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MONDAY THE VOICE OF APRIL 3, 2006 VANDERBILT 118th YEAR SINCE 1888 No. 32 TThehe VanderbiltVanderbilt HustlerHustler
STUDENT LIFE Debate team racks up victories, awards
Season comes to a close on a decade-high note. peted in the Varsity National Tournament Th is year, the team’s coach and Vander- We’re Vanderbilt kids, we’re really smart. It sponsored by the Cross Examination De- bilt’s Director of Debate M.L. Sandoz was makes sense.” BY DARCY NEWELL National Debate Tournament held at West bate in Dallas. awarded the National John A. Jacobsohn Gould and Ross attribute their individ- HUSTLER REPORTER Virginia University, beating out over 80 Th e team is made up of two varsity Memorial Award for her career contribu- ual success as a partnership to their strong As the end of the 2005-2006 season teams from schools across the country, teams (each team consisting of two debat- tions in this fi eld. working relationship. approaches, the Vanderbilt debate team marking the fi rst National Championship ers who work together on each argument) “I would say that this past season has “Russell and I have a very interesting can look back on a record of competing for Vanderbilt since the 1980s. and one novice team. Th e varsity debater been the most successful year Vanderbilt dynamic,” said Gould. “What I’m weak in more than 270 competitions and more In addition, Gould was presented with duos are Katie Ryzoc/Phil Rappmond and Debate has ever seen,” said Ross. “We ex- in he is strong in, and vice versa. Where than 50 awards. the fi ft h place Speaker Award, and Ross Susan Mader/Matt Earnest. Th e novice cel because we have a coaching staff that I excel in policy and philosophy oriented Over spring break, juniors Courtney won 17th place in the same category. partnership consists of Courtney Gould is completely dedicated to the students. critiques, Russell is great at topicality argu- Gould and Russell Ros won the Novice Th is weekend, the varsity teams com- and Russell Ross. Also, we’re pretty talented, we work hard. Please see DEBATE, page 5
SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS Award winner to return to China Sudanese refugee to speak about experience Yahya tells story of oppression, murder in Darfur region.
BY BECKY TYRRELL HUSTLER REPORTER Mohamed Yahya, a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan and chairman of the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy, will speak about his experi- ence as a refugee at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, in the Student Life Center Ballroom. “Yahya is the ultimate source to show why some- thing must be done to stop the tragedy of genocide before it becomes something like the Holocaust that we look back on with » Complete horror for allowing to happen,” said listing of Slav- senior Jonathan White.Yahya experi- ery Awarness enced the brutal racism that perme- Week events, ates Sudanese society, both as a child in on Page 5. ABOVE: “(Dis)comfort”, second print in a series of fi ve titled Lines that Connect by Senior Studio Art major Xin Lu. The background is Fuzhou, China, Lu’s home until immigrating to the United States at age seven. school and as an adult. He was beaten by Arab teachers for speaking his tribal language rather Award one of the largest in country. than Arabic, and witnessed Sudanese police and army offi cers forcing black men into cars and sending them BY ROBERT PROUDFOOT set in for Lu. HUSTLER SENIOR FEATURES REPORTER to prison or to work as servants. “I’m still in a daze,” Lu said. “It feels “I think that the student body as a whole is not aware Amongst a roaring pretty surreal. It still doesn’t feel like it ac- of the situation in Darfur, and if they are, not much is crowd on Friday in the E. tually happened.” being done about it,” White said. “I think this event will Bronson Ingram Studio Started in 1986, Th e Margaret Stone- really help enlighten everyone and give visibility to the A Art Center, seniors Xin Lu wall Wooldridge Hamblet Award or the situation.” received the $25,000 cash Hamblet award is a gallery exhibition of In 1993, Yahya’s village in western Sudan was com- Hamblet award and David Walker re- senior studio art majors that present a pletely destroyed in the fi rst attacks of the Sudanese ceived a cash merit award of $10,000. collection of art pieces usually based from government’s Arab militia raiders, and most of his Seconds aft er the announcement of a theme. relatives and other villagers were killed, raped or burnt $25,000 cash award, the overwhelmed Lu “It is one of the largest cash awards for alive in their huts. said only that she was “speechless.” studio art students in the country,” said Aft er 48 hours, the award had still not Please see HAMBLET, page 2 He received word of his parents’ safety at Al-Azhar University in Cairo where he was studying at the time of the decimation, and decided then that action must ROBERT PROUDFOOT / The Vanderbilt Hustler be taken to save black African Sudanese from annihila- RIGHT: Xin Lu receives congratulations from fellow competitors and department heads after winning the tion. Hamblet award Friday. Please see YAHYA, page 2
RESEARCH External funding for Take a tour of Vanderbilt ITS Securing the net not Vanderbilt climbs again just as easy as McAfee. BY DARCY NEWELL BY BEN SWEET amount of external funding for the univer- HUSTLER REPORTER HUSTLER NEWS EDITOR sity has more than doubled in the past fi ve Hardly a week goes by, it seems, that Student in Community Development Ac- less services on campus,” said Weissen- Last year, external funding for years. students don’t receive an e-mail from tion in the Peabody School, was inspired burger. “He Vanderbilt researchers increased 15 per- Th ough most of the $444 million award- Matt Hall, assistant vice chancellor of In- to meet with Hall, to discuss exactly what acknowledged my concern and gra- cent, putting the total amount of funding ed last year went to the medical center, formation Technology Services, request- the system provides for the student body ciously off ered a tour.” for peer-reviewed contracts and grants at $121 million (or 25 percent) was awarded ing them to change their password for and the changes being made that will af- Hall, who came to Vanderbilt in the $444 million and marking the fi ft h straight to other researchers on the campus, with security reasons. fect campus security. spring of 2004, graduated from the Uni- year of growth. Peabody receiving almost $42 million. In fact, with the recent onslaught of “A ft er Matt last announced a possible versity of Florida, receiving his masters Currently, Vanderbilt is 25th in the na- “Th ese very strong growth numbers, in complaints students have been fi ring at security breach, I voiced concerns from Florida State. Before coming to tion in external funding and fi ft h for exter- the face of fl attening federal research bud- ITS, Steven Weissenburger, a Professional to him about the security of our wire- Please see ITS, page 3 nal funding for faculty members. Th e total Please see FUNDING, page 2
OUR VIEW BASEBALLCOLUMN QUOTABLE POLL WEATHER INSIDE Read about why Read about Opinion Editor Reeve “I will not engage In the Bubble 2 THE we are alarmed the baseball Hamilton feels that in polemics. But let that world govern- team’s two America’s wiretap- me be clear: I abhor 56% In History 2 ments continue to victories ping program is the all who kidnap and Crime Report 2 WALL do nothing regard- against No. 15 Florida. first step on the road murder civilians, and Percent of Americans Opinion 6 ing the situation in The wins propel the to further restrictions my captors are clearly favor off ering illegal Darfur. We feel that team to 7-2 in the of Americans’ consti- guilty of both crimes.” immigrants a shot at 56 39 Our View 6 students should Southeastern tutional rights by the some kind of legal HI LO Sports 8 educate themselves Conference. government. — Jill Carroll, the U.S. status. » Extended forecast on page 2 by attending the See Page 8 See Page 6 journalist who was held Fun & Games 10 refugee’s speech. hostage for 82 days in Iraq See Page 6
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FORECAST WORD OF THE DAY THIS DAY IN HISTORY TUESDAY 1860 The legendary Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Sunny Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. High: 64 REBARBATIVE PAGE 2 1882 Outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Low: 38 Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. Today is Monday, April 3, 2006 WEDNESDAY adj. 1. serving/tending to irritate/repel 1936 Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the Partly Cloudy kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh child. IT IS THE THERE ARE High: 69 1948 President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which allocated Low: 52 rd more than $5 billion in aid for 16 European countries. THURSDAY 53 21 19 39 1968 The day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., civil Mostly Cloudy day of classes class days class days calendar rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “moun- High: 77 until exams until Rites of days to com- taintop” speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers. Low: 53 Spring mencement Source: Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language Compiled by the Associated Press
TODAY IN THE BUBBLE Compiled by Lisa Guo April showers bring May fl owers The Swingin’ Dores spring concert Come hear the Swingin’ Dores sing some great a capella music at their spring concert! Th e concert is today in the Student Life Center at 7:45 p.m.
Great African American Women Through History A weekly documentary fi lm series profi ling African American women, this event is held in the Black Cultural Center from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. every Monday. Today’s fi lm is Aida’s Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera, directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre and Marieke Schroeder.
Darfur Lecture Series: Mohamed Yahya Mohamed works with other refugees and speaks out against the genocide in Sudan. He will be addressing these and other related issues in his lecture at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, April 4, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom.
Blair Brass Ensembles performance Th e Blair Trumpet Ensemble and the Blair Horn Ensemble will perform Tuesday from 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Blair in the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall.
Compiled by staff from various sources. Check out http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu for more events. Funding: Peabody receives almost $42 million in grants
From FUNDING, page 1 HENRY MANICE / The Vanderbilt Hustler gets and very diffi cult pay-lines, are a tribute to our highly innovative Students seek shelter from the rainstorm on Sunday afternoon. Most were disappointed to see the rainclouds roll in as Vanderbilt had been enjoying several days of clear skies and faculty and the extraordinary competitive strength of their propos- fair temperatures. The forecast for this week promises much of the same, as long-awaited spring seems to have fi nally arrived. als,” said Jeff rey Balser, associate vice chancellor for research at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Th is healthy growth in the medical sector is due in part to increas- es in the U.S. Department of Defense funding, which jumped to $4.23 million from $1.47 million last year. However, some warn that this trend of increasing growth cannot last forever, or even for much longer. Hamblet: Walker wins “Even though the (National Institute of Health) budget grew by only two percent last year, the medical center sustained a growth of rate of more than 10 percent in NIH funding alone,” said Melinda Cot- ton, director of the Offi ce of Grants and Contracts Management at the medical center. “But it will be diffi cult to maintain double-digit gains in research funding in the current year, given the reductions in overall $10,000 merit award NIH funding.” Administrators also pointed out that the 30 percent increase in From HAMBLET, page 1 cash award, Walker was undecided. campus projects aside from the medical center could be attributed to Mark Hosford, assistant professor of studio art. Margaret Stonewall “I haven’t put much thought in it. I wasn’t re- several large, multi-year contracts which received their funding in its Th e recipients of the award must study and trav- ally expecting it. I’m so happy for Xin. I think entirety last year. Wooldridge Hamblet Award el during the following year aft er graduation. they made the right decision.” “According to our practice, we account for these projects in the year Lu will follow the Hamblet tradition by hav- Annie Cardea Contestant Non-Vanderbilt art professors Barbara Yontz, that the money is received, not when it is spent,” said John Childress, ing a solo exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery Carmon Colangelo and Tom Bartel were the ju- director of the Division of Sponsored Research. “When you ‘back out’ Hunter Darrouzet Contestant January 2008. rors for the Hamblet award. Studio art faculty these front-loaded projects, our annual increase is closer to a healthy Arlynn Ilgenfritz Contestant Both Lu and Walker used the printmaking did not judge the Hamblet award. 11 to 12 percent.” medium to win the Hamblet award. Kayla Jones Contestant Each artist hung his or her works in the gal- Also notable was the Divinity School’s award of $10 million, a 15 “Th e printmaking has a lery by Tuesday at 4 p.m. Hamblet contestants year grant that is to be used to create a program for producing more Jenny Kuklenski Contestant sweep this year,” said Ron also had to submit 15 slides of previous work. and more capable teachers for theological schools. ■ Xin Lu Hamblet award Porter, senior lecturer of Th e jurors viewed the work and then conducted studio art. Hosford said that Cathrine Stroud Contestant 20-minute interviews of contestants the day the both winners were students David Walker Merit award award was announced. VUPD CRIME LOG Compiled by Lisa Guo of his printmaking and Hosford said his heart was pounding and he March 30, 2:21 p.m. — A laptop computer and backpack were stole out of the drawing classes as well as “We sold bean sprouts (in Fuzhou, China), got chills from the crowd’s roar. Kappa Alpha house. No suspects have been identifi ed and the investigation is still Marilyn Murphy, professor you don’t make any money selling that,” Lu said. “Before (this year), the students all knew active. Walker of studio art. “We came to America to get into the restaurant who had won the award before the show. Th is Hosford describes print- For complete listings visit http://police.vanderbilt.edu. business.” is the fi rst time students learned who the win- making as a non-immediate process unlike Th e prints show Lu traveling from a rural to ners were in the presence of students, faculty drawing or painting, which uses matrixes, a re- urban world through simplifi ed maps of China and family.” SERVICE GUIDE peatable form such as a screen or a plate, to cre- and the United States. Lu’s personal growth was Hosford said the competing students agreed The Vanderbilt Hustler (ISSN 0042-2517), the student newspaper of ate an image on paper. Walker created his prints represented through earth tones with organic by vote to learn the winners at the exhibition Vanderbilt University, is published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during in a process of layers. drawings to brighter colors with abstract draw- last Friday. Faculty also did not have knowledge the academic year except for during exam periods and vacations. The paper is “David (Walker) never touched a brush on ings. of the winners. not printed during summer break. paper,” Hosford said. “He put it on the paper in a “My prints are like a personal journey,” Lu “If they don’t know, we shouldn’t either,” he The Vanderbilt Hustler allocates one issue of the newspaper to each student and is available at various points on campus for free. Additional copies are $.50 system of layers. All images are built up through said. “It represents a physical, intellectual and said. each. matrixes one layer at a time.” emotional growth as a person and artist. Th e Each artist in the Hamblet contest had to The Vanderbilt Hustler is a division of Vanderbilt Student Communications, Porter said he was impressed by the colors prints have a lot of symbolism.” submit a fi ve to seven page proposal on March Inc. Copyright © 2004 Vanderbilt Student Communications. of Lu’s submissions. He also thought the way In the foreground, Lu uses images of herself 2. LOCATION the printmaking showed atmospheric space and to show her own transition from a reclusive “For my proposal, I wrote that I would go The Hustler offi ces are in 130 Sarratt Student Center on the Vanderbilt University fl atness was beautiful and poetic. child to a self-assured woman. back to Fuzhou, China, to better learn about my Campus. Address postal mail to VU Station B 351504, Nashville, Tenn. 37235- Monoprint, while still printmaking, can only 1504. Walker also used the printmaking medium heritage,” Lu said. “I also want travel to Greece be created once. to work through his own upbringing in the Mid- and Italy to see for myself everything I’ve learned AFFILIATIONS The Hustler is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, Columbia Scholastic “It’s not a screen print,” Lu said. “With each west. Using wheat fi elds, barbwire and crows as in class. It’s incredible to have this opportunity Press Association, College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, print I make, I have to remake each print and symbols, Walker tried looking at the Midwest to travel and make art. It’s crazy.” Southern University Newspapers and the Southeastern Journalism Conference draw on top of it.” from a diff erent light. Th e Hamblet award presented in year old and is an associate member of the Associated Press. 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Sports results: Call 343-0967 or e-mail [email protected] growth and immigration from Fuzhou, China, this exhibition than the award. Having second “All eight contestants really stepped it up this CORRECTIONS to Tennessee at age seven in search of a better place is just a feather in my cap.” year,” she said. “Th ey are a really tight group.” ■ The Hustler strives for accuracy and fairness and will correct errors of substance. life. When asked what his plans for the $10,000 See our correction policy on the Opinion page for information about notifying us. PRINTER The Hustler is printed at Franklin Web Printing Company in Franklin, Tenn. Yahya: Event to raise awareness about crisis in Darfur, Sudan SUBSCRIPTION RATES Call (615) 343-3064 9 a.m. — 5 p.m., Monday — Friday. From YAHYA, page 1 One semester’s delivery via U.S. Postal Service is available for $125 or $200 per has been working towards an end to violence and man beings, in peace and dignity.” year. Checks should be made payable to The Vanderbilt Hustler. Yahya organized Damanga Coalition for Free- genocide for over 10 years. Sponsored by the Offi ce of Active Citizenship BACK ISSUES dom and Democracy with Sudanese friends and He speaks at rallies and conferences nation- and Service and various other organizations, the Back issues are available in Sarratt 130 during business hours. colleagues in order to reach out to the international wide and demands that the people of Darfur be event is open to the public with a suggested dona- community about genocide in western Sudan, and “protected, safe and free, so as to live like other hu- tion of fi ve dollars. ■ Monday, April 3, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler NEWS 3
ITS: Hall says WORLD Iran tests newest ‘Vandy safer torpedo during than ever’ From ITS, page 1 war games Friday Vanderbilt, he served as a senior vice president of Bank of America. “Before Vanderbilt re-did its security in 2004, BY ALI AKBAR DAREINI per hour — was too fast to elude. our service was completely unprotected,” Hall said. ASSOCIATED PRESS “It has a very powerful war- “We had a legal and ethical obligation to update TEHRAN, Iran — Iran con- head designed to hit big sub- the system.” ducted its second major test of a marines. Even if enemy warship Hall leads a staff of more than 100 individu- new missile within days on Sun- sensors identify the missile, no als, committed to providing the university with day, fi ring a high-speed torpedo warship can escape from this network security, e-mail and web services, and it said no submarine or warship missile because of its high speed,” information protection. ITS also off ers a help desk can escape at a time of increased Fadavi told state television. available to all students and faculty, that can assist tensions with the U.S. over its Th e Hoot’s speed would make in almost any computer crisis. nuclear program. it about three or four times faster Hall believes that the campus network is more Th e tests came during war than a normal torpedo and as secure than it has ever been in the history of the games that Iran’s elite Revolution- fast as the world’s fastest known university. ary Guards have been holding in underwater missile, the Russian- However, ITS still receives a fair deal of criti- the Persian Gulf and the Arabian made VA-111 Shkval, developed cism from the student body, and one of the com- Sea since Friday. in 1995. It was not immediately plaints heard most frequently is of students’ an- On the maneuvers’ fi rst day, known if the Hoot was based on noyance with having to change their passwords to Iran said it successfully tested the the Shkval. their Vunet ID. Fajr-3 missile, which can avoid Th e new weapon gives Iran ”With the Vunet ID and E-password, students radar and hit several targets si- “superiority” against any warship are identifi ed and authenticated,” Hall said. “By multaneously using multiple in the region, Fadavi said, in a asking them to change their password, it is simply warheads. veiled reference to U.S. vessels in a precautionary measure to protect their privacy Th e new torpedo, called the the Gulf. It was not immediately when the system has been attacked.” “Hoot,” or “whale,” could raise clear whether the torpedo can Hall explained that the Vanderbilt system is concerns over Iran’s power in carry a nuclear warhead. ROBERT PROUDFOOT / The Vanderbilt Hustler under attack constantly. On average, the university ITS Director Matt Hall stands in front of a host of the servers, which come under attack on average more than 1,000,000 the Gulf, a vital corridor for the Cmdr. Jeff Breslau, spokesman receives about 10 major attacks a day. In fact, the times each day, though only a handful of those attacks are what Hall classifi es as major. world’s oil supplies and where for the U.S. 5th Fleet based on the system receives over a million a day, but most of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet is based. tiny Arab island nation of Bah- these attacks (coming from both inside and out- ITS Help Desk will help the student clean up the “We have to keep the network open, because During Iran’s war with Iraq in the rain in the Gulf, said no special side the community) are not signifi cant enough to machine and get back onto the network. the main reason we are at Vanderbilt is to learn, 1980s, Iranian ships attacked oil measures were taken in reaction cause major concern, and are blocked by the nu- “One big step we took to securing the campus and research is a big part of the process,” Hall said. tankers in the Gulf, and Iran and to the Iranian war games, even merous security measures ITS employs. was asking students to restrict the programs they “Th e best thing to do to protect yourself is to up- the U.S. military engaged in lim- aft er the latest missile test. ITS fi rst tries to create a “speed-bump” to slow were downloading,” Hall said. “Popular programs date your soft ware. Old versions of Windows are ited clashes. He would not comment on down the aff ect of the attack, and then detects and like Kazaa are really easy ways to infect the system, very dangerous to the network. Use MacAfee or Iran’s state television stopped whether the new torpedo repre- impedes it. and luckily the community was fairly supportive of Spysweeper (both available free from the ITS web- its normal programs to break sents a threat to American forces “Th e staff is doing a great job fi elding these at- this measure.” site) and be careful what websites you go to.” news of the torpedo test, show- in the region. tacks,” Hall said. “You can’t stop a gunshot but you If an attack were to penetrate Vanderbilt’s net- Aft er his tour of ITS and meeting with Hall, ing it being launched from a ship “In general terms, no matter have to know how to treat it, and that’s what we’re work, individuals could have access to information Weissenburger is confi dent in ITS’ security net- into the Gulf waters, then hitting where we operate in the world, doing.” such as grades, paychecks and even student social work. its target, a derelict ship. we’re aware of other capabilities Hall explained that once an attack is discovered, security numbers. It is for this reason that ITS is “I found his explanation of the tension between Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy head that exist and of other countries it can be cleaned from the system in a matter of pushing to eliminate online identifi cation using open and closed systems very compelling,” he said. of the Revolutionary Guards’ that aren’t as friendly to the U.S., minutes. If it is coming from within the university, social security numbers. “Furthermore, the ability to resolve an internal navy, said the ships that fi re the and we pay attention to those ca- ITS can locate the computer causing the problem According to Hall, the biggest challenge facing network attack within 10 minutes, 24/7 provides Iranian-made Hoot had radar- pabilities,” he said. ■ down to the dorm room, and will remove it from ITS is to protect the campus’ security without com- me, as an end user, a signifi cant amount of comfort evading technology and that the the network within ten minutes. 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Blair hosts choir events last weekend
Top left: As part of the “signature” series organized by the Blair School of Music, the Blair String Quartet performed a wide variety of pieces on Friday evening and received a standing ovation.
Top right: With Pam Schneller conducting, the Vanderbilt Concert Choir gave a remark- able performance to the community on Sunday afternoon.
At left: Sophomore Will Hedgecock belts “Take Me Home Tonight” at the Spring Dodec Concert in the Student Life Center on Friday night.
TOP RIGHT, TOP LEFT BY HENRY MANICE / The Vanderbilt Hustler; At left by KELLY HOCUTT / The Vanderbilt Hustler
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STUDENT LIFE Students call attention to human slave trade
BY MONIKA BLACKWELL ing its awareness week. and Tuesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. “Our hope is to educate anymore,” Simon said. Slavery Awareness Week HUSTLER REPORTER Started three years ago by senior On Wednesday the group will ex- Vanderbilt students that slavery still While another aspect of the • What: Awareness Display featuring Some reports estimate there are Ashley Rogers, the Vanderbilt chap- hibit their display on the wall from does exist in the world and that slav- program focuses on child soldiers, fair trade bananas and chocolate as many as 27 million enslaved peo- ter of Free the Children/Free the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ery still exists even in our own coun- Free the Children/Free the Slaves • When: Monday and Tuesday, ple in the world today. Slaves is based on two separate or- Th ey will sell Fair Trade choco- try,” said freshman Anna Simon, a will dedicate this week to awareness 11-2 p.m. Th ese people are slaves to the ganizations. Aft er reading an article late and give away fl iers with more member of the group and the rising about buying Fair Trade and about • Where: Sarratt Promenade sex industry, victims of traffi cking, in National Geographic about 21st information on traffi cking and with publicity chair. stopping sex slavery. and suff erers of exploitive child la- century slavery and human traffi ck- ideas about ways to end slavery. Simon pointed out that the Simon added that the group • What: Awareness Display featuring bor and extremely unjust working ing, Rogers realized that she wanted On Wednesday there will also group focuses on Fair Trade pur- hopes to get people asking ques- fair trade bananas and chocolate conditions. to fi nd a way to help with a problem be a showing of the PBS “Frontline” chases because many children are tions about what counts as slavery • When: Wednesday 11-2 p.m. As a result of these facts and be- typically kept quiet. documentary “Sex Slaves” at 7 p.m. put into labor camps when their and where it exists. • Where: On the Wall cause statistics reveal that as many Rogers emphasized that an issue in Furman 114. parents are unable to take care of “People just assume that because as 15,000 people in the United States of this magnitude should “shake the On Th ursday a Fair Trade forum them. Th is typically happens when of the Civil War, there’s no more • What: Documentary “Sex Slaves” are traffi cked, many organizations whole campus.” will take place in conjunction with the parents themselves are paid in- slavery,” Simon said. • When: Wednesday 7 p.m. actively seek change in a global and “It’s not talked about enough at Manna Project International and suffi cient wages. For more information or to join • Where: Furman 114 in a local context. all,” Rogers said. “Th ey deserve to the Ecuador ASB site “I Can” at 7 “By buying Fair Trade products Free the Children/Free the Slaves, One such group is Free the Chil- have their voices heard.” p.m. in Sarratt 189. At this forum, we’re able to fund the organizations contact Ashley Rogers at ashley. • What: Fair trade forum with dren/Free the Slaves. Over the next To continue awareness and edu- the group plans to give away Fair and fund the farmers to pay the [email protected] and visit Manna Project International few days, the group will host a vari- cation, the group plans to set up a Trade bananas and samples of Fair workers a wage so that their chil- www.freetheslaves.net. ■ • When: Thursday 7 p.m. ety of activities to rally support dur- display in Sarratt Promenade today Trade chocolate for a minimal fee. dren aren’t forced to work on a farm • Where: Sarratt 189 Debate: Novice team looks ahead to promising senior season
From DEBATE, page 1 the resolution,” said Gould. “You learn some- ments. He’s a very technical debater.” thing new every single round.” Th e duo has also won the Northeast Tourna- Th is year’s resolution, however, proved to be ment, and the Southeastern Conference Region- especially meaningful for Gould, who, in addi- als competition, where Gould and Ross placed tion to a Political Science and Human and Or- fi rst and second in Speaker Awards, respective- ganizational Development double major, minors ly. in Chinese. Gould, who is traveling to China to Also at Regionals, Vanderbilt students won study this summer, said that this topic has en- Debater of the Year in all three divisions; Katie hanced her interest in the country even more. Ryzoc won Varsity, Bri Primozic won Junior “It’s been great to look at the country in an Varsity, and Katie Palmer won the Novice dis- academic perspective, debating how the nation tinction. Also at this competition, fi rst year feels about these various issues, and then go Vanderbilt debate coach Bryan Grayson was there this summer and see how the people really awarded the SEC Coach of the Year. are and how they really feel,” said Gould. In intercollegiate debate, one resolution is Because of an internship in Washington, chosen for the entire year. Th is year, students D.C., next semester, Gould will have to take a from all over the country discussed whether or hiatus from her debate career until the spring. not the United States should pressure China on Upon her graduation, she plans to go to law the issues of the economy, trade and diplomacy. school, and eventually would like to do interna- Although the topic remains the same the entire tional law or constitutional law. year, the students have to approach the argu- Ross, who is a Political Science and Commu- ment from numerous diff erent perspectives, nications double major, similarly plans to go to both in opposition to and in favor of the pro- law school, but would like to go into the fi eld of PHOTO PROVIDED posed resolution. athlete representation. ■ Members of the Debate Team pose with their coaches and trophy after taking fi rst place in the Novice National Debate Tournament at West Virginia “Th ere are so many diff erent ways to attack University. From left, they are (top row) Chad Lykins, Keith Moore, Katie Palmer, Phil Rappmund, (bottom row) Russell Ross and Courtney Gould.
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition OPINION the Government for a redress of grievances.” OPINIONOPINION The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
SEAN SEELINGER, EDITORINCHIEF EDITORIAL CARTOON
GLENNA DEROY, MANAGING EDITOR
JORDAN MAMORSKY, MANAGING EDITOR
RACHEL STEVENS, EXECUTIVE NEWS EDITOR
DAN ROSS, ADVERTISING MANAGER
OUR VIEW Ignorance on Darfur is no excuse
As you read this editorial, there is a genocide occurring in Sudan that few Vanderbilt students know about. However, in this instance, Vanderbilt students are not alone in their ignorance. Th e entire coun- try and our leaders have for the most part stood by and watched as 180,000 have died and two million have been displaced as a result of this genocide. We believe that it is it is obscene that this country has allowed thou- sands upon thousands of people to perish in Sudan, and we applaud Vanderbilt for bringing Mohamed Yahya, a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan, to campus to speak about this humanitarian crisis. Since 2003, the Janjaweed, a militia group of Arab descent, has been systematically wiping out black Sudanese citizens, and the world has done little to stop the violence. Actions should have been taken to suppress these killings three years ago, and it is disgraceful that the international community has continued to allow such heinous crimes to occur. DON WRIGHT — KRT However, the crisis in Sudan is not just about the people that are dying or the people that are killing. In the 21 century, the strong can no LETTER TO THE EDITOR longer aff ord to stand back and allow the weak to perish. Th e United Nations and governments around the world have done little to stop this crisis. So now the burden lies with the rest of us to Student apologizes for misinformed critique of bookstore become active and educated. To the Editor: it would not do business with Mr. Elder. Th e Mr. Elder or his bookstore had any knowledge of We encourage every student to go hear what this man has to say. If In Friday’s edition of Th e Vanderbilt Hustler, I attribution was made to the wrong bookstore. such matters. Elder’s Bookstore has many fi ne more people knew the truth about the situation in Sudan, perhaps we wrote a letter to the editor that I should not have At no point did I contact the Franklin bookstore rare and “one of a kind” books, and for me to would now be on the road to resolution. written. I criticized Elder’s Bookstore unfairly, nor did they contact me to express such thoughts. have inferred otherwise was unfair. I hope that If this world is truly going to move beyond the hate and destruction and for that I want to apologize. I brought up While I quoted from an earlier piece from Th e Mr. Elder will accept this public apology. that has always been such an ingrained part of its history, that move- an allegation that had been reported by Th e Scene that questioned where Elder’s may have ment is not going to come from the top down. As the genocide in Dar- Nashville Scene two years ago. I also attributed obtained some of its books, it was wrong of me Allen Callison fur has taught us, we will not be able to look to our leaders for cues. a statement to a bookstore in Franklin that said to draw a conclusion from that Scene piece that Senior, A&S No, we must look to ourselves. We must challenge ourselves to be people who think globally, who care about more than just our own plot of land, who are unwilling to sit quietly by as the voices of the slain cry LETTER TO THE EDITOR out in anguish. We must be a people of action, and we believe that the fi rst step toward action is education. Th at’s why we urge all Vanderbilt students Turner’s conclusions on homelessness ignore research to take advantage of the opportunity to hear Mohamed Yahya speak, To the Editor: of either “drive or desire.” also mischaracterizes according to Kulhane’s research, educate themselves and realize that the time to act is now. In the March 29 issue of Unfortunately, this type of homelessness. According to suff er from some disability (mental Th e Vanderbilt Hustler, I was thinking blames the victims research done by University of illness, physical ailment, etc.) that saddened to see Jeff Turner reach for their circumstances while Pennsylvania’s Professor Dennis impedes their ability to participate the following conclusion upon missing the economic context of Culhane in Philadelphia during the in the mainstream economy, which OPINION POLICY fi nishing his two day plunge into homelessness. With the decline in late 1990s, 80 percent of homeless Turner rightly notes. I commend homelessness: “Most homeless real wages under today’s service people are homeless for one Turner for his social activism, but The Vanderbilt Hustler opinion ters via. e-mail must either come section aims to stimulate discus- from a Vanderbilt e-mail address people lack either the drive or economy, homeless individuals day. Th ese people quickly fi nd that I urge him to think beyond his sion in the Vanderbilt community. where the identity of the sender desire to handle responsibility.” could pursue the numerous help homelessness is quite undesirable biographical experiences before In that spirit, columnists, guest is clear or be accompanied with a His brief stint allowed him to see wanted signs with all the drive or and promptly take action to remedy indicting any social population. columnists and authors of let- phone call to the Editor-in-Chief. the plenitude of handouts and desire in the world and still end up the situation. ters to the editor are expected With rare exception, all letters “help wanted” signs off ered to homeless due to the lack of a living Th e vast majority of the Steve S. Lee to provide logical argument to must be received by 1 p.m. on homeless people. He then implied wage. chronically homeless, about 10 PhD Candidate back their views. Unreasonable Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. The that homelessness is due to a lack Th is line of thinking percent of the homeless population Department of Sociology arguments or arguments in vain editor reserves the right to edit between columnists have no and condense submissions for place in The Hustler and will not be length as well as clarity. published. The Vanderbilt Hustler Lengthy letters that focus on an COLUMN welcomes reader viewpoints and issue aff ecting students might be off ers three methods of expres- considered for a guest column at sion: letters to the editor, guest the editor’s discretion. columns and feedback on our All submissions become the website. property of The Vanderbilt Hustler Wiretapping program leads to restriction Letters must be submitted either and must conform to the legal in person by the author to The standards of Vanderbilt Student Hustler offi ce or via. e-mail to Communications, of which The of Americans’ constitutional rights [email protected] Let- Hustler is a division. Republicans shape the Th is is not an issue of before the Senate Judiciary is, as Dean points out, By choosing CORRECTION POLICY language of most debates in whether or not we should be Committee on the issue. frightening. It brings to to engage in Accuracy is our profession. As the Bring corrections to The Hustler America. Th e most obvious investigating terrorists. It is “Never before have I felt mind the expression, “Give “Voice of Vanderbilt,” we are com- offi ce in Sarratt 130 or e-mail us at example is the language not even an issue of whether the slightest reason to fear him an inch and he will take illegal action mitted to ensuring our work is fair [email protected]. You or not we should be listening our government. Nor do I a mile.” and taking and accurate. Errors of substance may also report them by telephone OPINION EDITOR ” to terrorists’ calls. Of course frighten easily,” Dean said. A friend of mine said will be corrected. With very rare to the news line at 615-322-2424 advantage of exception, these corrections will or the Editor-in-Chief at 615-322- REEVE we should. Nobody has said “But I do fear the Bush- he does not care if the be listed on Page 2. 3757. that we should not. Th is issue Cheney government and the government is listening the legislative HAMILTON is not one of whether or not precedents they are creating to his phone calls without we should be worried about because this administration a warrant in the name of branch’s STAFF around the issue of abortion, national security. Th e debate is caught up in the rectitude national security. Well, if Marketing Director George Fischer in which the term “pro-life” acquiescence News Editors Ben Sweet Advertising Manager Dan Ross around wiretapping is, quite of its own self-righteousness, he does not have a problem Meredith Casey Production Manager Rosa An would lead you to believe simply, whether or not the and for all practical purposes with that, maybe he has to this Opinion Editors Reeve Hamilton Ad Design Manager Sharon Yecies that anyone with an opposing Aden Johnson Ad Designers Lisa Guo president can ignore the this presidency has remained a problem with having impeachable Allison Malone John Thompson view is, according to logic, Constitution and break the largely unchecked by its his home searched or his Sports Editors Craig Tapper Robert Goodwin “anti-life.” Th is is clearly Will Gibbons Asst. Ad Manager Nate Cartmell law. Th e answer, of course, is constitutional coequals.” property seized without off ense, the Life Editor Daniel Darland Ad Staff Emily Lineberger misleading. Since Sept. 11, that he cannot. Th e fact that Dean hits on a bigger issue a warrant. Th en again, Asst. News Editors Lisa Guo Gosha Khuchua 2001, Republicans have president has Katherine Foutch Hilary Rogers Feingold has received so little here — that of the check-less maybe, in the name of Nicole Floyd Courtney Dial utilized or, rather, exploited support from the Democrats and balance-less government national security, he would done away Asst Sports Editors Jarred Amato Madeleine Pulman the idea of terrorism to hijack Andy Lutzky Art Director John Maynard in the Senate, let alone that we have today. Th e Democrats be willing to be detained with the fourth Photo Editors Elise Alford Creative Director Matt Radford intelligent debate whenever Republicans refuse to speak in the Republican-controlled for an indefi nite amount Kelly Hocutt Designers Cassie Edwards it gets away from them. Th is amendment. I Henry Manice Laura Kim out against the policy, is Congress have begun of time without being Peter Tufo Becca Carson is especially true with their appalling. referring to that body as the informed of the charges Copy Editors Emily Agostino response regarding Senator wonder which Nkiruka Arinze On March 31, a man with “Republican Rubber Stamp against him. Th ese are all Logan Burgess Russ Feingold’s recent motion experience in the fi eld of Congress,” as they approve tactics that have been used part of the Micah Carroll to censure the President Stephanie de Jesus presidential law breaking, anything and everything the and argued for by the Bush Constitution will Caroline Fabacher for his illegal wiretapping John W. Dean, former White president puts before them. administration, all in the Ben Karp program, which Republicans be the next to Emily Mai House Counsel to President Th e Republican-controlled name of national security. Aarika Patel VSC Director Chris Carroll defend in the name of national Richard M. Nixon, testifi ed Senate is no better. Th is Th e whole point of the Amy Roebuck Asst. VSC Director Jeff Breaux security. fall. Angela Shears Asst. VSC Director Paige Orr Clancy Please see HAMILTON, page 7
Your voice doesn’t stop here. President Kate Morgan President Kyle Southern U.S. Sen. Bill Frist U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Rep. Jim Cooper Rep. Edith Langster Sen. Douglas Henry, Jr. Councilor Ginger Hausser The Vanderbilt Hustler encourages its readers Student Government Assoc. Interhall United State Senate United States Senate U.S. House of Rep. Tenn. District 54 Tenn. District 21 Metro District 18 to voice their opinions on legislative issues. 1542 Station B 7010 Station B Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 35 Legislative Plaza 11 Legislative Plaza 521 Chesterfi eld Avenue The following students and legislators [email protected] [email protected] (202) 224-3344 (202) 224-4944 (202) 225-4311 Nashville, TN 37243-0154 Nashville, TN 37243-0021 Nashville, TN 37212 represent the Vanderbilt community. Sarratt 359 Sarratt 357 (615) 352-9411 (615) 736-5129 (615) 736-5295 (615) 741-1997 (615) 741-3291 (615) 783-0106 (615) 322-8742 (615) 421-7515 Monday, April 3, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler OPINION 7
COLUMN AROUND How “I defi nitely think “Not at all. I there are two have no idea THE in touch sides of it. There what’s going are the people on until I go Amnesty should not be LOOP are Vanderbilt that really care about it, but home and students with for the most read the paper part, people are or talk to my national events? KRISTINA THURIN SUZI BRYCE parents.” Freshman into their own Junior granted to illegal aliens lives and what’s going on around campus.” Th e late Congressman Sonny Bono was once amnesty is a good idea are “33.2 percent.” “I really agree “More than the asked by a reporter what he thought about illegal off ensive. To say that these with the whole average college immigration, and he gave an answer that to me people will do jobs Americans Vanderbubble student. It de- thing. People pends on who and many others sounded like quite a simple, yet won’t do is arrogant; Americans have so many need to face the fact that some I believe other things you ask or what you care about.” THE RIGHT ANGLE of us will be washing dishes, to do that they that the don’t pick up a cleaning hotel sheets or bussing KEVIN SONN ELIZABETH CLAYDON MEAGHAN PATTEN Freshman Freshman newspaper, pay Sophomore CHRIS tables. However, for Americans, arguments attention and these are jobs people can work up read it.” DONNELLY given” for why Glenna DeRoy by Compiled from, whereas for illegal aliens, reasonable, one: “What’s there to talk about? It’s this type of work becomes a way amnesty is a illegal,” he said. Unfortunately, it seems that too few of life. good idea are Hamilton: Which rights will be next to go? politicians in Washington, whether that be President Proponents of a guest-worker From HAMILTON, page 6 George W. Bush or Senator Ted Kennedy, fail to plan, including many business off ensive. understand this. Recently, immigration legislation conservatives, say that these fourth amendment is to protect us from programs suspected terrorists legally, and we should take full in Washington has made its way into the headlines as illegal immigrants’ doing menial jobs for cheap wages like Bush’s warrantless wiretapping. Illegal action advantage of them. However, by choosing to engage Congress has started to take up the issue. keep our economy stable. However, that argument conducted by the government is not permissible in illegal action and take advantage of the legislative Unfortunately, there is a vast diff erence between sounds eerily similar to the one for slavery: we need just because it is being done in the name of national branch’s acquiescence to this impeachable off ense, the the security-focused legislation passed by the House of certain types of people to do menial work for us so security. If it were, then the government could do president has done away with the fourth amendment. Representatives and the Senate’s amnesty guest-worker that our economy can thrive. Th at’s not the direction whatever it wanted and use national security as an I wonder which part of the Constitution will be the program, whose main proponents include Senators America should be headed. excuse. Of course, by supporting the wiretapping, the next to fall. Th at is the issue at hand. John McCain and Kennedy, as well as President Bush. Amnesty would also be a slap in the face to every Republicans in the legislative branch are permitting Th e House version that was passed in December takes immigrant, including my grandfather, who came the president to do something illegal, and, of course, —Reeve Hamilton is a sophomore in the College steps that polls show a majority of Americans favor: a here using all of the legal mechanisms to get a green the Bush administration is taking full advantage. of Arts and Science. 750-mile security fence across the southwestern border, card. Th ey waited their turn, but now politicians in Th ere are simple ways to wiretap and investigate a greater number of personnel at what is now a clearly Washington want to grant amnesty to people here understaff ed border and harsh penalties for employers illegally who have done nothing through the legal who hire and employ people here illegally. It also gets system to try and attain citizenship. rid of the government’s current “catch-and-release Th e other problem with a guest-worker plan, policy,” in which people who cross the border illegally especially if it is passed by our current Republican are simply sent back without any consequences. Of Congress, is that it will infuriate the very conservatives course, if this happens, people will simply try it again. who put them into power. We are at a dangerous point RE YOU AN What the House bill attempts to do is better enforce where both parties are looking very much the same on A and add some more teeth to our current immigration the issue of immigration. Of course, there are at least laws. some Republicans, including Senator Tom Coburn of Of course, the pro-immigration lobby, which Oklahoma and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn PNIONATED consists of a wide array of interests across the political from right here in Tennessee, who are standing up to O spectrum, from the left -wing “multicultural” groups the moderates in their party on this. to the more right-leaning editorial board of the Wall However, when Republicans have well-known Street Journal, wants desperately to award amnesty to leaders in their parties like President Bush, Senator ERSON the approximately 12 million undocumented aliens McCain and Majority Leader Bill Frist pushing this P ? currently residing within the United States. However, amnesty plan, it’s going to be hard to convince voters any immigration bill passed by Congress should not that they’re any tougher on illegal immigration than contain any type of guest-worker amnesty program. their Democratic counterparts, and that’s certainly We shouldn’t reform the problem of illegal immigration going to hurt them in future elections. Send your submissions to until we fi x it, and that is what the House bill does and the Senate bill fails to do. —Chris Donnelly is a sophomore in the College of [email protected]. Also, I believe that the arguments given for why Arts and Science.
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BASEBALL Baseball takes two from Gators Sixteen-run outburst clinches series victory over Florida. BY JARRED AMATO down aft er the fi ft h and started coming back,” HUSTLER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR said de la Osa, who was 3-for-4 on the day. “We Th e Vanderbilt baseball team left Gainesville had a big inning in the sixth and Pedro had a big yesterday on a high note aft er beating Florida homer in the seventh that gave us more life, but 16-2 in the rubber game of the three-game se- we weren’t able to get it done in the end.” ries. Th e series got off to a good start for Vanderbilt With the victory, the No. 17 Commodores as sophomore ace David Price showed why he improved to 19-9 overall and 7-2 in the South- has won SEC Pitcher of the Week two of the last eastern Conference, while the No. 15 Gators three weeks. He threw eight scoreless innings, dropped to 19-13 and 3-6 in the SEC. surrendered just fi ve hits and struck out 13 in “It was a good win for us today,” said the team’s 6-0 victory. Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin. “We were Price (4-2) recorded double-digit strikeouts able to jump on them early and it is great any- for the fi ft h straight outing and has not given up time you can take a conference series on the a run in his last 19.1 innings. road against a team like Florida.” “Having coach (Derek) Johnson calling the Collecting 16 runs on 18 hits, both season pitches and a catcher like Brian Hernandez re- highs, Vanderbilt earned its fi rst series win in ceiving them makes it easier for me,” Price said. Gainesville since 1996 and handed Florida its “I mainly tried to spot my fastball in and out worst home loss since 1990. and throw my slider. Th e off ense did a good job Sophomore Dominic de la Osa hit a two-run of getting a lead early and that took the pres- homer in the fi rst inning to give the Commodores sure off of me.” a 2-0 lead that they would not surrender. Junior Florida head coach Pat McMahon had high Matt Meingasner and sophomore Alex Feinberg praise for the left hander, as well. had RBI singles in the second and third innings “We have to give Vanderbilt credit,” McMa- to put the guests up by four. hon said. “David Price is one outstanding pitch- Aft er scoring fi ve runs in the fourth, er, and he proved it (Friday). He throws to both Vanderbilt batted around in the fi ft h as it scored sides of the plate and comes out and competes.” seven more to take a 16-0 lead. Off ensively, Flaherty hit a two-run single in Senior Brian Hernandez had a RBI single and the fi rst to give the Commodores an early lead sophomore Shea Robin followed with a two-run and RBI groundouts by single. Th en, Feinberg added a two-run double, Robin and Meingasner notched a RBI double and sopho- Feinberg in more Parker Hanks capped the scoring with a the fourth RBI single. doubled Freshman Pedro Alvarez was 4-for-5 on the the lead. day and fi nished 8-for-12 with eight runs scored Alvarez in the series, while Feinberg was 3-for-5 with and Flaherty four RBI. combined to “I am seeing the ball pretty well,” Alvarez go 5-for-6 with said. “We came into the game fi red up, knowing two RBIs and four we had to win to take the series. Th e hitting was runs scored, while like a chemical reaction, once one guy hit, the sophomore David Macias rest followed.” added three hits. Lost in the off ensive explosion was the per- By winning its fi rst three conference se- formance of sophomore starting pitcher Cody ries, two of which were on the road, Crowell, who improved to 4-0 on the year. He Vanderbilt fi nds itself in second pitched seven innings and gave up two runs, one place in the SEC East behind earned, and struck out a career-high nine batters South Carolina, who swept while issuing just one walk. LSU over the weekend to im- In game two of the series Saturday, the Gators prove to 8-1 in conference jumped out to a 6-0 lead and held on for a 6-4 play. victory. Th e Commodores Hernandez had a two-run triple and scored travel to Austin Peay on a RBI single by freshman Ryan Flaherty to cut Wednesday before the lead to three. Alvarez added a solo homer in hosting Arkansas in the seventh but the Commodores could get no a three-game series Neil Brake/VU Media Relations closer. beginning Fri- IInn FFriday’sriday’s 6-06-0 victoryvictory overover Florida,Florida, sophomoresophomore DavidDavid PricePrice threwthrew eighteight scorelessscoreless inningsinnings andand struckstruck outout 1313 batters.batters. PricePrice hashas nnotot aallowedllowed a rrunun iinn “It was a frustrating eff ort, but we buckled day. n hhisis llastast 119.19.1 iinnings.nnings.
FOOTBALL WOMEN’S TENNIS Defense shines in Vandy victorious over Bulldogs and annual scrimmage Vols to remain undefeated in SEC BY FRANKLIN PETR ponent to only two games the rest of the ing four game defi cits at the top two spots HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER BY ANDY LUTZKY and Southeastern Conference Off ensive match. Th e 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory gave the to put pressure on the Commodores. Th e HUSTLER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Th e Vanderbilt women’s tennis team Player of the Year, four-year starting sophomore her seventh SEC win. rally proved too much for Fish and Taylor kept its hopes of a Southeastern Confer- In the 1960’s, assistant coaches for quarterback Jay Cutler. “Caroline’s win was so big for us,” said at the top spot and the Volunteers evened ence Championship alive by defeating both the Nebraska Cornhuskers began to re- From the outset, all eyes were on the Vanderbilt head coach Geoff Macdonald. doubles play at a match apiece with an 8-6 the University of Georgia and the Univer- fer to the team’s starting defense as the two men in the race to replace Cutler: “It really shift ed the pressure off of us and victory. Th e Commodores were fi nally able sity of Tennessee over the weekend. Th e “Blackshirts,” referring to the black prac- Chris Nickson, the red-shirt freshman forced Georgia to win two more matches.” to clinch the doubles point at No. 2 when Commodores are 8-0 with three matches tice jerseys that the defense would wear who played sparingly last season, and With Vanderbilt up 3-2, all attention Bertrand and Ferrell broke Tennessee’s ser- left in conference play. to help distinguish between players on Mackenzi Adams, a freshman who red- turned to the center courts where the No. vice point to take 8-6 win. On Sunday, the Commodores improved diff erent sides of the ball. To be given a shirted this past season. 1 and No. 3 matches had yet to be decided. Th e Commodores began singles play up to 18-2 overall with a 5-2 victory over No. black practice jersey was considered an Th ose looking forward to seeing Nick- Amanda Taylor took the fi rst set 6-4 but 2-0 in the match aft er a Tennessee forfeit in 25 Georgia. Facing some of its toughest honor; it meant that you were one of the son show his abilities, however, came lost the second against Georgia’s Kelley the No. 6 spot. Vanderbilt took a tremen- conference opposition, Vanderbilt was able top performing players on one of the top away without seeing the quarterback, as Hyndman. Th e sophomore took control dous lead in singles by taking all fi ve fi rst to rely on strong singles play to down the defensive units in the country. he sat out the scrimmage with a ham- in the third set and clinched the match for sets with only one Volunteer able to notch Bulldogs aft er it lost the doubles point for On Saturday, if you witnessed Van- string injury. the Commodores with a 6-1 victory. It was more than a game. the second time in its last three matches. derbilt’s annual Black and Gold Scrim- “Chris is disappointed,” said head Taylor’s second match-clinching victory in Fish fi nished fi rst easily defeating her Singles play was delayed early in the mage, you might have thought you were coach Bobby Johnson. “Hamstrings are her past three matches. opponent 6-1, 6-0. Overcoming second-set fi rst set as thunderstorms forced the match watching a Blackshirt revival. Th at’s well when they’re well.” With the match offi cially in hand for surges from their opponents, both Ferrell inside. because the Vanderbilt defense, clad in Several other Commodores expected the Commodores, Amanda Fish defeated and Bertrand came away with 7-5 victories Aft er play resumed, the Commodores black practice jerseys, largely dominated to play large roles next season didn’t play Georgia’s Natalie Frazier 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 in a in their second sets, clinching the match evened the match at 1-1 when Bertrand the off ense, on a picturesque, sunny early because of various injuries, such as run- battle of unbeatens. for the Commodores. defeated Evgenia Subbontia 6-2, 6-2. Ber- spring morning. ning back Jeff Jennings, guard Mac Pyle, “It was a great match today,” Macdonald When Taylor and Ulery each won their trand remains undefeated in conference Th is was the fi rst public showing of defensive end Th eo Horrocks, wide re- said. “Every player out there for us was able respective matches, the sweep of the Vol- play and is 17-1 overall. the Commodores squad, looking to re- ceiver Marlon White, safety Ben Koger to win a match and that’s impressive.” unteers was complete. Th e Bulldogs retook the lead at No. 4 place key performers on both sides of and kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt. In Friday’s action, the Commodores “Tennessee always competes really well when Ulery fell to No. 82 Basu in straight the ball. In the coming season they will In Nickson’s absence, Adams, the only defeated the No. 22 University of Tennes- and we have the utmost respect for them,” sets, 6-4, 6-4. Th e loss was Ulery’s fi rst in be without 10 players who started games quarterback left on the roster, took every see 7-0. It was the fourth time this year Macdonald said. “It’s always good when we conference play. Freshman Maggie Yahner in 2005: two starting off ensive linemen in snap of the day. At times, he looked very Vanderbilt has held a conference rival can get any points on them.” breezed through her match at No. 6 losing Trey Holloway and Ryan King, defensive sharp, while other times, he looked like scoreless in match play. Vanderbilt returns to action this week- only one game in a 6-1, 6-0, straight set vic- end Herdley Harrison and tackle Ralph an inexperienced, true freshman taking Aft er an impressive 8-1 victory by Com- end with two SEC road matches. Th e Com- tory. McKenzie, wide receiver Erik Davis and snaps against a speedy, talented defense. modore tandem Sveke and Yahner at the modores will face No. 7 Florida on Friday Th e last three matches were all forced tight end Dustin Dunning; cornerback For the day, Adams fi nished 21-44 for third doubles position, Vanderbilt looked in Gainesville and then travel to Columbia to a third set. Aft er losing a tough fi rst set Andrew Pace and safety Kelechi Ohana- 145 yards, two touchdowns, and three to take an easy sweep of the two remaining for Sunday’s match against South Carolina. 5-7, Ferrell bounced back, limiting her op- ja, All-SEC linebacker Moses Osemwegie, Please see FOOTBALL, page 9 matches. But Tennessee surged back eras- n Monday, April 3, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler SPORTS 9
MEN’S TENNIS WOMEN’S LACROSSE Tennis upsets Tennessee before Commodores just short falling to top-ranked Georgia against Johns Hopkins BY WILL GIBBONS made things diffi cult for Vanderbilt. Steph HUSTLER SPORTS EDITOR BY WILL GIBBONS road and we need to be playing our best the verge of winning,” said head coach Ian Janice of the Blue Jays scored one of her four HUSTLER SPORTS EDITOR tennis of the year. It’s going to be a ma- Duvenhage. “But then he’d start getting Th e Vanderbilt women’s lacrosse team goals to make it 7-6. Once again, the Com- Th e Vanderbilt men’s tennis team split jor challenge, but I think we have a good result oriented and start thinking about jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but eventu- modores came right back. Senior goalie a pair of road contests over the weekend, deal of momentum and confi dence going winning and his performance drops. Th e ally fell 11-8 to the No. 3 Johns Hopkins Blue Lauren Riddick stopped a Tapscott shot and upsetting No. 42 Tennessee 4-3 on Friday into it.” same thing happened with Andy Mack. Jays in Baltimore. controlled the ball. As she stepped out to and falling to No.1 Geogia 7-0 Sunday. Th e outcome was more positive on It’s something we’re working on.” Aft er surrendering the fi rst goal of the clear the ball to a teammate, Kate Hickman Facing the top-ranked Bulldogs on Friday, as the Commodores upset their Mack fought through a three game game, Vanderbilt scored three consecutive checked Riddick’s stick, knocking the ball their Senior Day, Vanderbilt played in-state rival Tennessee 4-3. Th e win was defi cit to defeat Tennessee’s David Bax- goals, starting with Jennifer Tapscott’s fi rst back into Hopkins’s goal and tying the game against the odds from the start. Georgia their second in a row in the Southeastern endine in the fi rst set 7-5. Mack could goal. Th en, Margie Curran put two past the at 7-7. Th e Blue Jays, ignited by the play, claimed the doubles point, Antonio Ruiz Conference. Aft er forfeiting a match be- not maintain the momentum in the sec- goalie to make it a 3-1 advantage. rattled off four straight to take an 11-7 lead was able to handle junior Andy Mack 6- cause Cromydas was unavailable to play, ond set, falling 4-6, but his 6-0 third set Tapscott made it 4-1 with her goal with with just 3:48 to play. Th e run was enough to 0, 6-1. Th en Luis Flores defeated junior Vandy was already in a 1-0 hole to the tied the match at three apiece. just over 14 minutes left in the half. It looked give Johns Hopkins the victory. Evan Dufaux 6-3, 6-3 to give the Bulldogs Volunteers. Magarik played the clinching match, as if the Dores might pull the upset. Other goal scorers for the Commodores a 3-0 advantage. Ryan Preston put up a Th e Commodores, however, perse- keeping a lead through all of the fi rst set, Th at’s went Johns Hopkins went on a run included Kate Hickman and Cara Giordano. fi ght against nationally No.1 John Isner, vered and took the doubles point aft er though Ben Rogers stayed kept it close of their own. Following a timeout, the Blue Sasha Cielak picked up four groundballs but fell 6-2, 7-5, clinching the win for Preston and Magarik overcame Tennes- until Magarik edged him out 7-5 in the Jays scored four goals in a row, taking a 5-4 and a caused turnover on the day, and played Georgia. see’s duo of Bobby Cameron and Kiril tiebreaker. Th e junior sealed the Com- lead with 3:26 left in the half. Tapscott tied excellent defense on Blue Jay standout Mary Assured of the match victory, Geor- Tcherveniachki to help the Dores take the modore upset with a 6-3 win, becoming the game at fi ve with her third goal of the Key. She only scored one goal on the day. gia’s Ricardo Gonzalez scored his third necessary two of three doubles matches the only Commodore of the night to take game. “It may be a secret to the rest of the na- consecutive win by downing junior Jor- to win the point. a straight set victory in the hotly con- Goalie Brooke Shinaberry made two tion,” head coach Cathy Swezey said. “But dan Magarik, and Colin Purcell got his Th e singles portion of the match took tested battle. very good saves just before the end of the Sasha is one of the best defenders in the 12th straight singles victory over junior over three hours to complete, due to a “Jordan clinched the match and just half, but a loose rebound got through before country.” Nathan Sachs. Th e sweep was complete leak in the roof, which forced the match- played unbelievably,” Duvenhage said. the horn sounded. Vanderbilt was down one Brooke Shinaberry also turned in a solid Strahinja Bobusic, one of three seniors es to stay confi ned to three courts. Th e Aft er the weekend split, the Commo- goal at halft ime. performance, getting 12 saves in the game. playing in their fi nal home match, pre- whole contest took moe than fi ve hours. dores are now 7-9, 2-6 in the SEC. Th ey Th e Commodores would strike back Th e game was very physical, as the two vailed over freshman Nick Cromydas. Ryan Preston tied the match at 2- play their next three matches at home quickly, as Kendall Th rift netted her 18th teams combined for 55 fouls in the game. “Our guys are playing well right now,” 2 aft er a loss by Nathan Sachs at No. 4. beginning Wednesday against No. 38 goal of the season just 50 seconds into the Th e Commodores are now 4-6 on the said Georgia head coach Manuel Diaz. Aft er splitting the fi rst two sets 6-3, 5-7, Middle Tennessee. Th en on Friday, they half, tying the score at 6-6. Th e feisty Dores season, 0-2 in the American Lacrosse Con- “Having said that, I think we are coming Preston won the third set 6-4 on a service play South Carolina and Sunday meet the were not going to back down from the high- ference. Th ey head to Chapel Hill to face No. up on the toughest part of our schedule. break to get a singles point for Vandy. No. 12 Florida Gators. n ly ranked Blue Jays. 5 North Carolina on Friday. n We have three matches in a row on the “He played really well and he’d be on Another run by Johns Hopkins, however, Football: Nickson sidelined, Johnson says quarterback Adams has ‘good day of experience’
From FOOTBALL, page 8 holding on to the ball. combined for 46 yards on nine carries. “I know Mackenzi was frustrated a Still, Johnson knows that plenty can interceptions. little bit,” Johnson said. “We had some change between now and the season “We were a little better on the de- opportunities to move the chains early, opener at Michigan. fensive side of the ball,” Johnson said. and we didn’t get to because of dropped “Every position is wide-open,” John- “We’re a little faster and able to get balls. But he settled down, and I think son said. “If somebody starts playing more people to the point of attack. Of- he completed eight in a row down the better than Jonathan Goff , then he’ll fensively, we did a lot of good things, stretch. It was a good day of experience have Jonathan Goff ’s job.” but we had trouble sustaining drives. for him. Not a good day of statistics, but While that scenario doesn’t seem Th e fact that we were missing several a good day of experience.” likely, Johnson understands that there guys probably had an impact.” Some positions look to be fi lled with is some work to be done on off ense if Adams started well, completing players ready to contribute immediate- the Commodores want to improve on passes to all diff erent sides of the fi eld ly. Linebacker Jonathan Goff , a 6-foot- last season’s fi ve victories. He realizes and showing good scrambling ability. 4 junior behemoth, showed fl ashes of that the players surrounding the quar- Over the next few drives, however, the playmaking ability at middle lineback- terback—whether it will be Adams or defense started to run the off ense into er, making four tackles and grabbing Nickson—need to put their signal caller the ground, forcing fumbles, defl ect- an interception. Freshman cornerback in a position where he can focus solely ing and intercepting passes and sacking Darlron Spead almost intercepted a on doing his job, much like the off ense Adams numerous times. Even though pass, and played well throughout the did for Cutler in 2005. Adams had his red practice jersey on— day. Tight ends Brad Allen and Jake “Th ey gave Jay a chance to do bet- meaning that players are not allowed to Bradford showed soft hands and the ter, and he ran with it,” Johnson said. make contact with him—he oft en found ability to gain yards aft er the catch. “Hopefully, we can continue that. Th at himself on the ground, simply because Safety Funtaine Hunter, playing in place way, the quarterback doesn’t worry he couldn’t get away from the persistent of Koger, recovered a fumble and was about protections, or about guys being Neil Brake/VU Media Relations defensive rush. always around the ball. Running backs open. Th at’s the point of the whole pro- The football team warms up before Saturday’s annual Black and Gold scrimmage. The defense dominated most of the He found open receivers throughout Jared Hawkins and Darnell Martimus gram.” n aff air, allowing quarterback Mackenzi Adams, the team’s only available quarterback, to throw for just 145 yards. the day, but they had trouble at times
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