ALENDA LUX UBI ORTA LIBERTAS VOLUME LXXXVII MONDAY,DECEMBER 4,1995 NUMBER13 Murphy returns as new AD By MattPitzer tainastrong — —___ athletic system at the Virginia. ation.We're veryexcited for the President John Kuykendall Sports Editor current level. opportunity." said in a statement, "JimMurphy selectionofMurphy, The the During his 10 years atGeor- brings us a broad range ofunder- Davidson athletics turned a Executive Di- Associate Athletic giaTech,Murphy earnedareputa- standing to intercollegiate sports cornerthis week,naming alesser- rector at Georgia Tech, ended a tion as a financial wizard and ... As analumnusand former stu- knownalumnus asitsnewAthletic search that beganin mid-summer fundraiser. Serving also as chief dent-athlete,healsocherishes this to replace highly-regarded the financial officer for the Georgia college and understands the place In announcing Tuesday that Terry Holland, who accepted the TechAthletic Association,the or- of athletics in our academically Jim Murphy, a 1978 graduate, parallelpost at Virginia. ganizationthat runs YellowJack- rigorousenvironment." wouldbe the next AD,Davidson Murphy waschosen overtwo ets athletics,he increased itsbud- Members of the five-person effectively drewback fromafive- other finalists, Gerdy, JimMurphy John ways done getfrom $5million to$16million. searchcommittee werenotswayec yearperiodofstrivingfor leading Murphy national Davidson'sall-time men's things," saidthis weekin He also recently directed a $40 by arguments wanting a well- recognition at same time scorer, but the basketball andTomShupe, an interview fromhis Atlanta of- million capitalcampaign overthe reaffirmedits commitmenttomain- an at going Associate Athletic Director fice."It's tobe a great situ- past 3 1/2 years. SeeNew AD onpage 16 [Dashing throughdavidsoN Seniors can stay to Monday after graduation By Brooke Bagwell Staff Writer

Inresponsetothesurvey taken by the Studenf'Advisory Council (SAC)last month.ResidenceLife has alteredsomeofitspolicies to cater to the requestsof many,se- niors. The mainissue of discon- tent among those surveyed cen- teredaroundtheissueofadelayed seniorcheckout after graduation. SGAmemberandChairofthe Student Advisory Council to the Director of Residence Life Sara Beth Hamlin headed a sub-com- mitteetoinvestigatepossiblerem- edies.Toaccomodatethemajority of seniors, who expressedthe de- sire toremainin theirapartments Sunday night following com- and enjoythe free RobKosicki Parents children horsedrawn carriagerides mencement,Hamlinworkedwith that were Thursday partof theChristmas inDavidsoncelebration night. KurtHolmes,Director oftheResi- dence Life Office, to modify the previouspolicy. tS? winter -wonderland at 68' In the past, seniors were re- quiredtocompletecheck-outby5 By WillBradshaw says. "Itis areal shotinthe armof communities who seemed most but she couldn't remember who p.m. on graduationday. Hamlin Staff Writer Christmas spirit for allof us. We enthralledby the— celebration. had sang.She also enjoyed pet- indicatedthatchangingpolicy was just wishwe could get more stu- "It'sgreat— thebestplacein ting the sheep that was out on "aconvenience issue,"concerning Asnight fell onthe town of dents tocome out." the world because most every- Wednesday evening. RLOstaffmoveout,PhysicalPlant Davidson Wednesday,normally Manyof the townmerchants thingyou don't have to pay for," "He's soft, and I've never operation,andcleanuprequiredfor |uiet Main Street was trans- reopened theirstoresand hadspe- Lizzie Mandle, a first grader at seen a sheep before," Gudaitis the readyingof summer housing. formed into a mecca of activity cial attractions to helpadd to the DavidsonElementarysaid."Sofar said,and shecontinued onabout However,thebiggestconcernwas and holiday cheer for the three- atmosphere of the event. There I'velistenedtomusicandgotsome the fair. "It's fun. There's lights the possibility ofvandalism to the eveningChristmas in Davidson were horse-drawn carriage rides pom poms, and we went to the everywhere,and sometimesIsee apartments once graduation cer- celebration. leaving from behind the Duke Soda Shopfor dinner. I'm gonna friends,"thenshe flashedLizziea emonies areover. "This is aboutthesixthyear Power plant oneach of the three spoilmyself,butIhope Igoon a smilethat was reciprocated. RLO expressed concern that of the celebration),and it gets evenings, and the carriages were carriage ride." Gudaitis' four-year-old students would nolonger respect )iggerand bettereveryyear.At- often seen click-clacking through One ofMandle's classmates, brother, Peter, was not as talk- ResidenceLifepoliciesiftheyfelt tendance goes up, and the mer- the streets. Margie Gudaitis, saidher favorite ativeashis sisterandMandle,but releasedof their obligations after chants do more to prepare," But it was the children of memoryofthe fair waslistening to Davidson mayor Russell Knox Davidson and the surrounding peoplesingsongs theyearbefore, s<< Christmas "«h SeeTHMonday onpage 3 Schedule Dating Variety show Men's This Week Students and faculty scramble dictionary showcase theirabilities basketball FirstClass Mail PollyGriffin assures students Emily O'Briendefines for all to enjoy. Wildcats excommunicate U.S.PostagePaid that they willget their classes. the Davidsondating lingo. Catholic. Permit #1 Opinions & living Sports Davidson,NC28036 . News . 2 9 Arts 10 14 2 NEWS Computers jumble schedules Registration starts over after Registrar's Office discoveredsystem errors By Mary Laura Moretz riding?!? Registrar's Office began usingit. days,whenstudents flocked to the formed the SGA last week that Writer "Ijustlaughed,"saysDavisof The problem last week occurred Registrar'sOffice toaskquestions, Griffin and her staff "have been theschedulemix-up. She wasone when the system went downand thatGriffinrealizedwhathadhap- very sympathetic towards seniors When pre-med senior Emily ofhundreds ofstudents withsimi- automatically restarted. During pened. At first, she thought the whoneedclasses tograduate"and Iffvis filled out her schedule tree larly raised eyebrows last week therestarting,dataformanysched- problemmighthavestemmedfrom everyoneelsewhohashadasched- to registerfor spring classes, she afterthecomputerizedregistration ules got lostor confused. studenterrorinfillingout theforms, ulingproblem. downalotofthecourses she system wentdown,leavinganum- Registrar Polly Griffin says but then "we startedseeingsheets Within just afew days,Grif- ded to finish out her history berof schedules mixedup,blank, theproblemwentunnoticedat first. wecould notexplain." finand the staff decided tore-run or,including two seminars. orfullofrandomlyselectedclasses. The staff saw that "about 1,400 "Theywereveryhelpful,"says the batch processes for selecting Aweek later,whenshepicked The Banner software usedby students got schedules with three Davisofthe staffsresponseto the schedules, leaving all previous her completed schedule, she many of Davidson's administra- or fourclassesandthoughtitmust largenumberofproblems. Junior schedulesinvalid. Thenew com- surprisedtoseenothingon her tive offices hasbeen through four have been successful." Clair Freeman, who heads the pleted schedules should be avail- titeedule except ... horseback successful registrations since the It was only in the next few Council onAcademic Affairs,in- able sometime this week. Cosmic Coffee to land soon in Davidson By Joanna Johnson operating a coffee shop, as they sell homemade muffins, bagels, AssistantNews Editor already own a Cosmic Coffee danishes and sandwiches from 8- House in Blowing Rock. They 10 onweekdaysand8-12 onweek- The long-awaited Cosmic plan to modelDavidson's coffee ends. Coffee House is set to land on houseontheiroriginal,wherethey AtCosmicCoffee inBlowing Main Street within a couple of evenroasttheirown27 varietiesof Rock, the Grays host live enter- weeks, accordingto ownerNancy coffee. tainment on weekends,and orga- According toGray, theirCos- nize monthly art shows featuring Gray, who purchased the micCoffeehasbeensosuccessful localartists.Theyhopetoinstitute spacefor thecoffeehouse with her inthemountainsthat they sellit to both atDavidson'sCosmicCoffee husband Edward, anticipates the fivedifferent fine-diningestablish- House. Inthepast,theyhavehired store willopen in 10 to 15 days. ments. bands heard on YVNCW, a public Delayed construction has made Grayanticipatesthattheirnew Radio Stationin the North Caro- both townspeople and students European-style coffee shop will linamountains. Performersat their anxiousforthe shop'.s openingac- "be a gathering place"which will coffeehousehaveincluded Doubt- cording to Gray. enhance "Davidson's already ing Thomas and the Layman's PresidentKuykendalladdresses the students, iZoWoswki staff, TheGraysareexperiencedin uniqueenvironment." She plansto Daughter. faculty, and communitymembers who attended the Habitat for Humanity rally. deadline will force seniors to stay overnight, and check out by 12 humanity p.m.Monday morning. Failure to Habitat rally unites checkoutby noononMondaywill By Robert Ramsay project. openedtherallywithashortspeech, result ina $35 late fee. ExecutiveEditor AccordingtosophomoreCoo- followed by a speedy statement londay To combat the possibility of perDean, "the idea was tocancel from SGA President BillGullan. vandalism, security will be in- Insteadofeatingdinnerat the dinner at theCommons and Court Jane Cain, the local director of pageI from creased,and RLO will not accept Commons or at Patterson Court houses in order to get as many Habitat for Humanity,addressed party registrations for Sunday houseslastThursday,the students students as possible toattend." the bleachers,and toldhowbuild- night. Holmes feltit unnecessary of Davidson College, along with The Habitat House Commit- inghouses for others is addictive. ion. Kurt Holmes sug- toallowlarge scale partyingboth administrationand faculty mem- teeexpected1200studentstoshow, "I'm hooked," she said. he presence of alcoholin Saturday and Sunday night and bers,atesomebarbecueinJohnston butattendance onlyreachedabout After Cain, the owner of a (.luation activities onlyin- thereforedeniedpetitions for Sun- Gym. 700. However,the event wasstill recently built Habitat house ex- therisk of damagetocol- day night gatherings. Although The Habitat HouseCommit- a"successful venture,"saysDean. pressedher gratitude to Cainand ising andproperty. thealcohol policy will be waived tee organizedtherallyin order to "We werepleased with the turn- the Habitat program,priming the :h negotiationsof the sub- Saturday night, RLO expects ad- laudtheeffortsofthemanypeople out; not just students,but faculty crowdfor Chaplain Rob Spach's tee complete,Hamlinpro- herencetothepolicySundaynight whoworkedontheHabitatHouse as well." 1 that RLO "will proceed andencouragedsmallparties,con- inndraisingandawareness-raising President John Kuykendall SeeHabitat onpage 3 plan to allow seniors the tained within apartments, to pre- of staying over Sunday ventraucous behavior. In addition to Sunday's Ingranting specialprivileges Davino's Nightly Specials 1 checkout (2-5 p.m.),the toseniors,RLO expectsthe senior icy allowsseniors a Mon- class to treat the new policy with Monday: ningcheckoutfrom9 a.m. respect and responsibility accord- ChickenParmigiana $8.95. to noon. Accordingly, failure to ingto theDavidsoncodeofhonor /"'Jfc^C check out by the Sunday 5 p.m. and integrity. Domestic Beers $1.50

PastaNight: !TilRetraction cC^Lcfi" $11.95 Dinner for Two only fiv #sk Inthe November 13 issue of |^pp ImportBeers $2.00 TheDavidsonian,the article on jf^Ly Wednesday: All-you-can-eat page wins sixth Pizza and 2 entitled "Knox gr Spaghetti $4.95 mayoral term" and attributed to Pitchers $3.95 $1.00 OM a^a & Mugs MatthewEirich was infact 892-4794 Thursday: a reprint ofan article byPat Sadler Square Jumbo StuffedShells $7 95 BordenGubbins from the Davidson Glass of wine $1.50 November 8Charlotte Observer. We apologize for the mistake. Bring this couponin for15% OFFENTIREBILL News 3 Observer article misrepresents Davidson "A slow news day" brings religion at Davidson to the front paqe By Jason McMullan brought it toprint. He thinks that tions for higher education; videa way torelate to thechurch Freshman Cintra Pollack, StaffWriter since the issue doesn't just affect Davidson doesn't fit cleanly into and can nurture that positive,not whose opinion Garfield uses to Davidson but collegesingeneral, either category, Spach says. traditional, relationship between rebut Spach's, is also upset. "He LastMondayDavidsonfound theissue deserved page front cov- "Givenour statement of purpose, the churchand college. [Garfield]putmeupagainstSpach Ifonthe frontpageoftheC/iar- erage. Hefurtheradds thatseveral this a is place that doesn't want to On the other hand, Spach when we had neverreally talked eObserver,not for a spectacu- letters totheeditor (fouronThurs- step — awayfromfaithorlearning "doesn'tsee theneed"fortheChris- about theissue at all. Weactually sportsfeat oroutstandingaca- day)makethis a"hot topic"for the wewant to integrate the two." He tianity requirement for religious agreeonalot of this nic achievement,but over the community. things. Since feelsthatDavidsonprovidesa"dif- professors. The Religion Depart- isa Presbyterianschool,Iactually religiousrequirementsofthepresi- However,many ferent, Iff of thepeople meaningful experience" ment is "academic,notindoctrina- no problem have with Presbyte- trustees,andreligionprofes- Garfield quotesin the article feel because "academics and faith are tion,"he stresses, so it should not rianPresident. He[Garfield] that they were misrepresented. never intertwined." be closed toanyone. asked me. He took what Isaid Mr. Ken Garfield, Religion CollegeChaplainBob Spachfeels Spach feels that anon-Pres- College President John about trustees and appliedit to itorof theObserverandauthor that his viewpoint is much more byterian iit, could make a great col- Kuykendall willstate hisopinion others." Pollack disagrees with the article, said that the story complex than it was depicted. legepresident, butkeepingaPres- inFebruary,whentheBoardvotes the Christian trustees mandate, hadbeen on his agenda to do be- Religiously fundamental com- or byterian president is beneficial, on these issues. He is a voting since may one day foretheBoardofTrustees meetsin it prevent her pletely secular schools are sinceDavidson's tiestothechurch memberof the Board of Trustees, being February, and "aslow day" from on theboard. news stereotypically the only two op- are still strong. This would"pro- and his vote will be one of45. PCC responds to Campus hosts Gift Fair I drunk driving By Laura Jones report Guest Writer By Chad Wellmon says Shames. like the 21-Year-Old Night in the Writer The weekdayshutofftime for Union where students just hang On Sunday, December 10, from 2 to 4 p.m., you have an kegs was also targetedas areason out while drinking a few beers. opportunity todoall your holiday shopping withoutleavingcam- Inan tofightdrunkdriv- effort fordrunk driving. Now allhouses Shames says that pushing pus. Because it hasbeen so well received in the past two years, at Davidson, SGA President mustcutkegsoffatmidnight. With BYO parties on weekdayscould Davidson will behosting our thirdannual Alternative GiftMarket rfGullan and Bill members of the no alcohol served after midnight, helpestablishsucharelaxedatmo- where youcan makedonations to various globalcharitiesfor those PCC convened 19 November at many studentschoose todrive toa sphere forweekdayparties. BYO specialpeopleonyourshoppinglistasanalternative tothegifts that thePCCmeetingtohear theresults bar where they can drink for two parties wouldnot costhouses any- youcouldbuy at themall. The AlternativeGift Fair held in of willbe theSGA-sponsoreddrunk driv- morehours. Ifkegscouldrununtil thing and are adamantly encour- conjunctionwithacommunity-wideholidayeventsponsoredbythe ing task forcereport. Thefindings 1:30, however, students would agedby national fraternities. Union. There willbeChristmasmusic,decorations,cookies,cider, prompted vigorous a responsefrom haveonly thirtyminutes todrink at PCCmembers notedthatend- Santa,andtheuniquechancetopurchasea waterbuffalofor theone PCCmembers whohope toestab- bars, bars most the because serve until ing the weekday limit on parties near anddear toyourheart this holiday season. i lish the Patterson Court'srole in 2:00 am. PCC members seem to could alsoencourage the relaxed The Chaplain's Office, the Chapel Committee, and a host of the elimination ofdrunk driving. think that few people woulddrive atmosphere. otherstudentorganizations,includingmanyofthehousesofPatterson' PCC memberscriticized the to a bar and stay for onlytwenty Thechanges hopedforby the Court, the Women's IssuesCommittee, various campus religious weekdaypartylimitandconcluded minutes. current PCC, in response to the organizations,andBen and Jerry's aresponsoring the Alternative that the limit shouldbe dropped. ThePCC also expressed an drunk driving report, will not be GiftMarket withthe theme,"GivetheWorldaChristmasPresent." Chairman Steve Shames says, interestinchangingIhcatmosphere addresserfimrnddfately. ttrs aperfect waytocelebratethe traditionofgift-givingina fresh "Houses should have what they of weekday parties. Currently The current PCC will be re- and meaningfulway. Thisyear wehavethe bonusofbeingableto Currentlythetwopartylimit PattersonCourtparties areassoci- placed by the juniormembers in offera freeBenandJerry's calendarfull ofvaluablecoupons toall tit."ourages students.to drive off ated with "rambling drunks and January. The newPCC willhave those whochoose tobuygifts from the AlternativeGift Market. campus to areabars.Usually with outrageousnoise." ThePCChopes theopportunity tomake animme- Chickens and egg production in Egypt,medical supplies for parties, Monday,Wednesday, tobringamorerelaxedatmosphere diate impact on Patterson Court hospitalsinBosnia,rain forest wetlandsinBrazil,potablewaterin IThursdayare"bigbarnights," to the Court on weekdays, more and drunk driving at Davidson. Burundi,and adultliteracy traininginAppalachia,USA areamong over$16,000hadbeencontributed other reason: "When Iwassitting themany giftsavailablefor"purchase." Forabetter ideaofthegifts available, Habitat to theHabitatHouse fund. Senior there before Iwas abouttospeak, checkout thebulletinboardinChambers. Alsoat thegift andFundraisingCommittee Chair Ilooked down on the bleachers market willbe representatives from several independentcharities from page2 AmyHawfieldconsidersthisa"tre- and sawall the peoplethere. My seekingholiday donations,includingtheDavidsonHabitatHouse. mendous success." eyes welledup withtearsbecause Asshoppers purchasegifts, they willreceivecards with theirgifts sing words. Senior Smita Donthamsetty, Iwas so amazed that one event inscribedand adescriptionof thecharity onaninsert ready tomail The greatest success of the President of Reach Out and Co- could bring together somany dif- ordeliver as alternative gifts for family andfriend. Donors,card project is themoney thathasbeen chair of the Habitat House Com- ferent people,andthat'sourwhole recipients,and peopleinneed allaroundthe worldwillreceivejoy Iraised. At the time of the rally, mittee, enjoyed the rally for an- hope for the project." as a resultof thesepurchases. Staff Appreciation Day,Tuesday, December 5 Commons (FoodServices):SugeniaWells-DiningSupervisor,Rebecca Braddock- DiningSupervisor, New Age SheltonForney-SupervisorDining Custodians,Wendy Gaffney- FoodPreparer/Server,DorothyReid- FoodPreparer/Server,LulaMcNeely-FoodPerparer/Server,RubyMann-FoodPreparer/Server,Gladys HAIRDESIGNERS Bowman- Cashier,PatriciaBelk-Cashier,WilliamGraham-Custodian, Custodian,Wandj CarlLennon- A full service salon for men and women Braddock- Custodian, Westly Smith- Custodian, Roy Wylie- Custodian,Helen Keller- Custodian, AmeliaMcConnell- Custodian,KinethAlexander- Custodian,SandraReid-Custodian,LennieCaldwell- Custodian,CharlesPalmer- Custodian, WilliamKelley-HeadProduction Cook,LisaRisk-First Cook, Annie Rivens- First Cook,Marjorie Torrence- First Cook,Pamella Kennedy- Second Cook, Vincenl Come in for anyofourmanyservices: White- SecondCook,RichardGraham- SecondCook, JeanLittle-Second Cook,Rosalie Second Shaw- cuts " "hair-coloring " " Cook,RickeyForney- Second Cook, Robert Sherrill- SecondCook,PaulLewis-Stockroom Keeper perms manicures pedicures Selectfrom alineofPaulMitchell, Matrix,Logic,Nexxus,Sebastion,Abba, and CANCEL YOUR Goldwellhairstylingproducts. LIBRARY SouthlakeShoppingCenter FINES Next toHarrisTeeter Cornelius,NC "Yes> Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!" 892-3067 FromNovember 27thuntil December20th youcan payfor yourLibrary fines andIOUs withcansof food which will begiven toneedyinour area. *Christmas Special* HOW:One can offood will cover upto $1.00of overduefines orIOUs. (E.G.-for five 10% all cuts and styles cansoffood, youcan pay for $4.50 in fines.) off WHERE:Library Circulation Desk with this coupon. 4 NEWS ' M. IMIKill Yearbooks to arrive soon ■ mi ikk> m Minx

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By Andrew Preston teers at thebeginningof the year, thatthegeneralproblemissimply StaffWriter participation dwindles as classes thatthe yearbookistoomuchwork and otheractivities arise. There- for only a few peopleto accom- During the past few months, fore,Betz"waspersonally forced plish. Editors are not givenany students have wondered why the to undertake many assignments guidance on how to produce the yearbookshavenot arrived. Year- which were not initially my re- book, but they are advised with books are usually delivered after sponsibility." publishingcompanies." summerbreak,butvariouscircum- A secondmajorreasonfor the AsBetzstates, AllIwastold stances have delayedits produc- delay inproduction is simply that aseditor washowmuchmoneywe tion. the yearbookis of ahigherquality hadand whereourroomwas."She AsformereditorAmyLizBetz than inpastyears. Along with the admits that she enjoyed creating states, "The new deliverysystem traditional features, this book the yearbookbut couldhave used is the best... 1 apologizethat the promises tohave atheme(which more assistance. book has not arrived yet, but ev- will remain a secret), as well as Althoughthere isnot anexact erythingpossiblehasbeendoneto articles and identificationof stu- dateforthearrivaloftheyearbook, insure a successfulbook." dentsin candidphotos. thebookisnearingcompletionand The ik-ljiy in production was Allofthesefeatures take time shouldbeout soon. not caused by any specific prob- to perfect. As Betz argues, "We Betzasks studentsto "please lembutbyacombinationofthings. couldhavequickly throwntogether respect the efforts of fellow stu- A major contributorwas that "ex- a bunch of class pictures and dentswhotookthehoursoftimeto perienced staff members were candids ... without making the work on thebook." Betzalso en- scarce and failed to produce at book visuallyinterestingorinclud- courages those "students whoare crunch time," Betzexplains. ing any copy... that would notbe reallyconcernedabout thedelay to Creatingayearbookis a large fair because the yearbook is in- offer current editorLida Fitts as- time commitment, and although tended tolasta lifetime." sistance withthe 1996 book,as she A child'seyes glazeoveras Santahears Rob Kosickl therearemanyenthusiastic volun- Asa former editor,Betzfeels coulddefinitely use thehelp." the mile-long wishlist... ah Christmas. Christmas from page1 he was alsosmiling. Cash Crunch? popular during Christmas spot Another the event was Ben and Jerry's,, which was being frequented on donate Thursday night by five-year-old Plasnfik. Bill Heaton and Bill ... his family. was enjoyinga vanillaice-cream conewithsprinklesand onhisway to seeing Santa. "IwantaPanther football for Christmas. They are my favorite team, and KerryCollins ismy fa- voriteplayer," Heaton said.This wasHeaton's first time at the fair. The Davidson Elementary Student Council set up a conces- sion stand ontheMainStreet side of the Davidson library. On 4 Wfe. &A ▼^ ▼ «__>" JV Wednesday night they sold hot chocolateWednesdaytohelpraise money fortheschool.TylerKnox, Mayor Knox'sgrandson whois a sixthgraderatDavidsonElemen- tary was deckedout with asand- wichboard toadvertise the cocoa and said the three-day fair was "pretty cool." Hey,Katherine. Earnup to $200 amonthby donating life-saving Home's that new boyfriendof plasma! Visit our friendly,modern center and find yours? out to more about the opportunity earn Christmas KAYAKING,ROCK- $30 CLIMBING,TENNIS, cash whilehelping others, including for your ART,AND OTHER POSITIONS AVAILABLE first plasma donation! atCamp Illahee forGirls. 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Sales ofthe gameweremod- reputation inthegame market,the StaffWriter A.Cone,inventorofNickel& Cone's first foray into the game est,drawingaconsistentbut mea- Conesdevoteasmuchoftheirper- DimePool andfounderand presi- market came in 1983 whenhe in- ger salary for him and his wife, sonal attention to the businessas Coins,notbilliards,arewhata dent of Puffin Corporation, the troduced Play It Smart, a trivia Suzanne, whobothrun the com- possible. Huntersville loan officer-turned- company whichmakes the game, game,to the market. pany out of their home. Each board is inspected be- entrepreneurisbankingontomake workedin abrokeragefirm and a "I was intrigued by Trivial SoConebegan workonwhat foreit is shipped,and toeach cus- hisunique versionofportablepool bank before he realized that in- Pursuit,"he said,butaftera while was to become Nickel & Dime tomer whobuysdirectly from the asure shot thisgift-giving season. ventingwas whathereallywanted he found its trivia to be "useless Pool. company a thank-you note is Played by ricocheting brass todo. garbage. Elevenyearsin themaking, a mailed. coins into slots on a 12" x 14" "You don'thave to pick your Determined to "educate the workingprototype wascompleted Cone, whose favorite board miniature pool table, Nickel & vocationforthenext60yearswhen world" on "life-changing facts," in 1994, and in February of this gamegrowingup wasMonopoly, Dime Poolhas received positive you're 19 yearsold," hesaid. the28-year-oldMBAfromChapel yearthegame hit the market, sell- is excited about the game's suc- print from suchmagazinesasBil- He used to leave his job at Hillspent almostthree years writ- ingprimarilythroughtheNational cessandis alreadyplanning varia- liards Digest, Pool andBilliard First Union National Bank at 5 ing thequestions for thegame. Luggage Dealer's Association, tions on the Nickel and Dime Magazine, and Toy Business, in p.m.,not tothink ofhis workuntil Whenitwaslauncheditearned which links such chains as Char- theme. addition to being named a 1995 the nextday. Not so anymore. a hostof awards,among them #1 lotte-based Sharon Luggage and Mary Skipper, whomanages Toyofthe YearFinalistbyFamily "It's my life," he says of his Game ofthe Year 1994 fromFwn Gifts withsimilarstoresacross the Davidson's The VillageStoregift Fun magazine. fledglingcorporation,whichisgiv- and Games Magazine,and Top nation. shop,reportsa positive customer All this has happenedbefore ing the bigbirds at Parker Broth- Ten Game from the Chicago Tri- Still a small company,Puffin response tobothgames. "We've the toy has even been officially ers,Pressman, and other such toy bune. Corporation has yet to becomea sold tons of [Play ItSmart]," she presented to the market, an event mega-giants a runfortheir money "I thought I'd have another household name. said, and as forNickel and Dime reserved for February's Interna- in toycompetitions. TrivialPursuit ... Ididn't." In an effort to build a strong Pool,"It sells very well." Cleanliness is next to ... your wallet! Want to be Disgruntledstudents chargedin inconsistent RLOapartmentinspections involved in the By Joanna Johnson The Housing OperationsCo- areoccupiedinthesummermonths Futhermore, she feels that voice AssistantNewsEditor ordinator of Residence Life, too,andsomepeoplemove inonly Davidson's inspections are more student DebbieYoung,feltthattheinspec- acoupleofdaysafterseniorsleave. lenient than other school's state- on campus Dirty common areas cost se- tionsrepresenteda"goodsystem." Young wants students to do wide, and that because RLO has niorscleaningtimeandinonecase Residence Life organized the in- everythingtheycan "toexpediate organized the inspections for 5 next semester? $40 after RLO sent the Building spections whileBuildingServices housekeeping" because Building years, the inspection forms have Staff to the Martin Court Apart- employees examined the apart- Services doesn't have time increasinglybecomemore "user- Call Joannaat ments for their annual fall clean- ments for cleanliness. to"sandblast" apartments due to friendly." upinspections. Young states theyhad "good theshort turnaroundofoccupants. Residence Life plans to ini- -6831 to write Flyerswere sent toapartment cooperation fromthestudents"and Other dorms on campus are tiate anotherMartinCourtinspec- forNews. residents two daysbefore inspec- thatthe advancenoticehelpedstu- used in the summer, but Young tion this spring. tions which wereconductedright dentspreparefortheexaminations. explainsthatBuildingServicesare before ThanksgivingBreak. The Yet some seniors weren'tas continuallyinspecting andclean- " The Office of Admission flyers detailed the areas which positive about RLOs inspection ing commonareas,jn.the dorms. shouldbe cleaned. efforts. Still, some students question the apartment in- islooking for tour guides In addition to unvacuumed One Martin Court resident whether or not : carpetsandunsweptfloors,seniors complainedaboutpossible incon- spections are too premature and weretoldthatdirty showers,mir- sistencies inthe inspectionproce- maybe even too particular. Bill 1 overChristmas from rors,sinksand countertopswould dures. Though his apartment was Gullan states, "Iunderstand why " be reasons for failure. Students cited for a dirty oven, stove and they want to conduct the inspec- December 15 to January 2. inspec- werealsoexpectedtoremovetrash shower,the BuildingServices in- tions but it seems like an andupholsteredfurniturefromthe spectordidn'trequireasubsequent tion thisearly intheyearmight be i $5.25 anhour. Call porches.Only commonareaswere inspection. According toanother a littleexcessive." subject toinspection. resident, her apartment needed Young felt that the timing of : Andy Haileinthe Office of Residence Life hoped that another inspection foronlyadirty theinspectionswasconvenient for advancednoticeandspecificguide- shower. students who would "probably " at -2186. lines about the inspections would Adirty sinkwastheonlyton- wanttocleantheirapartmentsany- Admission prevent seniors from failing the dition, according to apartment way"before the holiday. Still, members, thatcost them$40after inspection. sevenapartments LOOKINGFOR A JOB? Try inspection. out ofeightyneeded a second in- a second Charlotte,NC,oneof the country's The Union Cafe required a ResidenceLifeemployeesfeel spection and one even hotspotsratedashaving the Services, that the inspections are necessary third visitfromBuilding "#1Pro-Business atti- Court Apartments Nation's encourages all students whichcost them a$40fine. because Martin tude." 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Hormone levels may latedhis Acknowledging Objectionsin reasons for sendingU.S. force." the risks Senatecommit- dictate alcoholand druguse troopstoenforcetheBosnianpeace ofmilitaryinterventionin thewar- tee hearings surfaced around two — settlement. Republican congres- ravagedregion, Clinton assumed issues:therealpossibilityofAmeri- LEXINGTON,KY Think it'sjustacoincidence thatthehairiest sional leaders offered only cau- full responsibility for any casual- cancasualtiesandthechances ofa guy at thebars arealwaysthe most sober? Maybenot. Researchers tious support forthe mission. ties. military stalemate. Sen.SamNunn at the University of Kentucky alreadyknew that hormones trigger Clinton made his case in a His speechonlypartiallycon- (D-GA), who is highly respected bodily changesinstudents,but recentresearchindicates thattheymay twenty-minute televised address vinced skeptical lawmakers that onmilitary issues,soughtaclearer also influence whether they drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes or fromtheOvalOfficelast Monday. American vitalinterestsareatstake definition of the goals and time- marijuana. He sought torallyAmericans be- inBosnia. AlthoughClinton does table of the mission. But most UK psychiatrists found that high school girls who drink and hindthedispatch ofpeacekeeping not need formal congressional au- others followed Dole's example smokehave higher levels of the male hormone testosterone, which troops to enforce the U.N.-spon- thorization tosend troops,a joint andexpressedreluctant supportfor increases impulsivity and risk-takingbehavior,and the female hor- soredBosnian peace accord. The resolutionsupporting the mission U.S.actionthatiswidelyperceived moneestradiolthangirlswhodon't.Increasedlevelsofestradiolhave PresidentarguedthatAmerica has wouldenhance itscredibility. asinevitable. InSenate testimony been finked with breast cancer later in life as wellas feelings of both a moralduty and a strategic TheHouseofRepresentatives Tuesday,formernationalsecurity depressionand sadnessin adolescents. interest in ending the three-year- is more hostile to Clinton's pro- advisor Brent Scowcraft said, Male high schoolstudents whodrinkalchoholand smokemari- oldconflict. While vowing toend posal than the Senate. Majority "RiskyasIthink thesituationis for uana are likelytohavehigh levelsof testosteroneas well.Students executions, the ethnic Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) said U.S.troops,the alternative,in my withlotsof a hair-growthhormone, though,arelesslikely than their ising, the campaigns of rape obtaining House support "is not judgment,is a cleardisaster." peers to smoke marijuana. This hormone drains their energy and, terror," Clinton argued that going to be ... an easy proposi- SenateRepublicansonThurs- researchersspeculate,makesthemlessinterestedinexperimentation. war would reignite" and tion." Many freshman Republi- day began drafting a bipartisan It's unknown, though, whether increased hormones lead to tmass are waryofAmericanpartici- resolution supporting the use of substance abuseor theother wayaround. NATO wouldbecrippled without cans if it's Americanintervention. pation. "I see no reason to send American soldiersin Bosnia. A The study examined160 studentsattwoKentuckyhighschools, TheBosnianpeaceagreement youngmenoverthere tolose their resolution willdependonreaching oneruralandurban. Thestudents, mostof whom were16,answered was signed two weeksago by the lives over something we can do agreementon whether US troops asurvey andsaid whether theydrank orsmokedduringthe previous Presidents of Bosnia, Serbia, and nothing about," said Rep. Sue should be permitted to train and year. Researchersthentookbloodfromeach studentandanalyzedit Croatia at Wright Patterson Air Myrick (R-NC) ofCharlotte. arm Bosnian Muslims. A joint for hormones. Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. It Republicans in the Senate resolution of Congress is sched- Dr.Catherine Martin,the leadresearcher, saidthe study could authorizes theplacementof60,000 weremore subdued.in their reac- uled to be approved before the helppreventsubstance abuseandpotentiallyserioushealthproblems NATO troops, a third of them tionbecauseMajority Leader Bob formalsigningofthepeaceaccord byidentifying at-risk teensearly. Americans, inBosnia toenforcea Dole(R-KS), whosufferedsevere onDecember14.Iftroopsaresent cease-fire und protect a 2.5 mile injuriesinWorldWar II,threwhis shortly afterward, they will test Textbook on the Web Clinton'sbeliefthatAmerica widebufferzonebetweenthe war- supportbehindthePresident. "We "can RALEIGH — ToJohn Russ, seeingisbelieving. groups. intheCongresshave—aresponsibil- meanthedifferencebetweenpeace That's why the North Carolina State University engineering Clinton pledged that the ity to try to insure to our best and war." professorsays hecreatedamultimedia textbook onthe World Wide Ig,000 American ability — thatas this deployment troops sent to Web for his students. forward, Bosnia will be commanded by an goes that we create the Sourcesinclude:November28 TheCD-ROMtextbook,whichservesas astudyaidforstudent; Americangeneraland them- to limit conditions end it quickly and and 29 and December 1ofThe atNCStateand25other collegesnationwide,grewout ofRuss' own selvestopeacekeepingoperations. successfully," Dole said on the New York TimesandNovember classroomexperience,inwhichhenoticedhow engineeringstudents Senate floor Dole 28and30 WallStreetJour- The Joint Chiefs of Staff predict Thursday. ar- o/The inlargeintroductory classes had somedifficulty graspingthe mate- thatthemission willcost $2billion gued that once the President has nal. rial. DeanRusk Program Soon,Russ began using computer simulations, graphics, and animationinclass tohelp illustrate his points. Still,for most of the technical material,hehad toresort to verbal explanations. Sarajevo: Another Jerusalem? "One studentsaidtome, 'If theseare suchcomplex topics that youcan't draw themon the board,how amIsupposed to take notes By Eric Collings ofSarajevo. aspartof theNATOpeacekeeping on them?'"Russ says. Dean Rusk Adjunct Reporter Sarajevoplayedaprominent forceunderthecommandofAmeri- ThatinspiredRuss todevelopaCD-ROMtextbook. Nolonger role during the past four years. can General GeorgeJoulwan,the confined to explaining complex mechanical processesby drawing November21, following The siteof the 1984 WinterOlym- Bosnian Serb leadership intensi- illustrations ona chalkboard,Russand other NCSUinstructors can i weeks of intense negotia- picsisconsideredthesoulofBosnia fies itsrhetoric aboutSarajevo. In useclass time toanswerquestionsandrefine conceptsknowingthat tOni,theleaders— of the threerival and an important symbolof resis- his first public appearance since thestudents alwayshaveaccess toa technological tutor. Balkan states Presidents Alija tanceagainsttheinitialSerbsieges. the announcement of the peace "Wehavea lotofinformationthat —we'retrying topumpinto[the t:tbegovic of Bosnia, Franjo TheFebruary 1994Sarajevo mar- accord, theBosnian Serbmilitary students] through the wrong conduit their ears instead of their djmanofCroatia,and— Slobodan ketplace massacre led NATO to leaderGeneralRatkoMladiccalled eyes,"Russ says. — MilosevicofSerbia initialeda conduct its first-ever offensive for a new solution for Sarajevo, This year,Russ puthis material all300 workproblems, 700 peaceagreementendingthenearly operation,and another mortar at- insistedthat SarajevanSerbs would movies, and 1,500 pages of text — on the WWW. In addition to fouryearsofwarfareintheBalkans. tack this past September galva- never submit to Bosnian govern- explanationsof the includedmaterial,theVisualizations inMaterial Theagreement—dividesBosniainto nized public opinionagainst the ment control, and declared "we Space page hashundreds of animated examples, including a video two entities a Bosnian-Croat BosnianSerbsand yieldedretalia- cannot allow our people tocome tour ofasteelplantandmovinggraphicsofasledgehammerbreaking Federation— and a Bosnian Serb toryNATOair strikes whichmany under the rule of butchers." His variousitems. Republic andaccords refugees believe helped pressure the comments, laced withcriticismof "It's basically a better way for students to learn," says Russ, the legal right to return to their BosnianSerbstoacceptaceasefire. the deployment ofNATO troops, creatingtheteamofNCSUstudents whohelpedwiththe site. 'That's homes. A constitution creates a The DaytonAccord,which willbe echoed sentiments expressed by the whole idea." central with a grouppresidency, a formally signed in Paris on De- fellow indicted war criminal TheVisualizations inMaterialSpace pagecanbe found athttp:/ two-house legislature,and a cen- cember 14, creates an united Radovan Karadzic whosuggested /vims.ncsu.edu. tralbank althougheachentitywill Sarajevounder the control of the thatSarajevowillbecomethenext -from CollegePressService haveitsownpresident andlegisla- Bosnian-Croat Federation. The Beirut, and those of Momcilo whofearsmoregenocideorperse- Dayton Accord threaten the vi- tureaswell. SixtythousandNATO Bosniangovernmentinsistedupon Krasjisnik, President of the self- cution. Sarajevan Serbs fear re- abilityof the agreement. Never- peacekeepingtroopswillpatrol2.5 and wonanopenunifiedcity. The styled Bosnian Serb parliament. prisals under the rule ofthe Mus- theless,thefutureofSarajevoholds mile wide buffer zones between BosnianSerbs wanted some parts These statements foreshadow a lim-led government, and some great potential for furthering the theparties. However,evenasSec- of the city to become part of the possibleobstacle to the safety of Muslims believe that once the peace process. The city, inter- retaryofStateWarrenChristopher new Serb Republic and fear that the NATO forces. NATO troopsdepart,"theevilthat mixedwithMuslimmosques and praisedthedealas "avictory forall theDaytonAccordwillforcelong- ForeveryresidentofSarajevo befell Yugoslavia will resurrect Orthodox churches, could, as it those whobelieve ina multi-eth- time Serb residents to leave. whobelievesthepeace agreement itself again." Statements such as grows,build social and cultural nicdemocracyinBosnia,"Bosnian Therefore,asmostAmericans, meansa rebirth,a return topeace, thoseby French President Chirac bridges whichsupersedeeven the Serbs,whohadceded theirnegoti- including President Clinton and orsimply"nomorebeingafraidof whorecently suggested thatmea- most bitter ethnic divisions and atingrightstoPresident Milosevic, Congress, debate the decision to abullet findingmeor freezing on sures toprotect the Bosnian Serbs lead to aresumption of peoples' criticized provisions for the status send20,000U.S.soldierstoBosnia the front line," there is another in Sarajevoshouldbeadded tothe lives. THEDAVIDSONIAN MONDAY, DECEMBER4, 1995 7 W$t Babtbsoman AT THE ComoNSs ALENDA LUX UBI ORTA LIBERTAS

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Foundedin 1914 "TheSouth'sForemost College Weekly" Letters IfIhad a hammer Dewey cries foul Ihadalotof goodintentions Sit around for fifty yearsandthencollectapension. To theeditors, andsoattempted to make a view, one has to convince Startedseeing theroadto hellandjust whereit starts. Iwould like to thank jokeof it. Well,Ithoughtit others thathis orher view- But mylifeismore thana vision TheDavidsonian for taking wasagoodjokebut inpoor point is sensible. Resorting sweetest The partis actingafter makingadecision time to print a letter that I taste. to cheap four letter words Istarted seeing the wholeas asum of its parts. sent to the editors several After theissuecameout whosemeaningsdonot hold weeksago. Iappreciate the Ireceived severalmessages up in an argument not a My lifeis part of the globallife is effort paper makes to on myvoicemail, I'vefound myselfbecoming moreimmobile the somesup- sensible defense. My letter convey the opin- porting WhenI'dthink alittlegirl inthe world can'tdoanything. different my view while oth- addressed such tactics as A distant notionmycommunity ions of the studentbody. I ers adamantly opposing it. they are practiced in The A streetperson my responsibility must say, however, that I Thepaperobviously feltthat Davidsonian. IfIhave acareinthe worldIhaveagift tobring. read my letter with mixed the issue needed attention In her article, Miss emotions. whenevertheyrespondedto Wampler expressed how Gottaget out ofbed getahammerandanail My letter was repro- itin suchanimmature way. writersin theOpinions sec- hands, just Learn how tousemy not myhead ducedon theletters pageof Inthemostrecentissue.Miss tion are subject to scrutiny Ithinkmyselfintojail the Opinions sectionin the MaryWamplersubmittedan by thereaders. Indeed they NowIknow arefugenevergrows November 13th issue and article dealing with student are, and it Fromachinina handina thoughtful pose isbecause of this then continued on a later expression they should at- Gotta tendtheearthif youwantarose. andtheviewpoint scrutiny that page theheading Iheldin my letter. The is- tempt to present- -Emily Sailers af-theIndigo Girls under "Re- their views allyPissed." The topicthat sue,then,isa viableone,and ina mature way. Aneffec- — my letterdealt with wasthe Idonotunderstandhow the tive learning Community,humanity,globality,responsibility it's timetogetahammerand anail environment overuse of unprofessional papercanignoreitwhile stu- must provide student and joinHabitat for Humanityin their commitment toservice. Just when youthink you for language in pa- evidently strongly expression, also can't do anythingfor change;just whenyouresignyourself to theisolated,alienatedlife the school dents feel butitshould per. Clearly theeditors do about it. teach how toexpress. Raw ofhumankindinapostmodern,industrial world;justwhen you succumb to theimmobile not my views, Concerningmy letter,I expression appre- paceof everydaylife;just whenyousitback and watchtelevisioninamindless pose;just share but that is seldom is not the issue. Icannot fear that some people may ciated and often misunder- when you think the lessons learned at Davidsoncouldn't possiblybenefit you letalone helpbut be offended when have derived the wrong stood. Therefore,whentry- anyoneelse,you findagrouplikeHabitatforHumanity thatdedicatesitself toworkingfor thepapereditorializesanedi- meaning. Ido notadvocate ing to express one's opin- others. not censoring of opinions, ions, must CampusgroupslikeHabitat,ProjectLife,Reach Out,LoveofLearning,Environmen- torial letter. If it had the one considerhow beenmyletter,the injustice nor do Ifeel that anyone others willtake thatexpres- talAction,BigSister,Big all goals: to community to Brother sharecommon servethe and wouldstill The sion. Without this consider- reach outto thoseinneed. Working towardanidealistic reality,thesegroupshave worked bethe same. should conform their paperclearlymeanttoinsult thoughts to what others ation, an article disregards toset standards forus now and inthefuture. themessage and would have them theintegrityofthe In Habitat for Humanity has gone to such lengths to remind everyone daily of these undermine think. reader. its meaning. Rather, Ihold the opinion doingthis,theintendedmes- standards.Their vigorouscrusadeis not onlytobuild theDavidsonHabitat forHumanity Icertainly did not ex- that when expressingone's sagebecomes asineffective House but toinclude manyDavidsonians inrallies,inthe Hammerhead Club, and in the pecteveryonetoagree with thoughts in a school news- as clanging metal and as constructingof sucha house. in letter,but paper, one should bear emptyas asushibar a But whatHabitatforHumanityisreallyconstructingisn'tsimplyahouseoraclub; it's my opinion the in during Ithink that as an opinion it mind the audience. After salmonella epidemic. an ideology, a code, a way of living and thinking. And perhaps the construction of a should havebeenrespected all, how can amessage do commitmenttoservicein a microcosmofanintellectually and self-consumed faculty and as such. Instead,someedi- any goodiftheinitialeffect studentryis theirtoughestgoal,and willbetheir mostvalued accomplishment. Their work tors felt obligated to flout of thephraseology repulses Sincerely, togetthe massesinvolvedisn'tjusttobuildafoundationforahouse,butastrongideological this attackontheirmethods, thereaders?Todefendone's DeweyN.Ervin, Jr. '99 foundation on which we all canbuild in every endeavor ofour lives. Andperhapscreatinga highly visibleHammerheadClubhasplantedtheseedinallof ourmindsto wanttojointhecrusade. Manyofuswant tobeintheknow,doingandthinking what's politically and socially acceptable; on some level, we all want to be in the Habitat explains goals Hammerhead Club. Maybe thereasons for wanting tobeapartofthe HammerheadClub aren'talwaystherightones,butevenonthe mostsuperficiallevel,apersonwhocontributes To the editors, our needed amount. The pray that this willcontinue to thecause is insome way affected. Ihaveheardagreatdeal mostimportantthingevery- to bring together ourcam- Service,foundations,contributions,support,commitment,dedication,hammers, and of misinformation, so Ijust one onthis campus needsto pusuntilthehouseisbuiltin nailsreally meansomething. We're not justlooking tofeelgood aboutourselvesbut to do wantedtoclarifythreepoints know is that $20 is just a May. goodforotherpeople. We'relookingto setthehigh standardsof serviceandcommitment about the Wildcat Habitat number and not arequire- On behalf of everyone to the community,to build that strong foundation— now to benefit others in the future. project. Firstofall, we are ment or alimit. Itis compa- onthe Habitat HouseCom- Support the Habitat for Humanity House not only by contributing money, but by not trying toraise $40,000. rable to the numbers that mittee,Iwantedtothank the communicatingtheideasandusingyourhands withahammerandanail.Doitforyourself, This is the averagecost of a SallyStruthers uses to give many people who have al- doitfor Davidson,doit for yourcommunity,do it for others. Habitat house. It does not you an idea of the total readybeeninvolvedin this include thein-kinddonations amount needed: "if every- campus-wide project. My that we will be receiving. oneon thiscampusgavejust hope is that the excitement The actual amount that we $20, we would be able to for the project willbuildin weeklyonMonday duringthe falltermby thestudentsof TheDavidsonianispublished are estimating is $25,000- reach ourgoal." these last weeks before address fan correspondences to: TheDavidsonian, DavidsonCollege. Please mail and $30,000. 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Hisrecentchoreofconvinc- dain for Americanpolitics derives D.C.? As a senior whose tour of public but what business is it of knockingontheU.S.Embassydoor ingtheCongressfortheneedofan from the lack of any violence or dutyatFortDavidsonendsinafew ours tosay thatthe American Em- strappedwithahundredpoundsof American intervention in Bosnia upheaval in our government. Jo- months,Icannot helpbut feel dis- bassyinTelAviv shouldbemoved explosives. has come under stiff opposition sephStalin simply eliminated ev- enchanted with the prospects for to Jerusalem? —_- fromwhoelse? eryone whowasaperceivedthreat ___^_^_ ____^____ thiscomingsummerofjoiningthe Has theappeal Sabotagingthe to him. In Iraq, the deposed suits in the morning commute to ofJewish votes policies of monarch's body was dragged MetroCenter. Let meexplainjust distracted Bob America's bias towards one of the Clinton has through the streets ofBaghdadin someof the reasons. Dole's ratio- become the 1958. 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Iwouldlike tobeginonaside only way Igotit to print mylast note. For the many distrusting paper was by making aside deal students whoaccused meof forg- with the printer in which Iprom- ingthelettertotheeditorfromJen iseditmy firstbornmalechildand Guggenheimer Afill, SetliOT yeSf Rawlingspublished inlast week's agreed to interface it witha sexy Davidsonian,Iwould like toreit- Ink Jetmodel. As a student counting down They seefm like a good idea, latest "Hook Party"pollsindicate) erate myinnocenceintheaffair. I Aside from the deviousness thedaysuntil Iamthrust into the though. A house invites—senior theyareallinlove withBritt Tay- most certainly did not forge that of my PC, Iobject to the over real worldand fed to the dogs,1 menand freshmen women and lorandhiste//>>. Graduationprob- letter. As the amateur journalist emphasis on computer oriented thought Iwouldoutline some of that,one seniorfriendof mine can ablymeanslessbingedrinkingand thatIam, Iconsider myselfabove communication.Iunderstandsend- the anomaliesofbeing asenior. attest to, is a lethalcombination. therefore thelastchanceIhaveof suchblatantattemptsatundermin- ing brief notes one-mail because Interviewing:Iam definitely not Apartments: What am Igoing to developing a top-notch belly of ing the integrity of the paper for it's faster and you can communi- anexpertonthesubject,seeingas do next year when Idon't have myown. self-flattery (not far above, but cate withalargergroupofpeople how I've never been to one, nor thoseRLOdudescomingby tosee Hookingup:Thistopichas always above nevertheless). What is moreeffectively. plan toif Icanhelp it.However,I that myplace is cleantwicea year beenasourceofdebateoncampus wrong with you people? Is it so Our Senior Colloquium pro- dohavesome gripesabout theon- (thatisofcourseiflgetthebusboy so I'llsay aslittle as possiblebut hard to believe that someoneen- fessor always sends us messages campus interviewing process job I'm interviewing for, and it probably still make some people joys my articles? Actually, Iovere-mail concerningupcoming which everyone else is so en- pays enough to pay the rent). It mad. What amIgoing todo next haven'truled outthepossibilityof assignments and scheduling wrapped.Firstof all,why wouldI reallydoes amazeme how fast a year whenIdon'thave aresource sarcasm in the letter, but that is changes. Thatis fine. Very help- drunk, want towork for acom- " toshop for vul- another issue. Anyway, enough ful,infact. But thereplacementof panysodesperateforem- nerable women who I on that. personal interactionbye-mailand ployees have can "c'c ' thinking that to go . rTTl_ t nt0 Ifeel Imay havesteppedona on-line services isridiculous. around recruiting them. J_ flC LICXt PCrSOFl I'm suave and stun- few toes in my article last week Ioncehadtogo to thelibrary Come on people, have ningly handsome and whenIattemptedtocondemncom- on a Friday afternoon to do some you ever met those tllclt StSKS IT1C reallyonlywant tobring puternerdiness. Ididnotmean to copying, and Iwitnessed a very Anderson Consulting her back to my apart- criticize people who spend large frighteningsight.Outofthe wood- tools? Than again, a 1X/ti$lt ment t0 snow her my amounts time on work and behind their Wliai T'lTIA llf HnillCF**ulll of computers, from nor- more realistic assess- fe poster of Kirk especiallyprofessorsofmine who mal hiding places, droves of pale ment of my aversion to Cameron? are right now pondering final kids who Ihad neverseenbefore DCXlnovf \Tt±€kV """ p these interviews is that j"ai or those grades. 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It was like these zom- Also, Inever know when these apartmentcan betransformedinto ofChambers, try reading thatsen- studyingand computerizedtoys. bies who stay indarkness all day recruiter dorks are coming, since a wasteland ofbeer cans, unread tence again assuming a sarcastic Ithinkmost ofmy bitterness hademerge tofeast ontheinternet thelast timeIlistenedtoan entire sections of the paper, and my tone. toward the realm of computers linesthroughtheirpreciouse-mail. messagefromBrendaHarvey was roomate's(a.k.a. Tabby the Rat) Well I'msureIleftoutabunch comesfrommy poor,actually dis- Fearing for my life,Ihad to whenever she sent the first one dirty dishes. If he and his girl- of noteworthy senior issues, but mal, relationship with my PC. run. E-mail is great for sending (andeventhenIkindofspacedout friend don'tgetmarried soshecan I'mtrying toworkoncomingback Recently, justbefore Ineeded to freemessages tocomrades in out- foraboutfiveminutesinthemiddle keephim inline,hemay be worse for another senior year to study print animportant paper,my com- of-town locales,but if Iever find of it). off thanme. theminmore depth (at leastthat's puterandprinterjoinedforcesand out thatthesecharacters are mail- Thequestion:Thenextpersonthat Marriage:I'mscaredeventotouch whatI'mtellingmy parents), madeadealwithSatan. The thing ing theirbuddies oncampus, I'm asksme whatI'mdoingnextyear... this one, but what the hell. Too But if 1do graduate I'll be ispossessed,Itellyou.Itsmonitor going tohave to takedrastic, vio- Champagne parties: Apparently many people my age are getting thinkingabout my married class- hasn't started spinning around or lent action. there was one Friday night. My married.Justbecausecollegeends mates with high-paying(andhigh projectile vomiting like the kidin With all this computerized friends claim that 1 went toit,and doesn't meanthe fun has to. stress)jobsasIrelaxeachnightin TheExorcist,but the thingis defi- communication we have lost the judgingbytheheadache Ihad when I'm sure Ijust wrote off any my bachelor pad, drinking cham- nitely in league withLucifer. It skills of personal interaction. I 1wokeupSaturdaymorning,some- chance of marrying a Davidson pagnefrom thebottle,rubbingmy doesn't doanythingItellit to,and one must have clobbered me with woman with that comment, but belly and thinking about my easy iteither won'tprint or does so at a a bottle whenIshowed up. from what Iunderstand (and the goingjob atBurger World. fraction of its normalspeed. The See Jefeonpage9 Opinions ".«— *«« 9

Casey Hawthorne

My roommate must have examplecomesfromclass. Weare say Ihave developedmore than social activity forums. Unfortu- ing one of the top schools inthe reachednew levelsofdesperation. forced to intermingle daily with onecloserelationshipsittingatmy nately short, countryandboasting adiverseand He has come to me, Casey new people with whom we must house tryingtodigestanothercorn AftercompilingthislistIreal- variedstudentbodywehave failed Hawthorne, the man he dubbed have something incommonor we dog orrunningnaked through the izedtherestillexistsalargeneces- tomeetmany of the interests out- "the mathdork," askingfor an ar- wouldn'tbeinthesameclass. Un- women'shouseson self-selection sityfororganizations wherepeople sideof writing,foreignaffairs,lan- " ticle. Iguess we know who has fortunately,however,Iwouldhave night. cansocializeandmeet.Not every- guages,orscholarship. Afriendof won the duel of majors between to say Ihaven't met any life long Alongwiththefraternitiesand one likes going to the court, not mine goes to the University of mathandEnglish.Letitbeknown friends in a _ everyoneenjoys _^^^_^^___ < Texas where there exists suchdi- that Iwould never go to the so humanities playing sports. verse and extreme organizations called "ElJefe"forhelpwithmath. Iec Bein one of the t0 schools in the as the YoungCross Dressing At- Despite,asStanBoydsoaptly Th e n 8 P a«JV£ torneys. stated last week, the gun beingat there are COUIltry and boasting a diverse groupsdesigned This may be a littlebizarre, my head, I'm actually writing to sports. Any- for people with, butitproves thepoint thatdiverse voice a true concern of mine. Ibodywhohas student body,_ we have failed to meet common inter interestsexist,andtheyneedatten- recently took partin aninterview everplayeda ,. ests to congre- tion. Wecouldhaveorganizations about dating at Davidson..After sportrealizes many 01OUr Students interests. gate and inter for displaced Yankees suffering answeringthe myriadofquestions the special act. Iacknowl- from carpetbaggerprejudice. We rangingfrom "how do you define bond you "^"^~" ~^^^"^"""~"" edge the few couldhave a crew ofpeople who hookingup?"to"doesdatingactu- form with anybody with whom eatinghouses wehave the scores uniqueexamplessuchas theDean study and enjoy certain types of ally exist at Davidson?" Ibegan yousweat and shower thatmuch, ofparties each semester. Butitis Rusk Program, F.L.A.G., Hobart music. Iwouldlike tobe theFirst wonderinghowpeople atDavidson There arealsolists ofadmin- reallyhard to get toknow anyone Park,the YoungRepublicans,and to invitepeople who love tocook really get to know each otherand istrative programs sponsored by when youcanbarelyunderstand a suchprogramsprovided bya few toforma cookingclub thatexperi- whatactivities oncampusactually theUnion, and,of course,the list wordthey say,or when you can't majorssuchas thelanguagetables ments with international and re- facilitatesuchintimateencounters. of eatinghouses and fraternities, evenremembertheirnamethenext at the Commons or the math gionaldishes.Ifyouhaveaninter- The best and most universal Speaking from experience,Ican morning. That'sprettymuchitfor coffees. But somehowIthinkbe- est,get moving,and start a club. Emily O'Brien defined Davidson ' Ihave been consumed this sometimes while "hooking,"but a tions aregood ways of getting to Chillin by a certain fast frat boy not callingafter adate function is a weekby sex. Isuppose that the hook can mean anything from a know people. Ihave taken all of friend of mine, this term is the major faux pas. Calling leads me propertermis "gender,"butinthis kiss on thedance floor to staying my friendsforyearsandtheyhave alternativetodating at Davidson, to my next term... everincreasingly politically cor- overin someone'sroom for three returnedthe favor. Icanhonestly It is theeternal stateoflimbothat Saying Hey:Picture this,you are rect worldalittleboldnesscannot weekendsina row. say Ihave had a better time than both guys and girls live in when walkingonthe thirdfloorofCham- hurt. Anyway for some reason Watching aMovie: This term is mostpeoplethat aresufferingwhile theydonotknow"whatisup"with bers on the Union side. "HE" or every conversation that Istarted arguable,but frommy experience trying to"hook"with theirdates,____the person that they are hanginV "SHE" is walking towards you this week turnedrapidly to adis- this is a pick _^ _^^^_ chillin' with. comingfromthePolySciside.Do cussion ofgenderrelations.Now you say "hey, what's up?" and the fact that Iam on.the Rusk Don't getme AH the chaos surroundingHook olTTecrS keep ongoing,ordo you actually board,andhelpedorganize"Hook Party and Senior ChampagneParty stop and talk to the person even Party"may havehadsomethingto r^ °" one throughyou fear anawkwardsitu- do withit. The truthofthe matter watching nas giyenme some hope in that we out the court ation? Chances are one or the is thatIlearnedalotthis weekfrom happens, but r at whichu time otherofyoucouldboltdownthose theseconversations.Therearesev- when some- are thinking, andat least this week, you either talk life saving centerstairs. Iperson- eral varieties of opinions about one asks you ... or play stupid ally wouldrecommend talking to whatcertainDavidsontermsmean. to"go watch ————we——are talking. ————— games. theperson. ConsideringthatIalways givemy amovie"at 2 —^ Calling: The Ihavelearnedalotthis week. opinionbefore someoneasks for a.m.chances arehe orshemaynot Dating:Iamnot reallysure how phoneisamythatDavidson.Con- Everyoneat Davidson thinks dif- it,hereismy listofDavidsonterms evenhavea VCR. to define this considering it hap- traryto therestoftheworldIthink ferently about the gender situa- asIhaveseen themovertheyears: DateFunction:DateFunctionsare pens so infrequently at Davidson that the phones stop working on tion. Hook:Contrary tosomeofthe notthreateningevents.Ifsomeone exceptforcertain seniorsand jun- Sunday night. So keep that in Allof thechaos about Hook definitions Iheard from people asksyoutoadate functionyou are iorswhoprefertorefer todatingas mind nexttime youare waitingfor PartyandSeniorChampagnePar- this week,"hook" doesNOTmean neither beholdento hook up with being "together." Inother words acall. Callingisa variedissue,and tieshasgivenme somehope,how- havingsex. Yes,sexhappenshere them or have a relationship sheisw/f/i himandhe is with her. inallofmyconversationsthisweek ever,inthat weare thinking,and at at Davidson, and yes it happens (fear!!!!) with them. Date Func- HangingOut. Alsoreferred to as noconsensus occurred,exceptthat leastthis week,wearealltalking. people used to "call" on their friends instead of using stealth voice mail messages ore-mail to Jefe communicate? Remember when companies frompage8 would send real,live representa- tives tomeetingsinsteadofspeak- ingover computergeneratedcon- %} Man I loveit whenpeoplestopby tovisit ferencescreens? or give me a ring. The human MaybeI'mjustoldfashioned; voiceis alotmoreappealingthan Ilikepeoplemore thanmachines. a computer screen. When Igraduate in May and as- And whathappens whenyou sume theCEOpositionof amajor start interviewingfor jobs? You corporation,I'mtakingeverything can't do that via e-mail. IfIever back to oldschool. MaybeIdis- catchsomeonetryingtoask some- like computers because they are oneelse out on adate overe-mail smarter thanme. Iwillgobizerk. There aredefinite OrmaybeIjustget lostinthis benefits of the technology of the ageoftofu,modems,faxmachines, shows, computerage,but wecan't letour- fakebreasts,afternoon talk selves loose every last skill we athleticstrikes,andMicrosoft Win- havebyrelyingcompletely oncom- dows. Either way, I'm scared, , puters. because' if I'moverwhelmed at21 Nothingseems realanymore. Idon t even want toimagine where Remember the old days when I'llbeat 61. A RTS & LIVING MONDAY,DECEMBER 4,1995

Movie Review Not Toying Around Toy Story hits it big

By Ed Acle Movie Critic

Remember when E.T. first cameout somanyyears ago? Re- member how you used to pester yourparents,wanting toseeitover and over? And remember that even when you saw it for the fifth time you still wantedto go back Saturdaynight's Student,Faculty, Variety. Brandon Clarke and see it again? It doesn'tseem Pianist at andStaff like there are too many movies thesedayswiththattypeofappeal. Therehave beensomefairly good recent movies,but if someonehad askedmelast weektoname amovie that1 think shouldbeconsidereda classic I'dhave to go a few back SHOWINGBy ChadFogleman , summerNight's ConstructionOFFParty"(adramaredeemedbyit'scostum- years. Now,Ijust have togoback Sttijff Writer ing: fairy J.D.DuPuy woregreentinselheadgear). to the day before Thanksgiving. Of the thirdact, M.C. Gordonpredicted,"Thisgirl can sing,"and SinceToyStoryopeneduponthat The diverse talent of the dozen acts in the first annual Student, seniorLauraLeibfreid complied withAlanisMorrisett's "ForgiveMe, Wednesday,Ihave been tosee it FacultyandStaff VarietyShowmarveled aSaturdaynight 900Room Love"insimple andstrong acappella. Katherine guitarist three times. Palmer and crowddespite the unrelenting O.J. jokesof Professor John Swallow DianeKrauseofEcdysis(whichmeans "molting"and,moreover,is"fun Thismovieshouldpropel ani- ("math department humor," as his fellow emcee Terri Gordon ex- tosay," Palmer confessed) treated listeners to an harmoniousoriginal mation into the next stage. As plained). The home-grown showcaseof music, song andpoetry was "In YourOwnTime." SophomoreDavidMilling phone manyof youknow, thisis the first needed a book sprinkledwith MiddleEastern dancingbyLittlelibrarian JanBlodgett toreachthekeys,buthispianoand vocal work"CloseMyEyes"stillleft movie ever done completely by (it's a shame she can't wear thosebells onher hips when she strolls watching Sara Beth Hamlin so "speechless" she spent the entire intermission computer.When thetoys through the government documents')and the edifyingcoupletsof the go through their motions I was Habitat HouseCommittee's (very) vaguely Shakespearean"A Mid- See ShOW onpage 12 amazedfor the firstthree minutes. 1didn't notice the effects for the rest of thefilm, because they were U2'sPassengers takes a new train, sogoodIforgotthey wereeffects. Partsof the filmaresolifelike that italmost seemsthat they werelive but doesn't get off at the right stop action. The animation alone is By Berry James and feature only slightest reasonenoughtogoseeToyStory. the hint MusicCritic samples as The most magical aspect of of guitar, using odd percussionandbackgroundnoise. Toy Story,however,isn't theani- Amidst a whirlwindof syn- Melody kept a mation; it's the story. The plot is to minimum as thesizer,processedguitar,andfrag- well, although track, seems deceptivelysimple,but on the final mentedcrooning, Brian Eno and FromLet's Native," retlection can mean as much as "Theme Go the four members of U2 finally echoesthe intensity and suave of you want to bring to it. On the cross the boundary into the pre- "Zooropa" with its regulatedbass surface level the story is about a carious realmofart rock withtheir and rhythmic guitar. "Beach Se- toy cowboy named Woody who latest release entitled Original quence"is the epitome of repeti- haslongbeen his owner'sfavorite Soundtracks, 1.Ifyoucanimagine tionalthough got anice toy. He ceases being Andy's fa- it's vibe to the process ofevolutionthat took it. vorite toy, when Andy receivesa Tree, the band from The Joshua Theactualsongsembody only BuzzLightyear toy. Buzz,ontop through Achtung Baby, and into a pinch of the traditional U2 but ofbeingasnazzytoy,alsobelieves Zooropa then this might album still emanate the characteristic thatheis arealSpaceRanger.The make sense, although those who wordplay rest of thefilmconcernsitself with moodiness and careful areexpectinga typicalU2 album ofBono'slyrics.Only or the trouble Woody and Buzz get six seven willbe sadly disappointed. of the into whenWoodytriestotakeback fourteen trackshave words The conceptbehindOriginal at alland those that do his spot as Andy'sfavorite toy. (at sometimes Soundtracks 1 least asIunder- repeatasingle phrasethroughout. Uponcloserexamination,7V>y it) stand liesin thetitle. Thesongs (Take "Always Forever Story becomes much more than a writtenasbackground Now'l were music whichfits the title tomelodywith- story about toys that cometo life to Because this, various films. of out any additional lyrics.) The when their owners aren't around. thealbumlacksthecontinuity and track withthe most Itisalso ameditation ontheafter- Passengers:OriginalSoundtracks. attitude has to theme of previous releases al- be"Elvis America," life, a tale about coming torealize Ate astripped though there is a characteristic attributed to Passengers, a name The tracks range from dance chant of cliche with an annoying one'splaceintheworld,andalook Eno,U2, sound which comes from Eno's intended to encompass driven instrumentals such as background sample gritting at the fickle nature of friendship. "El- tailored synthesizer. Also,theal- and whoever else they can get to "UnitedColours"tofairlyevolved vis" with deep-throated enthusi- Another part of what makes the bum marketed (since hasn'tbeen inU2's join them. This time it's song ideas like "Miss Sarajevo" asm. "Whitetrash/Memphisflash/ movie sing are the various other to become (where isjoined name. BecauseofEno'scontribu- expected that this is a Bono byPavarotti Didn't smoke hash/Would have tions (whichmight exceed that of tradition)thelistincludes Luciano on lead vocal). Most of the See Toy onpage12 .the.b.and.members),foe.album. js<. Pavarotti,HowieB, andHoli. .. ■instrumentals have-little structure S«U2 -onpage12 zMv,~ „ re£ arts & living ".z_*<.,w Snow,Skiing, Hot tubs, A Good Time !-all near Davidson? By Christy Shi ginia,andNorthCarolinaproves a fortunately,these slopes are also Travel Correspondent fulfilling experience. the furthest away. 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Thisisonly awarning;such SkierinWest Virginia. vancedslope at oneofthe follow- ifitistoocold,roadconditions can anobstacle does not inhibit one's areallnestledhere.Because these night skiing you cando willsave ing resorts may onlyclassify as a become toohazardous toattempt, abilitytohave agoodtime. areclusteredwithinthe samearea, youmoney. Nightskiingis a pos- bluerunout west.Unlikethetrends especiallyat thehigher altitudes. Boone and its surrounding it is wisetocall andcompare stu- sibility since these mountainsare inthe northeast, there are few, if West Virginiaslopespossess mountain towns haveseveralski- dentratesandspecialnightskiing only a maximum of two hours any, tree skiingexperiences tobe higheraltitudesthanthoseofNorth ing options. Appalachian Ski opportunities. Rates tendtogoup away. Season lift ticketsare also had. Nonetheless,a visit totheski Carolina and Virginia,depending Mountain, Ski Beech, Ski on weekends,bothfor lift tickets available. mountains of Virginia, West Vir- upon theindividualskiresort. Un- Hawksnest,and Sugar Mountain and for rentals, so any weekday/ The Chamber Singers'deliver personal renaissance

By Jay Hudson arebaroquecomposers,living the solemnnatureof the text." tion anthem for George II. The tor at DavidsonCollege,has cre- Guest Writer majority of theirlives in the 18th These tworenaissancepieces choir performed this composition ated a flawless ensemble. The century. werefollowedupbytwopiecesby with three trumpets and timpani. PresbyterianChurchprovidedjust TheDavidsonCollegeCham- The first two pieces on the J.S.Bach. The first workwasfor Essentiallythis piece,in thecon- therightacousticsforanensemble ber Singers performed their fall programwereHosahna to theSon solo organ and performed by the text of a coronation ceremony, ofthissize,makingthegroupsound concertlastWednesdayeveningin ofDavid byThomasWeelkes and accompanist and church organist praisestheBritishkingand wishes superb. thePresbyterianChurch. The en- Ave Verum Corpus by William JaneCain. himlonglifeandasuccessfulreign. This concert represented a sembleconsistsof 19 selectmem- Byrd. Both of these pieces are Thesecondworkprovidedthe Inthe context of the concert, this semester's worth of the group's bers ofthecollegeConcert Choir, compositions set to sacred texts: highlight oftheperformance. The piece served as a good closer. It practice. Thesingers workedhard 18 students'andone faculty mem- thefirst one set toaportionof the choir performed a ten movement providedabang toendtheconcert. andsucceededingivingamagnifi- ber. Theconductoroftheensemble Gospel according toSt. Matthew, pieceentitledJesu,MeineFreude, Overall, thechoir performed centperformance.Greatshowand isDonnaDi Grazia. the secondone to a "Hymn after (Jesus,MyJoy) Thispieceisbased extremely well. DiGrazia,inone congratulationstoall. Altogether the concert in- the Consecration for the Feast of onLutheranchoralesas wellasSt. yearofher tenure aschoral direc- cludedfour differentchoral selec- CorpusChristi." Paul'sepistle,and"isoneofBach's tions and one selection for solo DuringHosanna totheSonof early triumphs in vocal music." organ. The singersperformedex- David,thefourdifferent voiceparts Generally,the 10movementsem- Celebrate Staff AppreciationDay clusively renaissanceandbaroque intertwined togetherin sucha way phasizerejoicing inthe name and music;composersincludedEnglish that represented the secular En- protectionoftheChristian Lord. (Tuesday,December 5) composers Thomas Weelkes and glish madrigal. This is not too Thefinalwork oftheevening The students thankyou foryour hard work and dedication. William Byrd, and Germancom- surprising considering that Tho- wasa bombasticpieceby Handel BuildingServices Custodians posersJohannSebastianBachand mas Weelkes is better known as a entitled Zadok the Priest. This Senior/Lead CustodiansHenry Withers.Dorothy Burton, Larry George Frideric Handel. Both composer of English madrigals. work was composed as acorona- Persell. 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Do not be TheRugratsreceived topbill- This Thursday, Danielle confused, Danielle is not one ing at theSouthern Music Show- Howie blessed the Jumpin' Java caught between the rebellious caseand they soonwill berecord- coffee house witha beautiful mu- worlds of the hippies or the ing anew albumwithSimpleMa- sical experience. An energetic hardcore. Takingin whateverele- chines, an independent Arlington pixie, Danielle guzzled "naive" ments she chooses her own, label. Danielle released her very water and told life stories of a Danielleis aninnovativeandwitty firstfull-lengthalbumwiththehelp tormented, yet bemusedSouthern minstrel, who shouldnot beover- oftheEducationalServicesatUSC, woman.Hersongs weavedtalesof looked. Live at McKissick Museum, just rednecks, grandma's cooking, Originally from a small town this year. rusty Camaros, trailer love, and outsideofRock Hill,Daniellehas She sold many copies ofher childhood enemies. There wasn't played her own songs since her CD to newly found fans at a singleseatleft intheUnionOut- high school days. Since gradua- Davidson. Surrounded byadmir- post,butthatdidn'tkeep listeners tion,shehasbecome ashiningstar ers wantingautographsandbitsof fromcrowdingalong thewallsand in the Charlotte and Columbia homegrown wisdom, Danielle squatting on the floor. Without music scenes within the past few flushed at the well deservedatten- anylightsforeffectsorherregular years. Formerly in Lay Quiet tion. back-up band, Daniellemesmer- Awhile,Daniellenow works full- 'Thisis oneofthe thingsIlike ized onlookers with a 90 minute timewiththenewlyformedgroup, todo. Actually,it'smyvery favor- set of powerful and deeply per- the Rugrats. According to Eric ite,"shesaid. "Thanks somuchfor sonaltunes.CitingHankWilliams ChristensenandPennyCraver,pro- letting me share this part of me Sr.andtheMelvins asher primary prietorsoftheTremontMusic Hall, with you." Thankyou,Danielle. Postcards from the Edge Slow Boat to China: Students experience the Orient By Deaver Traywick nosoonerthanKaty Saldarinihad excellent. Eatingricethreetomes Brabsonhas landed ajobteaching andliterature,but ourclassesdon't & Meredith Strong metherroommate Xanadra,John a day has made us allchopstick Englishhereat the college. You, end there. Guess Writers Spainhour met Jackie, and Chris experts. too, caneasily do both teach and .Manyofus arebecomingquite WilliamsmetXiaLei,a.k.a.Grant Some of us have taken full takeclasses here inBeijing. skilledinChinese cooking,paint- Surprise, excitement, shock, Hill, that they were sold on their advantage of ubiquitous Beijing Within a weekof our arrival, ing, and Tiii Chi. (We are also anticipation: all these words and newChinese friends. FiveStarbeer(twenty-fiveounces, wehad all purchased new thirty- becoming fine interpretersof En- morecouldbeusedtodescribeour Most ofus live ina "Melrose twenty-five cents), while others dollar Flying Pigeon bicycles, an glish languagesigns whichread, reactions to Beijing. By the time Place"-style courtyard (sans pool spendtheweekendsexploringdis- essentialcommodity in thiscity of "Please,nosmockinginthebuild- we eleven, including Gill "Old andtoilets) wherewearefrequently cos such asNightman,whereKaty, millions of bikes. Bicycle and ing,"or "Please do noturinate on Tyger" Holland, graduate from subjectedto blaringrenditionsof MeredithStrong,andGillHolland. automobile traffic simultaneously themonuments," or even"Incase Capital Normal University Col- the Beatles, Air Supply, Michael Jr.(anunexpectedvisitor)appeared is controlled by a uniformed of- offire, ejaculatethebuilding.") lege ofForeignLanguagesinDe- Jackson, and theEverlyBrothers. on a big-screen television torave ficer ona pedestalinthe centerof If youareplanning on study- cember, we will have worn out So far Randall Lee has been reviews. every intersection. Nonetheless, ingabroad,knowthatifyouchoose those wordsand many others. the only Davidson representative Michael Wang fills us in on Spencerwasunabletoavoidahead- athird-worldcountry therewillbe A few ofus wereimmediately to successfully challenge a Chi- theboxscoresafter watchingCNN oncollisionwith aChinesecyclist manydemandingobstacles toover- surprised upon arrival tofind that nese studentin their favorite pas- from thehot tub at the Shangri-La duringrush hour. come. However,tenofyourclass- we had been outfitted withChi- time,ping-pong. ApartfromSpen- Hotel. BrianParrish,on theother We are in Beijing this fall, mates and one "Old Tyger" are nese roommatesto make our stay cerSword'sbeef lungand John's hand,has become the lead singer along with sixtyother Americans, proof that adjustment is difficult more enriching. However,it was broiledscorpion,thefoodhasbeen for a Chinese band, while Juli primarily tolearnChineselanguage butentirelyrewarding. professor/ singer/ guitarist John "RagsIBear" wasRavi Jain'sen- Hanks. The supporting cast per- Wertheimer came to her rescue ergeticsong ofcleansingthe "so- forms impeccably, lead by Don Show with his hilarious "La Di,Da Di lemnity of my mistakes," and Toy Rickles' turn as Mr.Potato Head. (KillThem Bugs)",ahymnto"in- Davidson chaplin Rob Spachfol- Before Isaw this movie for frompage10 sectinfestation" somewhatinline lowedwithareadingofthenatural frompage10 the first timeIsaw apreview for withtheHabitat Housetheme,and poetryof Mary Oliver. Conclud- Disney's nextanimated film,The praisingthediminutiveMillingand his modern-day"Silent Night." ingwasa vibrant 'TheyMight—be allusions contained in the film. Hunchback ofNotre Dame, and his fellow artists. Davidson's di- Geordie Schimmelregretted Giants"ditty coveredbyMoxie CloseEncountersoftheThirdKind, thought that it was going tobe an rectorofnews &photographyBill not indulging in a pre-recitation guitarists James and Nathan and The Shining,Star Trek, TheLion astonishingfilm. When Isaw the Giduz boasted,"Ido some ofmy drink alaJohn Montague;still the cellist Angela,the onlyDavidson King,and ascoreof othermovies preview forHunchbackthesecond bestworkinthe dark,"and wenton juniorpoet'svoicerenderedhand- students(besidesFernando)offirst have varioushomages devoted to time,however,Icouldn't helpbut toproveit,demonstratinghisdark- somely such dense and rhythmic namefame. themplantedin the film. think howprimitive itlooked next roomskillsbyspoolingfilmwitha poemsashis"QuotidiaofaQuail." The grandest finale was the The voicesofthe varioustoys to ToyStory. At thatpoint Ireal- Dover'sgrocery bagonhis head, Lee Burnett, "that bagpipe guy," factthesetalentedDavidsonfolks are also well-done. TomHanks izedthat ToyStorymaybethe first thenjuggling,allthewhilemanag- paraded about in a kilt playing a inthe VarietyShow helpedtoraise continues his streak of hitmovies film of its kind, butit most defi- ing not to fall offthe stage. medley oftraditional tunes on his almost$250dollarsforDavidson's with an affecting turn as Woody. nitely not thelast. Ihave seenthe Someoneatintermissionmade renowned Scottish instrument. HabitatHousecrusade. TimAllen,the voiceofBuzz,is a future oftheanimated film,andits the mistakeof loaningM.C. Gor- more than worthy counterpart to afantastic sight. (A+) don a book of "You might be a StaffAppreciation Day upon redneck if.. ." jokes,but history Martin Science Building HelgaBracke- Stockroom Keeper oftrack track of sound. The Baker Sports Complex: Charles Lee- Pool Technician/Athletic differenceismZooropa'soverrid- *HEY YOU* Maintenance,LarryDavis-Sr.AthleticMaintenance Worker,Gary U2 ingsongstructure andguitar work Thanks for your attention! Souther-Custodian,DavidReid-Custodian,GarleneDavis-Office frompage 10 which offers acertain familiarity Hiringfor summer camp1996. We Custodian, to the music and holds the songs horse,swimming, WilliamDuBose-EquipmentRoomAsst.,KennyForney areseeking beenasissywithoutJohnnyCash." together by giving the listener a canoeing,and highropesinstructors Davidson CollegePoliceDepartment Timothy Ramsey,David Mypersonalfavoriteisasong repeated phrase to latch onto. as wellas generalcabincounselorsto Harding called"Slug"thatfloatsalong a Original 1puts the workwith 8-13 year-oldboys and on Soundtracks smooth synth and simple piano synthesizerout frontandhides the girls. Allpositionsrun from the first DIRECTOR OFPROGRAMMINISTRIESWANTED weekofJune tothe2nd weekof riff. Bono's voice,as inmany of guitarinthehaze,achievingamuch August. $135-$150per week Large mulli-staflcd churchseeks afull lime Director ofchurch the songs,is keptlow inhisregis- different effect. dependingonexperience.Weekends program ministries. Applicants must beenergetic,enthusiastic, tergivinghimanalmostloungeact So take thisas a warning: un- off. Freeroom andboard. For an well organized and apeople motivator. We desire toestablish quality."Don'twanttooverdress/ less youareadie-hardfan,thenew applicationformormoreinforma- themost exciting fellowship programsinSalisbury. Send Den't want tomakeamess/Don't albumprobably won'tinspiremore tion,pleasecontact JohnSchoultzat wantyou toconfess/I'm not under thandisappointed Lane, resumes tothe attention of the Search Committee at the grumblings. On 804 Cedar duress/Don't want to be untrue/I the other hand, if you're Reedsville,NC 27320 First UnitedMethodist Church looking want be withyou." for (910) 342-0254 217S.Church St something different from a Like Zooropa, Original group thathas apretty repu- e-mail: [email protected] Salisbury,NC28144 solid Soundtracks1isaconglomeration tation,thismight belisteningbliss. THEDAVIDSONIAN /\jvlO & LIVLNCj MONDAY,DECEMBER 4, 1995 13 UNUSOAL ART ONTHE SCENE The Owling Table Seriesdisplay Curnutte and Maher performLive Mondayin the900Room at9:45 leaves observers questioning p.m. By Mary Towles Allison Writer Staff Coffeehouse sellsfreshbagels anddoughnuts inthe900Room8:30- 11 a.m. Before even beginning this cle,letmesaythatIthink artis ■ ACESStressReductionWorkshop suggestsmethodsofdepressuriza- a wonderful form of expression tion in the BigScreenRoom7-8 p.m. and that judgement ofit is defi- in nitely the eye of the beholder. Low BrassRecital features Jay HudsonontubaandSteve Duncanon The James Bumgardener exhibit trombonein HodsonHall 7:30-9p.m. inthe VACis... interesting(from my point view). of Probably not MerryChristmas,CharlieBrownandTheGrinch whoStoleChristmas somethingI'dwant tohanginmy runs double-headerinthe 900 Room 8-10p.m. livingroomathome;butneverthe- less, an engaging conversation CampusChristmasPartycelebrates theseasononChambersLawn10- piece. The paintings are alloil in 11:30 p.m. this collection whose name, The Owling TableSeries,is as unique Twenty-One Year OldNight continues the celebration in the 900 ie paintings themselves. The Room 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m rs are bold withamixture of rJS, ,green,orange,white,andred. JP^^ ] P" A cardinal trait in all of Bumgardner'spaintings seems to DeanRuskProgramStudyBreak feedsthe massesinthe900Room7- be theomnipresenceof apinkfig- 9 p.m. ure (from what Icould gather,it was the likeness of a woman). Four-HandPianoRecitalsoundslikeafreakshowbutshouldbegood discreetly CourtesyofJamesBumgardner There are owls painted The OwlingTable,oilon canvas,1959. anyway inHodsonHall 8-9:30p.m. somewherein allof the paintings. Their significance,I'm not quite VisualArtsCenter yet,go,regard- fire. His works arecurrently dis- sureof. Theremaybe someinflu- less of your desire to see played not only in our fine arts enceof taxidermyin thepaintings Bumgardner'swork.TheVACisa facility but also in the Virginia CROPLunch servesbeans andricein the900 Room11a.m.- 2p.m. but Idon't know what kind of workofart initself,andthose who MuseumofFine ArtinRichmond, interactionstuffedowlswouldhave workthere areequallyaspleasing. theChryslerMuseum inNorfolk, SHOC Series onStress teaches yoga andrelaxationbreathing in the withpink women. There'ssome- Uponenteringthe gallery,I Virginia, and the North Carolina Big ScreenRoom 8:30-10 p.m. thingtothink aboutifyougettired took a gander at the information Museum of Art in Raleigh,from ofstudying.Ihaven'tspentalotof plaquethe VAChas aboutthe fea- whichDavidsonreceivedtheworks time pondering it, but it would tured artist and the art; unfortu- on loan. probablybepretty funny if some- nately,it didn'thelp me decipher The artist is currently a pro- Fugaziplays the900Room 10:30p.m.-midnight. body did. exactly what thepaintings meant, fessor at VirginiaCommonwealth OnethingIdidlike alotabout but the interestingtidbits of infor- University in Richmond; he has the paintings, whether they were mationsupplied wereworthread- taught therefor thirty-eightyears. about taxidermy or not, was/that ing. JamesBumgardner,thepainter Davidsonhas alsoboughta small Kelly Joe Phelpsgives aconcert in the900Room 10-11:30 p.m. they werecheerful. They really behind The Owling Table Series, piece of Bumgardner's art called upthegalleryandeven is a nativeNorth Carolinian who PinkNude#4. Imust say thatthis tightenedaughtheywereviolentlyabstract, studied in New York City under isone of themore tame(andmost eltpeacefullookingat them and notable artists Milton Avery and appealingtome,ifitmattersatall) CommunityChristmasParty entertains the town and collegein the wondering about the symbolism Hans Hofman.TheOwlingTable of the paintings shown. It looks Union2-4p.m. thatexisted(ifany)intheart. Pretty Series was completedin1959; to more like a landscape than any- neat stuff. Iencourage anyone to view the collection is unique be- thing nude, and doesn't appear to Christmas Vespersrocks DCPC7-8:30 p.m. go over to the VAC and check it cause many of Bumgardner's be a part of The Owling Table out. If you haven't been to the works weredestroyedin astudio Series. Jumpin'Javaservescoffeeand treatsatthe Outpost8p.m.-midnight. CollegeKitchen Staff Appreciation Day Public Safety Officers Bradley Davis, Dane Laney, Stanley Southwest Grilled Chicken Moore,Marshall Fleming Carnegie Guest House Mattie Fletcher- Sr. Hostess, Gayle Hager-Hostess gives pizzazz to your palette Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Alva Hampton- House- keeper ByRob Kosicki & from a largelime. A piece cream ifdesired. of lime Library:MichaelForney-Library Clerk,Denise Torrence-Li- Jay Shultz Small container of sourcream mayalso be addedfor decoration brary Clerk andforsqueezingoverthe chicken. Health Facility:LouveniaMackins Mix thehalfcupofsalsa with A great appetizer to go with (efs-in-ResidenceOver Thanksgivingbreak we the dijon mustard and the lime this dish wouldbenachos smoth- veled toTexas insearch of the juice in a large bowl or baking ered withmeltedcheese. If you ultimatesouthwesterndish.Ithink dish. We recommend using hot haven't figured out how to melt WRANGLER wefound it.Thisrecipe willadda salsa. Rinse the chicken under cheeseovernachos inyour oven, FLYFISHING GUIDE ordinarygrilled water, removing any un- we have aboutfive littlespicetoyour cold then hope you PRIME MONTANA GUEST RANCH IS SEEKING chicken. To begin you willneed wanted fat. Place chicken in the dollars onyourcatcardsoyoucan COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WORK FOR THE the following ingredients: mixture,making sure thechicken getnachosat theoutpost. Asaside is well coated. Cover withplastic dish werecommendwhiterice,or SUMMER OF 1996 AS WRANGLERS AT OUR 4-6 boneless,skinlesschicken wrap and refrigerate for at least if you are really fancy, maybe a CORRALS OR AS FLY FISHING GUIDES UPON breasts thirty minutes. Preheat grill and bakedpotato.Iknowitis Decem- THE SMITH RIVER. MUST HAVE GOOD 1cupofchunky salsa(mild,me cook chicken about 5-7minutes a ber andit is hardtogrill out inthe EXPERIENCE IN EITHER FIELD AND MUST BE dium, or hot) sideovermedium heat. Topeach cold, but this week looks to be WELL ABOVE AVERAGE IN PEOPLE SKILLS. 1/4cupdijonmustard pieceofchicken witha tablespoon prettynice,sogoout and give this SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO 2 tablespoonsoflimejuiceorjuice of salsa and a little bit of sour recipe atry. 'Tilwecookagain! GRADUATING SENIORS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,PLEASE WRITETOELKCANYON I Want to be aDavidsonian staff member? Call-2148 and RANCH, 1151 SMITH RIVER ROAD, WHITE I talk toMandy,Bobby,Russ, orWilliam. SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONTANA 59645 Sports 14 MONDAY,DECEMBER4,1995 Cats runrecord to 3-0 Men's basketball winning streak includes first victory over SEC foe in 30 years By Michael Kruse looksterling,butChrishadanout- Oxford, MS, last Monday night writer standing game tonight," praised and toppedOle Missof the SEC, McKillop, "He made the players 84-83 in overtime. Behind balanced,high-pow- onthe courtbetter bymaking very Unlike the winoverCatholic, scoringandtenaciousdefense, simple passes.He was as respon- the Wildcats constituted a two- I'Davidson dominatedDivision III as who man show versus the Rebels, siblefor ourpoints theguy as Catholic University on Saturday put it in the basket." Williams (32points)andMinlend afternoonat Belk Arena,postinga The win upped Davidson's (27) combined for 70% of thorough 101-59 thrashing. mark toa3-0, their first suchstart Davidson'stotal. since 1992. Conversely,Catholic Williams performed best in droppedto 1-3. the clutch, registeringeight of the After the Cardinals jumped 10 Wildcats points in the extra out toan early 4-0 lead, the Wild- period, including the game-win- cats responded with authorityes- ner with 19 secondsleft. tablishing leads of17-8 and32-17 The victory was the first for "I was delighted withour of- ontheir way toa 46-23advantage Davidsonover an SEC foe since fense," headcoachBobMcKillop at intermission. theybeat Mississippi State,72-60, during said. "I think the chemistry was The second half proved no the 1965-66- campaign, very goodtonight." friendlier for the overwhelmed whena21-7 (1i1inthe Southern FiveWildcats scoredindouble Catholic crew, as Davidson shot Conference)squadadvancedtothe figures,asforwardNarcisseEwodo 54.3% fromthefieldandtallied55 NCAA East Regionalsemifinals, ledthe way with 17, along with 7 points to eliminate the slightest eventuallyfallingto Syracuse. rebounds. Brandon Williams and comebackpossibility. Thisfast startispromising, as Quinn Harwood each registered Thescrappyandeffectiveplay Davidson seems to possess the 16, while Ray Minlendand David ofguardSammy Briggs(16points abilitytoearnapostseasonbidthis Burns notched adozen. and 7 assists) was the lone bright year.The Wildcatslastexperienced Mark McGuire (8 points, in- spot for Catholic. March Madness in 1994 with an cluding twodunks),Ben Ebong(a Boastingaconsistent30-point NITbid,whiletheytraveledto the solid7 points and 7 boards), and lead throughout, a game-ending NCAAs in 1986. pointguardChrisAlpert(2points, 19-4 Wildcats run produced the The team returns to action outcome, night Iflar A r 4 assists, 5 rebounds, and most final as an emphatic Tuesday at UNC- importantly, no turnovers) also Ebong dunkended thegame. Wilmington, while N.C.Statevis- IJMfm ¥ played well. In addition to Saturday's its Belk Arena Saturday at 3:30, RobKosicki "His stat line isn't going to game, the Wildcats traveled to thefirst of threestraight games. RayMineland shoots inSaturday's win over Catholic. Women's basketball BASKETBALL STATS Urn ■ m sprints into season CATHOLIC MP FG FT R A . F Pt By Will Bradshaw Buckley 26 4-8 0-0 2 1 0 10 writer Briggs 38 6-12 2-2 4 7 0 16 Staff Boryn 26 4-6 1-2 1 0 5 10 0 The women's basket- Douglas 36 5-16. 2-5 7 0 13. ball team has rolled to two Alexander 25 1-6 1-4 10 0 5 3 Hatch 3 0-0 2 0 0 straight winsafterdropping 0-2 0 Conefry 10 0-0 1 0 1 4 their seasonopener87-74 to 2-5 11 host St. Mary's at the St. Scott 0-3 0-0 0 0 3 0 Sullivan 12 1-3 1-13 2 Mary's tourney in Moraga, 0 3 McNiff 11 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 Callagher 10-10-0 1 0 0 0 Centilli 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 23-64 7-14 34 10 19 59

DAVIDSON MP FG FT R A F Pt Anderson 15 1-3 0-0 3 2 12 Harwood 23 6-14 3-4 5 3 3 16 Alpert 1-4 4\ 2 Theyrebounded tode- 23 0-0 5 2 feat NortheastLouisiana in Ewodo 22 8-14 1-2 7 4 2 17 the consolation gameof the * *"*" Williams . 21 6-10 2-2 5 0 0 16 goesup a ofr Minlend 22 0 12 tourney 72-55, and ranpast Jessica Montrella for shot Wed. 3-6 5-8 5 0 Wofford93-55intheirhome with wins and compete at jurybutreturnedtothe ros- McGuire 14 3-3 2-2 114 8 Ebong 7 opener last Wednesday. thetopof theSouthernCon- terforthe winoverWofford; 19 2-4 3-4 7 10 Ton 12 1-2 14 The Wildcats went on ference." Carrie Sloan, and Nora 1-3 1 4 Armstrong 11 0-10-0 2 1 theroadagainovertheweek- KerryBrown,oneofthe Kizer, both of whom saw 2 0 5 end, traveling to the Pitts- freshmen to whomFerrucci their first actioninthe win Holmes 8 1-3 3-4 3 0 0 Burns 8 4-6 1-2 3 0 2 12 burgh (Pa.) tournament. was referring, has already over Wofford. Theylost in the first round made a huge impact,being "They [the freshmen] Stec 2 0-2 0-0 2 10 0 36-72 21-31 56 21 101 onSaturday,75-55toRhode named totheall-tournament are steppingup theprogram Totals 17 teaminCalifornia andlead- anotch.Wehave alwayshad "We have high expec- ing the team inassists with extremely good talent, but Catholic 23 36—59 tationsfor this season,"said nearlyeightpergame.Inthe they aregiving us theboost 46 55—101 seniorKristenFerrucci, who twogamesinCalifornia,she to take us to the next step," Davidson presently leads the teamin rackedup 25 points,20 re- Ferrucci said. 'They make 3-pointers: Catholic 6-9(Buckley 2-5, Briggs 2-3, Boryn1-3, 1-5, scoring with over17 points bounds, 15 assists, 2blocks, the game fun, and some of Douglas Hatch0- 1,Conefry 0-1, 0-1). per game. "We have some and 2 steals. the things they do are truly McNiff Davidson 8-23(Anderson0-2,Harwood1-3, 0-2, 0-3, really goodnew talent,and The other first-year amazing.Theyaredefinitely Alpert Ewodo Williams 2-3,Minlend 1-3, 1-2,Armstrong 0-1, girlsthat stepit players Jamie Brown, going to take this team Ton Burns some should are 3-4). upa notch.Wehaven't been whohasbeenunabletoplay places.Ijusthope theydoit Turnovers:Catholic 17, Davidson8 very successful in the last this season due to injury; this yearso we[theseniors] coupleyears,butthis season Jessica Montrella, whohas Att.— 1,176. weshould startmakingnoise been nursing an elbow in- SeeB-ball onpage15 THEDAVIDSOMAN POR S MONDAY, DECEMBER4, 1995 15 Deeqan to olav professional soccer By Michael Kruse Soccer). Those are the ultimate lievers, even his school's own goals. Iwould love to goabroad media guide,wrong. nextyear." 'The1992 seasonwasincred- Whilemanyofhisclassmates Consideringthe caliberof his ible. That was a special time for .■inly riddle their minds with collegedareer, thesefuture ambi- everyone involvedand this cam- Ccareer options andfretoverenter- tions seempossible for Deegan. pus in general," remembered ing the real world, Alex Deegan Allowing 0.87 goals a game Deegan."Iwillneverforget those has solidifiedhisimmediate post- as afreshmanfromConnecticut's fourgamesduring Novemberand graduation plans. Staples High in 1992, Deegan December." helpedthe Wildcats to a 17-5-5 Deegan played365 straight mark andtheironeandonlyNCAA minutes of shutout soccer during final four appearance, held at the four-gamestretchand stopped Davidson thatyear. 8of15CoastalCarolinaandUNCC Davidson's 1992 preseason penaltykicks. media guide anticipated: "What Despitedisappointing,injury- Deegan, whoplayed in goal are the chances of the Wildcats marred 1993 and 1994 seasons, from the fall of 1992 until last playinginsoccer's'FinalFour'on Deeganreceivedmany individual month,recentlysigneda two-year their home turf? Well, since the honors throughout his Davidson professionalcontractthrough1998 'Cats have never made the 28- career,includingsecond teamAll- withtheUnitedStatesInternational team tournament field and have Southern Conference as a fresh- Soccer League's Wilmington never finishedhigher than 21stin man and first teamas asenior.He the national polls, a spot among earned a spot on the all-tourna- Deegan hopes Wilmington this season's top four would be ment squadbothofthoseyearsand serve as a beginning to his stretching it." wasnamedtournamentmost valu- sir, saying he would like to ButDeegandemonstratedthat ableplayer this fall. sibly goabroadorgoup tothe "stretching it"is the onlyway to Deeganwillnow take his tal- nextlevel,the MLS(MajorLeague professional Eimerheads.theMLS g0go.. Heprovedallcriticsanddisbe- ents to the ranks. Deegan, here,plays * Alex at S.C. tourney pro nextyear. Wrestlingpins Apprentice, opens season with 1-2 record By WillBradshaw andIthought wecould have done becauseof academicconflicts.In Staff writer better,although we had a lot of addition,Tom Greene,Ben Wall, close matches. I'll compliment andSethHermanallhad tolose20 TheDavidsonwrestlingteam Citadel on havinga strong team, poundsinthelastweektogetdown openedits homeseasonon Satur- but Ialsothink it wouldhavebeen to weight, Andy Sterlinghas had day inaquadmeet involvingThe different if wehad wrestledthem only one weekofpractice,andthis Citadel,CoppinState,andAppren- thirdinstead ofin the firstmatch," meet was Chip Stewart's first at heavyweight. 1 M^t^^-.- ... I tice. Oddosaid. Actionfrom weekend'sDavidson Quadmeet. /?ofrKosicki Oddo also said the team will "When we get all the wres- get better once they have more tlers back it will bedifferent,"he practice time,andsomeof thekey said."After wehaveonemonthof Hooff to peoplemissinghavereturned.Sean practiceunderourbelts,aslongas swims we [Sean] Harveyis outforsix weeksdue to stay healthy, Harvey kneesurgery,andAaronandJesse will be the only one out at that The Wildcatsfaced TheCita- Kenner have not been wrestling point." personal best del to open the dayand werede- WRITE FORSPORTS,TALK TO SCHOON AT2148. feated 36-3, -then they narrowly Ask lost to Coppin State 22-21, but rebounded to handrival Appren- About the at Nike Cup ticea27-13 defeat, giving them a Book Angel Project! him 18th, and another personal 1-2 record for theseasonthus far. Please! recordin the 100 free witha time "Apprentice wasa milestone Seniormen' sswimmingteam of 49.02. for us," coach Tom Oddo said. captainChurchillHooff turnedin Hislifetime bestswerepartof "Wehave neverbeenable tobeat that, excellentperformancesattheNike a weekend competition ac- them the last couple of years no Hooff, CupinChapelHilloverthe week- cordingto washisbestsince matter how hard we tried, so this coming toDavidson. time was pretty satisfying. It ac- The only timehe has swum complishesone ofthegoalsIhave anyoftheseraces faster wasinthe for the year." 200 at the 1994 Southern States Ben Wall was2-1on theday championship meet. and was the onlyDavidson wres- Themeetwas"agreatreward tler to win against The Citadel. for [Hooff],who has done every- Oddo said that Wall would have I \* / Please give the / thing right" during at Heswamtothreelifetimebest his years been3-0 ifhe hadn'tmoved Wall >v >/ gift of knowledge. / times during the three-dayevent. Davidson,saidheadswimmingand upa weightclass(from177to190) minutes, sec- diving DeSelm. His timeof 4 37.18 coachRich against CoppinState. I Angels waiting in/the ondsinthe500 freestyle wasgood It afforded him a midseason 'This guy was too big for \ Bookstore! **v. enough for 16th, while he earned opportunity to swim against the him," Oddo said, about Wall's "best East this 9thin the 1650 witha 16:07.20. competition in the match-up against Coppin State. on all angel a DeSelm said. \ ]20% discount He also turned in 1:43.21 year," "Fromthe scoreitlookslike he got f gift books. >< timein the 200free, whichearned beatup,butBen wasdoingmostof \J/ game with four players in theaction.Theguywasjusttoobig the / We wrap and deliver to the \ doublefigures,ledbyFerrucciwith andcounteredhim." Center. \ B-ball 22andCarolynKirsch,whopoured Oddo was also pleased with V rebounds, the ofChristianBaker frompage14 in 20 and grabbed 16 performance \ Angels attend the Ada Jenkins S and 11 different players scored. (134), a freshman, wholost "two Ferrucci also stressed the impor- incredibly close matches," and get toenjoyit." tanceof thefan involvementinthe MillerCary,whowonin the 158- Ferrucci said that Wofford game. "Therewastremendoussup- pound class against Apprentice, couldn't play at the tempo port forour team[atthe firsthome but wrestled up at 167 against Davidson CollegeBookstore Davidson set in the game on game],andthatmeansthe worldto Coppin State andlost. Wednesdayandthattheybasically the team," Ferrucci said. "Wehad "I was a little disappointed ran Wofford into the ground. alack ofsupport sonow weappre- withthe outcome of TheCitadel Deadline to participate: December 15 Davidsonhadbalanced scoringin ciate what's there." match.It was ourfirst of the day 16 THEDAVIDSONIAN Sports MONDAY.DECEMBER 4, 1995 "How loud can you scream?" asks Sargent Bradshaw game management director and draw more students to basketball Each student who comes to these new policies. f writer ticketing guru,has come up with games and providea better atmo- thegameswillbeissueda ticket so Also,aVinnie's pretzelstand Lee Sargent, the college's some new gimmicks designed to sphere forthose inattendance. the ticketing office can tabulate andapizzavendorhavebeenadded »Will attendance, to Subway stand to help in- thenumberofpeoplein the but students do not have to sit in creasethevarietyoffoodavailable the seats they are assigned. They at thegames.Sargentaddedthatif can sit anywhere in the student anyonehadsuggestionsastothings section; which surrounds the they wanted to see done at the visitor'sbenchandconsistsofmost games that they should tellhim, of section 1 and sections 2, 4, 6, and he would try toaccommodate and8. as longas the ideasweren't terri- Hecontinued tosay that there blyexpensive. willbe thingsfor people to wave, "Wehopethekidshaveagreat and that 24 seats will be reserved time at the games,"Sargent said. asa contest area. "We know both teams are good, These seats will be rotated and you hope that you have an among the fraternities and eating advantage in your home games. houses,andthey willbe judgedas I'd like to congratulate the stu- to which group can do "the best dents so far for the men's and rAlZmSmm^Btl job." The winner will receive a women's teams. substantialprize. The games,evenover break, Faculty and staffcanalso get have been wellattendedand sup- tickets twodaysprior to thegame; porthasbeengood.Themainthing however,unlikethe students, fac- isifthe teamskeepgoinglike they ulty and staff must sit in their as- are peopleshould want tocome." signed seats. Sargentalsowantedtoremind Students that come to a cer- allstudents nottoparkintheBaker tain number of games will be put lotin the afternoons of Dec.9th intoa rafflethat willtake placeat and 16th tohelpmake roomfor the a post-season banquet, and the expectedinfluxoffansforthebas- winneroftheraffle willgetaUSAir ketball games on those days, in- round-tripticket. cluding this Saturday's matchup In addition, two people will againstN.C.State. havean opportunity toshootfor a "Wearenottryingtobethreat- car.Theparticipants willbe given ening,"hesaid."We're justasking 30 seconds tomake alayup, free for help." throw, 3-pointer, and half-court Sargent is also working on a shot. "You can't miss too many, plan that would bring the U.S. butitisdefinitelydoable,"Sargent men'sand women'sOlympic soc- said about the contest. certeamstoRichardsonFieldfora BothSargentand men's bas- double-headeronMarch 16th. ketball coach BobMcKillopsaid He said thathe had a 90 per- they were very pleased with the cent commitment from the U.S. enthusiasm and noise levelof the Soccer Federation for the games fans during Saturday's game andhopedfinalwordonthegames against Catholic, the first test of wouldcome this week.

One source said that Shupe wastheonlyoneof the three final- New AD ists who saidDavidson could do frompage 1 well at Division III, but Murphy apparentlytold thecommittee that knownpersoninthe job,andone dropping tothelowerlevel would said Murphy's not being known notreally saveany money,oneof across the country was an advan- themain argumentsof thoseadvo- tage. catingthe.shift. "Terry Holland wasgreat for Murphy saidhe had noplans Davidson,"studentmemberShan- for immediate changes, which non Lowrance said. "But we've pleasedcommittee members and had our great, national recogni- other groups that met with and tion. Now, weneed somebody to evaluatedthe finalists. keepDavidsonathleticsgoing.We "Instead of changing have a tough enough timegetting Davidson, he wanted to change SPORTSHIRTS, fans tobasketball games;wedon't intoDavidson,whichmade allof OSCC WOVEN need people in California rooting ushappy,"Lowrance said. $29.90 for us.... We were looking for After earning his economics NOW FROMJUST somebody to come in and be a degree from Davidson, where he Who wouldhave thought we'd see the day when our favorite weekend shirt could normal,low-key guy." played baseball and football his The persistent murmuring freshman year,Murphy earneda double time it at theoffice? Today's updated woven sportshirts are as versatileas they from parts of the faculty and ad- master's degree in management ministration fromGeorgia '79,worked are comfortable. Perfect withchinos or cords or jeans.And for a limited time,OSCC's aboutDavidsondrop- Techin ping fromDivision Ito Division at anAtlantaaccountingfirmuntil best are on sale! Choose from a select group of favorites,originally up to $49.50! IIIalsoundoubtedlyplayedarole '85 when he joined the Yellow in Murphy's selection. College Jackets. officialshavesaidconsistentlythat Thesearchcommitteemetjust there are noplans orambitions to beforeThanksgiving toreviewand drop toDivision III,and Murphy discuss evaluations and reports himself stressed that Davidson from other campus groups who could succeedat its currentlevel. talkedwitheachofthe finalists. "Ithink[Monday]night'sbas- Monday, Kuykendall called ketball game [an 84-83 overtime Murphy tooffer him the joband, win against Mississippi] proved after discussingit briefly withhis . Save $10 on YourNext ' Davidson can compete and suc- wifeand 11-year-oldson,Murphy Harold'sPurchase of$30 or More' ceed at the Division Ilevel," calledback Monday night to ac- Murphy said. "Davidson should cept the position. take pride in the fact that it has Lowrance said that after ini- customer per visit. ThisGiftChjck offer ' alwaysoverachieved.IknowItake tial discussions, is void afterDecember 25,1995. XJ._A _Tf T Murphy was the "Hf Pl'S greatpride inthatfact." unanimous choice. Shops Park, Specialty on the - Charlotte Openlatefor the Holidays: 10am to 10pm Monday Saturday andNoon to 6pm Sunday