Campus Sex TroutFishing Best of New Cadet^ Inside: and Lies With Craig Mountcastle Poll L Oepg2.. V.M3. pg5... Caiietpg7... pgll..*. J "The Nation's Muddiest College Newspaper, but For How Long,,." Number 16 VOLUME LXXXVII VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE March 9, 1994 Breakout 94 Old Mother Nature Delays Breakout by Six Days, Rats Not Deterred men were on weekends. The John Amory Glaccum '96 decision was made, in con- Jack of All Trades sultation with the Dean's of- It turned out not to be re- fice to plan for the following venge minded third classmen Thursday, 10 March. The who were the biggest obstacle logic being that most rat mid- to Breakout '94, but falling term examinations would snow and temperatures. The have been completed by then. class of 1997 will have the After looking at the honor of claiming the longest weather report Sunday night, rat line in history and they can the sixth of March, First Class thank not their dykes but good President Phil Starling, and ol' mother nature as the cause. the Rat Disciplinary Commit- Earlier this year the first tee President Dustin Devore class leaders decided that last called the commandant ask- Rats Charge Breakout Hill to Earn Tuesday, March 1 would be ing that Breakout be the fol- the target date and the follow- lowing day, Monday the sev- their Place in the VMI Corps enth. According to Deputy- ing day would be the back minted fourth classmen acterized the Class of '94 Commandant Ron Williams, DaveTruslow '94 up. After twenty-four hours stood around trading hor- as, "the best class to grace of being worked out in the "Bissell had to check with the Cadet Staff Writter ror stories, a few com- the Institute." Other than middle of the night, and en- academia- the Dean, and de- Take 300 ments stood out. Accord- the privilege of dyking for during third classmen who lib- partment heads if [Monday] sweaty, exhausted fresh- erally exercised their new would be a suitable day. With ing to Cadet Garza '97, this class, the rats also had push-up privileges the rat the idea that once the rats got men, a sadistic, milling "It's better late than the distinction of being the mass of 94+3 was expecting [Breakout] behind them they throng of 1000upperclass- never." smallest mass to matricu- to break out. It did not hap- could settle down." men, one firetruck, at least For this year's late at VMI in 17 years. pen. The temperature was There was dissension in seventy degree weather rat mass, better late than Logically this would also below the minimum 45 de- the air. Many cadets felt that and one tired old hill, mix never meant spending two mean that in addition to gree mark in what Col. N. the rats had been cheated out them all together and hundred and six days enduring the longest Michael Bissell called, "too of a rat line. First class histo- VOILA a new class is born cold for Breakout." rian Andrew Mulcunry stated, straining and walking the ratline in barracks, these in barracks. ratline. The final push to rats were also forced to Breakout was then "They shouldn't be breaking planned for the following day, out. After seeing 50 of the Nursing vari- become a class began at 4 deal with more pain per Wednesday. The rats woke little worms hanging outside ous wounds, chomping p.m. and it took approxi- head than the average up- up to see snow on the ground, of Barracks during DRC." cupcakes and clutching mately two hours. On perclassman. and more forecasted for the Others had mixed feelings. brand new black Monday, March 8, the or- Unexpectedly Cadet Sean McFadden added, following day. With Break- nametags, the new Class deal ended for the Class of the weather became toler- out delayed indefinitely ru- "It is nice to know that they of '97 took its place in '97. able on Monday and ad- mors began to fill barracks had a rat line for a week." VMI history, standing RDC President ministrative worries about about when the actual date Needless to say the rats around the sentinel box to would be. Sunday seemed were ready. Fourth classman Dustin H. Devore '94, in hypothermia were as- like a bad choice-many rats J.M. Garza, >uid it best, "It's give Old Yells. leading the rats in an Old suaged. Commandant of were on drill and upperclass- better late then never." As these newly Yell for their dykes, char- See "Breakout."page 3 March 11, 1993 News Off Post Pagc2 College News, IheVMl, Courtesy of The College Press Service WASHINGTON - Cdlege men are five to seven times as More college freshmen have hopes of likely as woman to lie in order to have sex, according to a recent Cadet Dbtaining advanced degrees after they get their survey in dishonesty in dating." It would appear that lying in four-year degree than ever before, and women order to have sex is more a male than a female behavior," the 1993-1994 ire more likely than men to aspire to the highest article in the Journal of American College Healthconcluded.The Editor-in-Chief possible degrees such as doctorates, according to survey of 171 male and female students was conducted in Andrew J. Mulcunry January 1991 at the University of Minnesota. The researchers, indings in a sweeping survey of this year's Man^ng Editpr instructor James Rothenberger and graduate student Michael Thomas A. Brashears freshmen class. Stebleton, said they found the results disturbing for several The 28th annual survey of entering reasons, one being that more monogamous men and woman Afltyi^tftnt E<l|t9r college freshmen, conducted by the Higher Edu- admitted lying than nonmonogamous sexual partners. That Arie Richards bation Research Institute at the University of couldbetheresultofthesizeofthesampleoramisunderstanding Editorial Editor: Sean Dadson of the term "monoganxxis." alifomia-Los Angeles, also found that com- Associate Writers: Maurer, Devore. "It might also mean that, as nxmogamy becomes the only Assistant Editor for Polls and Infonnation: [)etiti ve pressures and stress among freshmen are acceptable alternative in a 'safe-sex' worid, we will see an Robert E. Sherwood at all-time highs. The survey was completed last increase in lying behavior," the researchers wrote. "Just as the Newa Editor; Clirls Richmond fall by 220,757 first-year students at427 colleges Victorians clainned to have low rates of sexual activity but, in Staff News Writers: Kidd, Tnislow, NichoOs, Mid universities, and was sponsored by the Ameri- realiQr, rates of sexual activity remained constant, so today Clare, Ratchford, Richardson more people may identify themselves as monogamous when, can Council on Education, a Washington, D.C.- Sporte EdUor; Tony Leone in actuality, they may be sexually active outside of their Staff Sports Writers: Oakey* Frecnuav based higher education association. primary relationship." Brumback Sixty-five percent of the freshmen sur- Among those wtK> identified themselves as monogamous, Hwrnor Editor; Mr. Beef Diesel veyed in 1993 plan to pursue a graduate degree 33.3 percent of the men answered "yes" to the question, "Have Cartoonist: Clay Mountcastle after they finish college, the survey found. In you ever told a lie in order to have sex?," while 6.8 percent of the woman answered affirmatively. Yet only 22.2 percent of Formm Editor; Rich Clark comparison, 55 percent of the freshmen polled in Staff Forum Writers: Bartlett, Estcs, JJt. the nonnwnogamous men and 3.3 percent of the woman 1992 and less than 50 percent of those polled in answered "yes." he early 1970s had indicated they wanted to On the other hand, women seemed more ready to believe Editor: )ursue education beyond the four-year degree. thatthey werebeingliedtoforsexualpurposesthenmen. The John Amory Glaccum More importantly researchers found, survey showed that 43.2 percent of the monoganKHis women believed they had been lied to, compared with 22.2 percent of Photographers: Bauserman, Myers. was the fact that for the first time ever in the nonmonogamous men. and Salklao survey women were more likely to seek all major Copy Editors; Steven KIdd. Dave The results are also unsettling because of the potential Truslow ypes of advanced degrees (master's, doctoral, consequences of lying if a partner is infected with HIV or medical and law) than men; 27.3 percent of the another sexually transmitted disease. "In an era when diseases emale first-year students indicated they wanted surrounding sexual activity have profound implications, all of John Beggs us need to be aware that neidier love nor hornxMial activity is o pursue terminal degrees, compared with 25.8 a shield against dishonesty," the researchers wrote. A^YfittfffFg Mffln wr percent of the men. In 1967, three times more Steve Ward men than women had planned to pursue a doc- WOOSTER, Ohio - As assignments to first-semester collie pircMiatlQn Manager Gerald oral, medical or law degree (26.7 percent versus student go, ait historian Am Lewis admits it was tough: Dscobar .5 percent). Marshal proof against revisionist claims that the Holocaustdid not occur. 'To close such a wide gap in a rela- The Cadet welcnmealettere to the Editor. All Signed Lewis said he assigned the paper because he wanted to give letters will be considered for publicalioo. Letters to tiw ively short span of two decades is truly remark- Editor do not necessarily expiess the views lad opinioas members of the Collie of Woostei's First-Year Seminar a of the Editorial Stjtff orThr YMiritlll newyiper. able," said UCLA Professor Alexander W. Astin, sense of critical thinking and analysis. director of the survey.