alumni Coundl Open House. The We'd like you to get to know us betlff. We're very proud of our un~ and look furward to tellin.~ you all about ourset1es. ll you like wilat you ree and hear, you might want to }Jin us. For more iniDnnanon, ju~ give us atlt!l: 659-1393 BtAIUOUWI 11: GET SQUARED AWAY ARMYRUERV£ HOW DOES $800/WEEK EXTRA INCOME ,, sound to you? ofth Amazingly land Profitable Opportunity If Take care of all your Send self-addressed Buv rt'I.'Vl:lcd. 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Meet with University Offices, Order :t•H\f ~~-~ .H 1\·~i Hut lu l-~·qt f\'\. j ~b~~ ~•:tkini! {~tr tl~~ !~ \ ..• Arts & Entertainment Old Gold and Black Thursday, February 11, 1999 BS' Crossword Puzzle Why don't we get drunk ••• By laura O'Connor Corgan helps fill Hole's Skin : ' I By Matt Barrington Whereas previously Hole would hav~ Old Gold and Black Reviewer trouble ending its songs, the songs thai Corgan wrote have defmed endings that fit Hole had sort ofdropped off the alterna with the rest of the song instead of just tive rock landscape for a while, what with ending the song with a scream or drawn~ Courtney Love's acting career and not out word by Love. : having an album since Another track off this album that has hit the success of Live the radio is the song "Malibu." This is Through This. another solid song and deals with the de~ I'd almost forgotten sire to just get away from everyone by that Hole was a pretty driving away for a while. · decent band. Then One of my favorite songs is "Northern Hole's new album, Ce Star," which changes tempo and tone, lebrity Skin, was re something rarely seen in music today. leased a few months Another good one is the slow, gut ago. wrenching, "Petals," the last song on t~e I was skeptical at first. Love had seemed CD and continually repeats the chorus, to clean up her act when she went to Hole ''tear the petals off ofyou/make you tell th~ Hollywood, and I was afraid that Hole's truth." music would be severely affected and Celebrity Skin Love's lyricism is good, if not spectacu~ would lose the edge that it had previously Jar on Celebrity Skin. The lyrics are well possessed. . Geffen Records written and actually have some meaning, But for the first time in my recent which is nice. ; memory, the radio actually turned me on from the album. It's a sarcastic view of Eric Erlandson, who played most of the to this album by playing the first track, what Hollywood is and how easy it is to guitars for the album, should be com: "Celebrity Skin." Thus, over Christmas become nameless among the countless mended for his performance and for being break, I decided to spend some of that number of people trying to become actors one of the more under-appreciated guitar money Santa gave me and give the new and actresses. players in music today. He also contrib~ album a try. The verse, "oh look at my face/my name uted to much of the songwriting on ~ The album took a while to grow on me, is might have been/my name is never was/ album and really started to be a strong part but I'm glad I gave it the initial chance. my name's forgotten," pretty much sum of the band. Patty Schmel is solid on the Hole has stayed true to fonn on their third marizes the feeling of the song. drums, as is Melissa Auf der Mauer on th~ full album and has continued to pierce the Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pump bass. 35. Has a 21 year old drinking 29. Social security (abbr.) Down age 31. Long Island's famous listener's ears with guitars and Love's kins helped to produce and write this al Holeisagirlrockband,plainandsimple,. 37. University of lllinios {abbr.) drink original vocal style. bum, and the songs that he contributed to It's nice to know that Love's time in Hot~ t. Peach 38. Congressman (abbr.) 32. Rowboat propeller The title track is one of the louder cuts have some noticeable differences. lywood didn't do anything to change tha( 2. A heavenly hat 40. It's not Kansas 33. Flightless bird 3. Ocean pacific 42. "I want my M_!" 36. Amaretto, Midori, 4. Bojangle's classic drink Whiskey 5. Mr. Collins Across 39. Frequency Modulation lti:X 7. A common preposition 41. Eastern Standard Time 43. Falsehood 8. Master of Arts 1. Popular type of glass on 10. Frozen tropical drink 44. A furry orange .. campus LCX, '101.1'~ GOT 14. You can never have too 6. What Bailey's is - ••. !'ttl IH~~~ ftH.Di:R ~ much of it Solution to Last A NfCf R~tK •• , .. 9. Drink named after a Mass. + MLV HAS ftOOfll ,OR 15. International Olympic resort area Week's Puzzle Committee (a!Jbr.) l' (W[ toTTU". 11. Teacher Assistant ' 16. Consumed 12. Initials of the "News" lead 18. Good combination with singer tonic 13. A Lloyd Bridges movie 20. Schmirnoff's 17.Egg_. 23. Trucker's radio 19. Abbr. for quotation 24. To vomit 21. One of these in a shot 27. The state of your room 22. Alpha Sigma Phi's 28. To leisurely walk favorite red drink 30. Sea World's main 25. Driver's license (abbr.) attraction 26. Keg contents 32. Bug spray 27. Mademoiselle title, in 34. 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