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DAVIDSON COLLEGE WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27.2005 VOLUME 98. N UMBER 5 Fire damages ~~SGA~~~~ struggles~~~ with property, ured election procedures

By N'NA M AC'F to vlllc. Mlf the IrnkJICndent Senaton Ahhough thcy won their really are represenlat;"eJ of toeial· nlRtch .gai",t Owrgia The results uf the indeJICndenl I)' il>dcpendent student• ." he said. Southern 3·L on Sunday. the senator elections spar'C'. yw quem spMks olthe rim Of! the elCClions. can o".,mrLe my oplnoon by. 1"'<)< high,,'ay caused the rcar of the MPeopLe on Pallerson Collrt. Ihird. vote:' lie: said. bus l(I catch Of! fin: as it came ocoording 10 the bylnws. are 001 A million ...... made to o~erturn to a stop on the highway ~ L . allow«l 10 "Ole for indeJICndcl1l S ~ch on's inttrprel~lion. but II did senoto",:' Boyle said. no! pass. ""The. fire brgM to spread as Hoyle proposed thnl the el«· " ow~vcr. following 1M "'eeting the !em! uued the bus. but no lio<" ilhouJd he innJidmed and re­ SkellOll disc~ the ;moe with a one "'&I physically hurl. done ... ilb lhe stipulation thai. on group of .."atars and decitled thaI Flames ~ngulfed the: bus as the: Honor Code. Patterson Court lhe best COUrM' of lIC1ioo "wid be all or the IX'CUjWllS m:wk~. house ....mbers would be unable to 10 change his interpretation 100 IIw ,,·ay to the h'gh" ay median. only independent $IUikn1l coukl iU the pla)·o:n ...... , d,stanc· ,-SGA President M", SkcllOll '07 vote for I~pcndent Serwon. '''IthenucLvcs fn)QI lhe ,nf.,.· Kid that El«tioo Council Chair In ... e-mail ...111 to lhe ..rwon no. one 1IOOn:e TqlOfIed se<:lng Lanier Prichard '07 used lile lhal evening. Skohon "'rille: M, $I,Ll lhe bus d.h..,. alltn'pt,ng IQ byl.".. aa guidelines for the d«· think " 'hat "'~ voted on today .... ou dou.owever. I· ve decid. ~OOIl1e: r M lhal dro~e in from SACS begins on-site review Senalors waa a legal inlerprelluion ed thaI the beSl COUrM' of Ktlon i. Cil:arlo!tf. or the bylaw Thi. was also lhe to strike the il>dcJICndent scmuor Several fi"" tnlCks ,,·ere able opcr.UC5 mUit "ndcl'lO lhe process imerpretalion Ihat had been used elCClion resullO baKd on the princi· l(I makc il 10 the Jane. but Slaff \Io:,./r.., of reaccredidation, for previous eleclions. pie that Independent Scl\ators rep­ most of the learn's pmonal SACS stnds. group of c;ommil. Skelton supported his posilion resenl independent $I00enlS,M belon,in,s suffe~d major lasl ...at • conunin(C from the let memben l(I ",boob: ..· ithin II with _ clausc fl'Oltlthe byl ....s Sl8I· Skelton :01100 staled in lile e-mail smoke damage or ""('fl: ....81e.· Southc:m Auocialion of Colleges soutbern MaICS to begin the lengthy in, that the Elections Council lhat the stnaton Iud the option 10 log&ocL _flf. lhe fin:fighters and School, (SACS) spmt three process of reaocredidation. "m.ay make supplementary rules O>'enum the new interpret.tion ou ~ do... n lhe bus. days of interuivc review of For .5ChooJ 10 be~flCCTt'dittd.;t ...· hen il deem. necessary." ....,11. but tile ScM1C did no4 c/loose The fin:fighlers succeeded David ...... Colle,<,- beginning the must domonstrate lhat il complies ScOII S""kl>oul '01 fell lhal oow. process of reaccredidalion for the ",·ilh ttrtain 'land.arili. particularly M.upplemenlary rules" did not in dousing the names. See SGA. flagl! 3 Whilc 1M bus company's sc1>oo1. in the a~a of Quality i""lude changing who was .1I0wed inlumO\Ce ,,·i ll cover the finan· The: R:pqrI will 001 be issued Enl!:u>ccmem. clil losses. pla)'ers ....ere Idt "nlil June 2007. bul re<;eiving R:ac· "SACS w"m, 10 know ·what can .... ithout books, OOIeJ and even tn.'did:llion should no! be an mue. "·c do "ex!"}' lind ' .... hal can ""e do laptops on MOfIday, Some "We don·t know the OUICQl1lC of bene'?·" Ll'Fauve said. M pla)"cn eVen Losl doxuments the repon )'el. Director of In DavidilOll·s annual report. Ttilling l(Ilbei. ~ Wtthey Planninl Ind Imtitutional Vice Presidenl for Academic bMI .t<.nd on lbei. laptops. Rescan:h Linda LcF.u'"" sald. Mbul Affairs aatt Ross sald thai the "The poopIe tlw .. ere lining they left happy.M QEP hopes M10 tal'lel arta. of oeM the ure thai blew lost :011 President Bobby VagI '69 said impron.... nt ia ac:aIkmic Ind II ... M M of lhe:ir stuff. Ll'xie lhal SACS was pleased ...· ith the dontlife. Riuenbefs '(19 u.id. ··H.,...., •..,., on'Silo R:vicw. the principaL det.,.· n.. QEP has hi,hhghled fi,·c all of 00. teachers hne bttn ,ninant for reaccn:didalion. .poo. " 'M"" the college hopes to "el)' u~l"Ilanding so f:lr:· ·· HlllTing JOfIlC cII",IY'm, we sec development: lhe Core

For/lit U«IIUIJ/ If/rhe gam~. E",I)' LO )'ear:s. 5Chooh that fall see pagt 16. willumler he the ""~ffimlcd' Ttgion i'l~~ '~"which~'~' ~~~;~'~' SACS ~~~,,"~m~ . ~'"~'~"m~.See:"~"~m~" SACS~.;~,,~,~•., ~F:'IX"~"~'~'~'J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lse 5 INSIDE THIS WEEK NEWS: Police crack down on trespassers PAGE 2

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Party ends for trespassers CAMPUS POLICE BLOTTER Ihl"!'l1B BUf.OlfJ.f. trespasKri has diminisbod. SlaffWrilrr "NASCAR Tech is keen on b3SserJ on Pancnon di , .... putc to lhe inSlitution:' dents in an lpartmem.on the porch. and standing in Ihl:grass outside flowe. Tbeoffi­ Court. Since lhe be,lnnin, of lhe SCmeslcr At least two individuals have ""en eer IIW thaI I drinking game was heing played on the porch. Aware thal the .... Wail 12 individual, unaffiliated with d", ooIleil". e~pell~ as I....sUIt of them heing unacc(>m' 001 a .... gistcrcd party at !his location. the offICer stopped al the curl! and ohscrvcd the have bun esconed olT campus by public panied at Court parties. group. When the group saw the off""'r. ilCvenl wen: 5ee1IICIting down cups and other ufCly. Aoo:KdillllO Chid fountain Walker. Campus Safety easily l\'COgnius tres· eoowners on the gr.w.. A group ofapproximately IS then left 1»' ",.,.lIcing around the thi' "umbu i, mo,w;h larger !han \ISUIJ. passers. I s.itill Wilker luribules to the small back lide of Rowe. As the offlCCf gO! OUt oflhc patrol car and IIIncd ",-aIkin1 to the ~l would Jay .hi, SCIl>e$l .... tbr:re', br:cn community. " It's part of communily polic­ apartment. _on the porch yelled. " I fyou'~ noI2!. ii's time to lean!" Seyeral a1moo1. SO pe=nt increase lin the nurnbtr ing. I know my Itudents." he said. "Be.idcs. tnOI"e people stantd to lean at tllis lime. l1Ie off"",r asktd for ....sidenu of the apan­ oftrapuscnJ.~ Walker said. the non-fludenu give it .way in their fllce. ment. and th_ subjects .. the lIbIe Aattd tlw it was their apartmmt. Wilen .... mind· II's 1I0OI UlIC()mmon for most IJeSpassers to They'lI try 10 blend i~ 00t i!"Ihard." ed thaI no one under 21 is allowed around when. drinking game was undetwIty. one be CIU"" I. !he Sian of • year. Walker eno;ou~es the community to help of thl: Il'skknu k~pe .... ""ating that only pKJpIe who ""'.... 21 we .... pI,)·ing. l1Ie sub-­ -rheA" alway. I larxer number ., !he: prevent trcSpluin,. jcct Will advised that an)"OlX: UJ>dcr 21 is 001 allowed to be in the vicinity of a drink­ beginning of every year. h will die down,M "As a community. "'" need to make sure inl ,ame. and Ite wanted 10 know how far away they had 10 be. When told that they Walker uoid. the people II thedoor [ofpanies1let the offi· C()tlld 001 he on the porch. in the grass...,ar the pOn:h or in lhe ge...,ral area. Ihc sub-­ The majority of 11M: in'lOw arc my age," Walker said .•1'hey' .... 00( ic structure in place to i"".... 3"" the safety. Ouri~, a w.lk·thl'Oo'gh of second Belk. Rn officer observed damage to th= exit .I"mn; and hav~ no bu$jn~5S bme of the c:onceJ1l$ il _igoed an omcer. Nobody w;tltoul a aged signs " 'cre at the cenlCr Slairway. b

During a ",-a.lk·through of Irwin donn .• student Came out of. room carrying ..· ... t Drunk driving prompts concern appeared to be I beer bolile. When !he Sludent saw lite offlCtt. ~ ran down the ball. dropped the beer boccie of a room and ran into the room and stammed the door. l1Ie lit BVAI.ISM IlEl Ootyidson ntnpos tbey are off-campus. officer ~noc~ed ()II the door. and it was opeoed by another student The offlCff Staff W,ilrr Walker urged lludents to learn from silua­ obKrved a maIr.«hifi ubIc: Kt Ill' in the middle of tbe room. lbe table ..-as ro,~ro;I in tions like these and to he "vigilant aboul our mI cups and beer card. indicat.inl thai I drinkinl game ..... in ptOgrt'U. "The ...... -en: An officer pall'Ollin, ,he Knior p;lfking lot actions. ~ ei, h! UOOentl in the room. all of"'hom were under 21 )'e&tll old. While lhe omcerwas diKO'~m1. Dayidson !ludent passed OUt in He said Ihat if you IIfC planning OIl drink· r1!COfding ,he names of those ~nt. another underale Studenl stanedtO enler tWO his car la5\ Sunday moming. Acrording to ing. it is beS1 to enSu~ that you are with cans of beer and was inyiled in to join the OIhers. The offICer requesled that ,II the Chid of C.",pos Police r'OUntain Walker. it friends )'0\, tNSt. who Can help you make u""fll'ncd .Icoltol be put in a container.90 It <'QUId be Il'moved from lhe room. One of was obyious to the officer that the student good <.kcisioos. I..... ferably. he added. at least the studellt l volunttcred to go g(t a garbage hag. When the door was o[ICoed. theoffi· had been drinking. a COI'ple of those friends should not bl some­ Dean of Students' offICe. one )'ou'vc seen ;~ da" or around cam­ AooonIini to the Student Handbook. "(a1 pos.Wal~er said the attitude needs to b

A ,from fXrge I order tu gel studems more in,'olved in public Sexual Misconduct Board promotes respect SG safety. By B.,AN MORAN student handlJook as lhe tlO.'O prinlary docid· "The elcctiuns for inocpendcm 5<'nalors Walker also hores to have Sludents pick an iog faclors to ""ndcr II decision of guilty or "-ere ",-scheduled for Ihis Monday. officer uf the monlh and h~ve a gel to koow IlOI guilty." Url:Ian said. '?be previous ",.ults We"" invalidaled. and your offi""r program. n.r"., sludenlS and III~ fao::ullY'members The six Board members VOle to make a Ihe vOling hegan again with the original Can­ JOIICI also talked about the Alcohol Law comJ>l"ise Ille se. • ual miscondUCI board. decision in the ea.., by majorily-rule. In lhe didmes. Bockhoul said he saw this as a pos­ Enforcelllem (ALE) arrest and cilmions a whicb hears and evaluales Casl:S of 5<',"al case of a tie. as chair. Urb;>n hokls the lie· it;"e opponunil)' for SOA 10 educale SlU­ few weeks ago. impropriety belw~n Davidson students. The breaking vOlc. dents un the purpose of lhe election of ALE informed Walker ahead of time Ihat m.:mbcrs of lhe boanI l'QIale from case [(I "\.lttisiOlls don'l h ..'e to be unan imous. Illdependenl Senators. Ihey would be in lhe area Ihat wedcnd. and ease among 12 Honor COIlnei) members alld but uften are." she said. "We want the Cam",lI to kll(> .... we really Wal\.:er sent 0I1[ an e-1II3il warning students si~ tminc<.J fao::uh y-membcrs. The board is h, vesligat;ons and p",paralion I)'pically do c""" aboulhow the studems a", "'present_ againSI underage <.Jrinking chai""d by Associate Residence Life lakes a fe .... weeks. while lhe hearing itself ed." 8uckhoul said, "AIIIl "-e',,, trying 10 "All Foul":,in can 00 is what he did." Direc10r Leslie ·Urb;>II. ,",'ho is a oon" 'OIi ng can range from around two 10 eight hours in make il n~ fair for the stooent body." lI... mber. length. Among the less controversial busine~ <.Ji $­ "{ srill rh illk whar we )loted "Tne s..xlISl Miscondu,et 6 o.~rd ful\C1iolls Ca.>es of &t'_\ual m; s~:onduct orc onen cussed atlhe meeting W('" the plan, for the in nmc b the same way as the honor council." moch more cumplicate<.J Ihnn Hunor Code ncw Davidson websile to go up in January 0 11 roday WGl' (/ legal illler­ Urban ",id. "VlC1ims tell Dc:30 of Sludtnls violalions. 2007. A SCCIiun of lhe website currenlly pretarioll vfrhe bylaws .... Tom Shandley about Ihcirtase, He will then "There', a lot of gray area." Honur called lhe "Studenl Galeway" will include delcmli"" if a hearing is wammled: if so. he Council member JUtI Hewell '07 said. student organization Web pages. anllOllnce· /H/m.... e)ler. I've lJecidelJ rhat will ask me 10 COIIvene a board," "Alcohol really complicales lhe mailer. If menlS and links to Web sites of ime""st to rh e besr course of actioll is any studtnt is intuxicaled. they callOOl give students. to strike the illdependem consent. but whal happertS when both stu_ "The purpose of lhe new Web site is to pr0- " .. .1 really thillk [Vagt}'s dents are intoxicated? What if ODe Istudent] vide a unified look for the .... hole sile and to senator electioll results .. .. is """" in<:briated Ih;1llthe OIher7' allow clubs to maintain lheir W(b , ite. by --Mac Skelton '07, right on . The Patterson Hewett has been lrained to hear 5<'Xual themselves. wilhout the help o f a Web Court party scene, in par­ miscondoct cues and has served on the de,igner. SGA President ticular, has a culture ori­ board on several oe<.:a

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--- Davidson Ouldoors recently Ilnlllled relurblahlng the yellow commun ity blkea and ptana to release lhem lal&l' thla week. 4 T ilE D AVIOSONIAN NEWS Smith enthralls audience with insights MEET THE TRUSTEES glce choir's strains. Smi!h held tbe alld,· Nfll'J &lifor ence', Hltention. The interview portion of the evening This semester. we will be profilillg each oJthe II ;/le members Zadie Smith. lward·winnlng author of foo;used Oft Smilh·. lalctt novel. ~On Qjlhe Board of Trusteel' who will be servillg 011 fI,e ~White T<:"Cth.~ ""Thr. AUlO1"'pb M an~ :and Beauty.~ e5peciaUy touchinl on tIw:: chancter ""On Beaut y~ deli'Toed tIw:: 2006 Reynnkb of VlClcria. Presidelllial Search Commillee. This week, we are profilil/g Lc<:twe on Sept. 20. Lowell Bryan '68. Jack.ie McKeon '07 met witll Bryan ami The lecture CncQI1'passcd th..,., phases. Afler Smitb read an u ccrpl from her latest "Either {s fhe is 100 good illlerviewelJ him aboll1 his lillie as a sludellf at Davidsoll alld novel. ""On Beauty:' A.uoc:iate Professor of for 'he /lovel.or 'he nOllel is th e searell jor a /lew college presidem. English Suzanne Chun:hill interviewed her before lhe author fielded q""Slions from llle /lot quite good enough for Hometown: Arlington, Virginia audicnce. {her}. " Smith i. such a paragon in her field that Cu~ t Residence: New Canaan, CT Professor of English Brenda Flanagan. par.a. ··Brenda Flal/agan. ActivIt ies: Footba ll, wrestling. ATO pbrasing the author', rommc:n\.aly 00 Franz Professor of English Graduate School: Harvard Business School Kal1dcnu present as • 1011 of _.-In spite of the difflCUll issue;! the board mNiatioo. they can have dUfeI reorgan­ addresses. Hewetl rtm.:liM positi"e aboollhc ized. they can cboose to go to • coun!'!:ling role oflhe boatd. <:"Cnter. or they can handle the mailer through ~ I 've fwnd tl\l'. deliberations have been ootside authorities:' Urban ,..id. largdy driven by I se:nse of communi!)'" be 1lIe boanl ho1>e-' to prnnlQle • cullUle of .... id. ...",., facully mc:mbers bring ycan of respect among Davidson 5tOOenu. wi"""", to tIM: boanl. while the $tu

DeWitt eros'by, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist 107 Ma;" St. Davidl'on, NC 18036 7048924858 dewin.crol·[email protected] Tilt: DAYIDSONIAN NEWS WmNt:SDAV, St:I'Tt:MBt:R 27, 2006 5 Highlights of the SACS Reaffirmation Committee's report in preparation for the on-site review

Rtquirement for Reo-accreditation Co mments from the Committ~ Davidson's Response

Institutional Effectiveness: The institution Davidson lacks a history of evidence of using More team-taught classes and in terdiscipli­ engages in ongoing, In tegrated and institu­ the results of its evaluations for continuous nary programs. Funds raised for trial professor­ tion-wide planning and evaluation processes Improvement. Problems exist In theater, ships in areas where there is a need for more and demonstrates continuing im provement. music, general education and academic sup­ classes. Quality Enhancement Plan proposes port services improvements to the writing and humanities programs

Program Length: The Institution offers Davidson's cou~r edl t system and its sys­ Da vidson's semesters are '4.5 weeks long, a degree programs based on at least 1:10 semes­ tem of conversion to credit-hours makes It figure on the high side of calendars at compa­ ter credit hours or the equivalent at the bac­ impossible to determine whether the degree rable institutions. Davidson's philosophy calaureate level. programs are equivalent to 1:10 semester cred­ focuses on content and not on the number of it hours. minutes spent in the classroom

The Institution identifies e)(pected outcomes Although Davidson has demonstrated ample St udents' academic successes demonstrate for Its educational programs and Its academic planning, no documentation of actual Davidson's ~I~ness. The academic advis~ support services and provides evidence of con­ Improvement exists. ing program has been evaluated. Orientation ,t...... in uing improvement In achieving those out­ for freshmen has been updated.

The Institution employs sound and accept­ Mlny counes that Davidson counts as four Davidson's semesters are 14-5 ~ long, a able practices for determining the amount and credlt-houn ~elve only three credlt-hours at fig ure on the high side of Qlendars at compa­ level of credit awarded for COUIWS. many comparable instftutlons. rable Instltutiom. Davidson's philosophy focusa on eoMent Ind not the number of minutes II*'It In the classroom

The fnstituUon iclC!'ntiftes O)Itege 1~1 com­ ~ does: flOC provtde Mdence lhII Davidson reUes on professors to dtm'mlnt peUnclH within the gmeral education core spedfk: competenCies have been met but only student competencies In auses the!: satisfy and provides evidtnce that graduates haYe nsa the core requirements. core requirements .. Students must compltft a analned those competencies. capstone project - thesis, seminar, perform­ ance or exhibit - during their senior year.

fKlge I SACS, ji-om way David100 calculates course endit. in lhe Wri.in,. Tnuu.i.ion and Depth. evaluation of faculty and in the: use of teo;h· -rboy '"'''''' ~ery COIIljIIe=1I1aQ:. of the nolo&)" 10 cnllancc: learniq. bft-ad.h and depth \113. the faculty had put navld30n iuuN I "'spot>se \0 the "'pori in illlo the QF-P, ~ Vagt s:lid. prcpar.ation for SACS·, visit lasI ...· .,.,k. ~ SACS <'Q.nmiuee ....,n'~ ... arrind on Aocoming'o L.:Fallve, lhctt arc standards Sell'. 19 wilh nlOSl oflhei'lIUIIerial~ needed by which institution. musl abide. but the off­ for evaluallon al",ady in hand. n-.c: cornmi.­ .i1e review .... as IlOIhing 10 ~ """""med I.,., Ct>",lsu uf faculty rncrn~1'5 from OIher about. ilChooIs in lhe area. "SACS ju>! hlMl.rome quesTions:· uFau,'• .... id. "We fell ""rfeo;.ly confident in our abil­ iT)" 10 ~ pond 10 all oflhe issues." "SACS j llst Iwd some ques­ Accollhq .0 uF.uve, .... hen SACS loob tiOlll·. \Ve felt perfectly cmifi­ at a ilChooI. il must delenni .... if the institu· Tion has a specif'" pulJlOSt. and if n lui. lhe delll ill ollr abiliry 10 resoul'Ctl to support il. mi ... "",. reslKmd to (JU of the is slle .~, ,. n-.c: , roup n><:t with facull) and sl~ ff on ·-lillda LeF(llIl'e. ca mpus. but they also talked ...· ilh stlodenlS. ""The) "'em Ollt of their W3) to lalk to stu· Director of PIli/mill}] mill llent llrouPS:' uFallve said. ImtiWlioll(l / Research The eon\n>lt tee "",",bers then n>C1 \0 d,,_ tuSS the,r find,n" and wnl" the "'port. Tht). Irll early on Sell'. 21 . (From left) Abby Evan' ·08. ladle Smith. Drew PalllflOn '08 and Lea" Swaney '08. " 11 01 vel') m..:b a pee. ",v,.,.. Sy51em.~ Although DavKlsoo w,1I not find <.>III if 11 L.:Fau'·" said. has =",cd rcaa:rcd ...... UOll offIC,all y unl>1 Smith,ji-omptlgt: 4 lier S«ond 1lO,·el. 1M AUIO¥raph Man" One o f lhe issues tllal SACS had 10 June when .IM: comm,... >On "Ole!. SACS (2002). won the 2003 Jewish Qwlrte.l)" addres, dunng lheir visil wa, lhe ofT •• ile already wrotc Ihe bulk of the reporl ~fOfl! Smilhcxplained Ihal he.lI(weIJ jncllllk pe0- litemi)' Priu for Fiction. review. drnwn up by SACS appmximalely they left ClUlIl>U'. UPauv. is confidcntlhat ple of all different backgroUlKls ~c~uw thai Her third novel. "On Beauty'· (200S), "un ,i~ monlh, p.ior 10 lheir visil. Davidson·s 1I,("ioo a"d resource, arc more dynamic refleers her own upbriuging ill an the 2006 Orange Prize for FICtion. In lhe "'port. SACS found Davidson """. than . umdent 10 ,....,..,1..., ",aa.-rcdilill>cd in 1959, the ,011 of the annu­ in, the Guardian ~irst Book Award .•he al Reynoldli Lecwre ;1 to "nrkh lhe li~ra! Whitb",ad First Novel A.... ard. Ih" atu prO,ran> W>d 10 introduce , lllIknlS to Commonweal.h Write... Pri ze and IWO ,Iabal issues and t\ew f,eld~ of re~ a ]'l:h . EMMA Ethnic and Multicultural Media Past lecture... have ;lIC luded Gloria A,.·ards for Best Book/Nov,,1 and Best S.einmttz.. J ..... Goodal. Buckminster Fuller. Female Media Newcomer, Eleanor Rc:mevett and Chain> Potat. Tin: D,W IOSOSIAN W EDSESDAY. 6 ARTS & LIVING Sy'l'Tt:\I11 1::11 27, 2001'i The not-so-little black dress ...,...~ and agw wmut. S"," shofIcntd its hemline. "'hinlcd ito silhouetlt and thus gave the widow's ,""'"0' ICCOnd life as mod-delcrs dren IIQOII became a s)m­ S/Q/I Il\O-ilrr ;nthe VAC's ....sw.y atrium. boI of liberalion from SlereoIypK:ally femi_ Yamamoto's inspiralion for lhe: Iypes of nine fa!Jlion. The Sdk Visual Ans CeRler (VAC) is worb t.. prod",," spr:mg from the Ikalh of O ne of the lillie black 'if o...u.... hi. , iller. 'U -.,,11'_'97 fiC.wJ.., rfTrlli/ L.oJm. pom pmiJml When YamamOlO's uhibit clo~s in October. the OIher tw<) ani.ts will display lim> 'if0ar1bon """ ••" d./.nJ Foil"" }..J,. NC Cow, 'if df"",l. their works. /<,'/llth f.Al 10 Portray the eycle of life. Yamamoto's salt labyrinth wi]l be taken ConCtn lrat;na in Puson(ll Injury apan 10 make room for lhe: other exhibilS. but Yamamoto says il will nOI upset him to OUt' ...... ""'" Tlkuuml Abe W<>fIII on one 01 1,000 r,.n' ..... hUo-T..... ' Meloud p.IIlnllng.," dar of¥YfnlS. T HE I)Avm SONIAN ARTS & LIVING W EDNESUAY, S":l'n :I'oIBER 27, 2006 7 Davidson's own Belle heats up blogosphere Their proposed bool, entilled "fruh N~ .. 's&itQr Affairs." i. a cooti"g and emenammenl , .. ide for the ) 'OWlg and h,p. Da~Klson gnodl"'Ue. 8rook~ ParI0 Manh:lllan medi. ,,-..rId ParthlU$l said. "uh ""'r blog. -Belle in I"'" BIg Apple." and In I)'pical D.sidson fashion, Parl:hlU$l's her mllCh anticipated book. "Belle of Ne",' siring of projtt.s ~$n'l slOp lhe...,. York.- &­ So how did Parkhurst fill ller time before ,era like Slephanie Klein and Jessica Cutler. h«oming tile "Belle or New rod: Scribner Publishing heard lhe buzz and H ~i1i1ll from Pensacol .. Florida fn:>m a offered Parthursl a generous book

Upcoming Events HIGHER EDUCATI ON by Andy Knauss Homecoming OMatN. I HA\'!,.., IDEA. WHO THrS'1lIt. IS. 5H£'~IIfAU.YQJtf Tool MAN , /loy ~oo-...re 15 w£lfID . 0\4 wtll.. OlAY, JUSTSfAYGAUI, AN) QON'rKTI6V0V5. WtENVOO 6-£ T football game n" roo ffU~YTO UlII>& AiOU'" ITQIGIfl"NOW, ~ . VOVS. VOV5TART .YEA"'~ mOt.of Sat., Sept. 30 I II£"U.Y HOPE nE aREAU"STTOOAY IS~. E,.,.,;uS>l, ANl WE a;Ualr-lV DON"rWANT 12 p.m. ·• llIAT TO .... PPfN. YII:U. "IHl$IS i€1"TD5 o AwrwAllO, Co.I!IEON• .IU5rS.\y o • • • DaYklson Outdoors o Sat" Sept. 30 o -- Go rock climbing after o the Home<:oming game. , < Fall Choral Concert Tues., Oct. 30 7:30 p.m, The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will sing music by Durufle, Howells, 1'r\l£l!11Y,"1ID .. ...,.,..,UORIWIOI rol'OU. HI' FINt:1I<1H1oIr1AS.!". Copland, and Hasslewr in IMXrt>, THOU IltAl. JYOOnl t("VOInI(SOI/lIOW (IoftI(l)!)[I) IN I.JIIlL I<"f.. "r SINe( otIM t.A.ST CCNC'-"I't. 11111"'" ';\ORIOUS ,... n­ DCPC. The concert Is free IS nllSl a".,. fOl<.S<:lOnl, ... r ""'" 00'J0IS(\.. .. I 1.JUSf" II,o!S!"{N 1"0 and open to the public. I'CtJl)O;: r"TIlIY, M.¥I(IIur I 1011';111" fAS£ TIlt· /""1(1),1(" IN Hl' ""tUT WII1( nlrCCN.! ...... mON 0I11UC"H5 "Nl>.I"'U~I"Jl , Davidson College tiNrll NO(T rll.Jf, t IIIDrou."\cl\ i! now being pul on the Irncepli"e __ fails for some s.,vcral individuals recemly suoo Onh.r markCl wilh a neW labcl1hal ""am. uscJlllhal ..ason. Ihankfully lhere is McNeil. Ihe manufaclUR:n of lhe palch. they are twice as likely 10 develop blood Plan B. claiming Ihalillcy experien«d blood clo!sor dOiS as {bose who uSC the birth comrol pill. Plan B. or rhe "Morning Slrot.:es relnted 10 lheir Onllo E~rn use. "Twice a~ likely" mean! lhe diffen:occ Afler Pill:' is an Ortho Evrn is a Irnnsm,rmal p:t!ch. much betw«n 3 in 10.000 with the p,lI and 6 in ioc ..asro dose of lhe like Ihe nicotine palch. Ihat releases Ihe same 10.000 Wilh [he p,uch will develop blood .ame hormones hOfTnones found in lhe binh conlrol pill in c101', found in Ihe order 10 .IOp ovulalion and Ihu. prevenl This small numhe, dcJees Ihan dcclused likelihood of pregnancy on tl>< in 72 hours afler lhe pill because of l l>c: nalure oflhe hormone patch Ihao if they were using the pill simply unprolected sc:x­ inlake through Ihe skin. d"" to ro.. npijance. ual intercourse. Unli ke lhe , honnonu ellher prevent , ovulation or prevenl ill1planlation of a fenili~ egg in Ihe uterine wall. thus pre­ venting pregnancy. Unfortunalely. Ihe sex lherapist Ihal came 10 campus 1..,1 Wttl: confusro Plan B wilh a l lnlercourH. the abonion pill RU486. It is important to know Ihal the twO are not per dose. l>ul you havc fO ll1ake an aJllXlint­ the same, menl wilh Ih<: nurse. RU486 conlains a chell1ical thaI blocks Plan B ,hould DOl be uutlh'l is not Iht case an}'!tlO0 phy. i. about college loan toapologizc before they have wailed 10 min· cal upec1ation. greater Ihllfl a hOg at lhe end Ufes than apologizing afterward. oflhe dale, We believe Ihal finl dates ,hould repayment and more Army We recl Ihat f,rst dales should be dUlCh. be low Pf"sure sifuations. and worrying benefits, Howcver. if because of your upbringing }'OU aboul whclilcror not you arc going 10 kissor fttl obligaled 10 pay fo, lhe: first dale. do so be kissed makeslhe siluation more inten~. wilh m<.>C. directly across from ber. Thi. help" wilh ond dale. Why "'OfT)' aboul the ruture when inevitable awkward si le nces bec.auS<' she will you are enjoying whal is happening now1 not feci fon:ed to look al you. On lhe other W.il a few dat' before asking her oul hand, if she is constanlly turning toward you. again. Eight of 10 times. lhtre is not going 10 you will know Ihal is because she ocu1.3l1y be ll1ulual romanlic inlerest after the date. wanls 10 talk 10 you! ThaI i, perfectly okay. bttause a date is If you arc al a place where you are drink_ merely an opportunily 10 8('1 10 know some­ ing a beverage. ask her if she: Wllflt! a refill. one bener. and lhere is nothing wrong wilh It ,;hoW'lhal you are paying attention 10 her: friendship. goarmy.com 02001. Paic lor liuk Ihings make a big difference. Thi, concludes lhe -imro cou.... ~ OIl dal_ by the U.S. Army. All rights reserved. AN ARMY OF ON[ US<' compliments sparingly. A few hean· ing. NUl time. we ""ill move on 10 a discus_ fell. per'l:e~ive compliments go a long way. sion of hooking up al Davidson. Compliment her eyelashes. her dimples. bet Until then, have fun. gel messy. make mi.· inlelligence. her SIIssiness. Be original. takes and dale! 1)u: DAVIDSO NIAN HUMOR W EDNESD AY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 9

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L Shana Tovah September 27 2006 The Dav,dso""1n lack of honor preualent at other uniuersities Like ils northcrn counlerpart ornble lifestyle. Sludtnts at other Minn .• spoke aboul what he called lar experi~nce s. Princeton University. Davidson unive ... ities should 1I(lC. be lnI'\ted a ~dangerous culture of wanlon "11te academic selling 3t myoId College is known to accepc very undor any circllmstan<:es:· destn,lC'Iioo·· at Carlelon. school was just not one that [want· rew or no transfer application> Students 3t other schools we", ·'Professors Cannol leave Ihe ed 10 be a pan of.~ said James each year. Many SUlllent! from astonished by Davidson·s unproc· room during lectures or lbe Stu' Worthinglon '09. a Irunsfer sludtnl other colleges and universities tored eJ(ams, unlocked doors and dents will start turning OVer lhe from Wesleyan College in CHT -TU really apply each year in desks Dnd spraY'p'" than one occasion I'd talking to soccer academically quali· Illal WaStI·1 b<:>lted do,,·n:· .aid. been diSllppointed 10 see a scrap of fied." said IX,," of Sarah North ·08. who lransferred paper crudely laped 10 a walkway This (:COrTCCIly Jdf~l'$On Y~. kel cant portion o f sttJ

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of n.. 0..... _1... " .-., ...u.~ .. iud the ella""". Ihrough lnlnsilional therapy with 10 ;'.-Jd ...... """', "Yoo can·1 belot it:' said Hunter. ,he school psychologist. Some ·1lte freedom of living on your have e...,n used up mosl Oflh<:ir tcn own is incredible. Plus. J lo,'e the Ch",/Olu nigh/lif" ;sfamousfoT ;/s cluru. mUJic "lid gt''''Tally fly no/un. free visits 10 coomsclOl"$," THE DA\'IJ)SONIAN W En NESI)AY 10 PERSPECTIVES S~YrE,\tREIl: 27, 2006 Staff Editorial • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • IhJC lI< l." 1 It is lOeaS)' IO gel elIXltd toSGA that hardly all)'OI11' nttds Stu/lColmlllllsl to ~ngage in constill'l'nt ",rvkes. Becausc tlttn: an: 10 m~ny The face of diversity appointed "",it ion •• eBeh campaign Mason "Uract ~ barely Recenl efrons to diversify the Student Governmen' the mininmm numberofc:andidates. Ina .ypkal example. the 111= highlY-I;Iu.lirtw 5lUlknts ",1>0 are active in camPos Association (SGA ) !lR: making tbe wrong an umptions abou. junior class ~Oied on three semllOrli and had fi"e candidates life cumnl')' Ioil on the Ptnidcntial SC'arch CcmmiUlx, whal SGA's big problem is, and how il is possible toimpro"e 10 choose from. If it is easier (0 ~t elected than it is 10 lose, Chostn by thor St\llknt E.o.~th·e Couno:il lteadcd by SOA it. '!be Di~m:ily Coontinating Commiue<: (DCC) was right senalOrS don't haVt m"",h reawfl 10 place their consti,uent. Pft, io,knl Mac Sk~lton '07. ElizabWI H~ nry '081W>d At.hley in one n:gard: A fUlldunc:nla1 failing of tile $cll3te is a lact above .hemsclvts. As . result, SGA has become ,loose col· Moore '07 have joi..w Skellon on the comrrUltte. All three of divtrsily. BUI all of this ariKS from the way "'.... 1On an: Ieclion of individual COlsades, and the organization lias are recocnized leaders on cunpu•. but despite their im~ . choKn. and ii" dear tlw. any substantive n:form will bave to devolved inlo an item 10 I"'t on law school n:sWl'le$ illSlead sive ac:c(Implisluncnu.. this combinatioo or individuab i. "an with an overbaul of the ~IcctonJ syttcm itself. of I mKlc:nt kgislative body. problemalic. '!be student body only elects ahout IIalf of the Senate on One o/Ille key OOIlttm. in seleding tM student r!~n­ its o ..' n. Various social poops-the Pattersoo Court organi­ tallve. was 10 l"Cprt'sent the diverse nalum of lite 5hKk:nt zalions. along wi.1i one or tWO OilieR- combine to appoi01 If it is easier to get elected body. Whil" lhe student contingent to the comm;lt« il lwo­ lhe re~' , The proctdure is a 5tmnge one:, to say the ltasl. An than it is to lose, senators [himl female and one.lhird noeial minority. t~ " IOClion. are entin: clan VOles for ilS ",nators, .n.d llien pockets of the. not nearly as divcr$C 15 Lhey se..m 11,1 Ix. One criterion for ""hoot sclect extra n:pttsc:nLative. flQln the clique they eat don't have much reason to selecliQn ",'U !hal one member be a seni()l", one .. junior and dinne:. with. one a sophomore. Instead. we have twO senion and one jun- No one knows why this wu ever C(IIl$iden:d a glIersoo COlIn and tbe rest of nmpus and ,lIen uses lhe X'lh~ "",mbus or Prore5Uflt organizations. AcademicaUy, opponunity 10 givt Patterson Coon special pri~i1egH. '!be electonl 'YSltm is tbe problem wilh SGA. but.he sad their majon all lie within the ltumanilie$ and KlCiai seic~ ; fratemities and eatin, housa already baV., tbeir own kgif.Lo.· tnnh is 'l1li, after lIicking wi.h a f1.~ structure. aU these ..,Iigion. poIi.kal JCience and anlhropology. All ~ ~ live body to dt:citk their own iuues_ they don'. need to )'tan of lost opponunilies and broken promises O'ICatl (hat '"' allo Bclk S<:holan. govtm the "",t of ampul! lIOy..,mon: !han the ehemistry get uactly what we desc:rve. Every year, pn:'Iidential candi. Docs.he College believe ,ha.,he only di~e", i 'y tha, mat· majors or the volleyballleAm do. dates talk about making SGA mono IBfIsparen •. more Ie", is,1le type ,ha, becomes immroia'ety visible upon view. Beyond ,he simple issue of campus equality. Pallerson 8CCOUntabie. more productive and more n:cel'iive to s.uden, ing an individual? The 63 pe=n, of students who hail from COIUI n:p~nlation inhibits diversity of every variety. h 's needs. an.d eve!')' ytar they fail to follow through. Insttad of outside of ,he So\l,heas. hne DO voice on the comn,i"e<:. The DO secn:! thai PCC organizations an: overwhelmingly white outrage. we 8J'l't'1 (liis with apathy. SGA. Wt ra'ionalize. will large$' n:ligious presenceonampm. Catholicism. i, not n:p­ (hence lau year'S 1~$1ful push for a historically block always be a disappointmellt. resented. Neither are tM 18 pe=OI of 5Iudems who ideo.i. JOrority). Dy newing the Senate in the din:aion of Patlerson 11K dimillalion of appointed posilion' would n:orient fy themselves as non·religious. Also lacking representation COlUl. the bylaw~ thermclves ensure that SGA will bejulI: .. SGA fl\llTl' group of OIlanizations f'C'prestnling themselves AR scicli« lllljors. IrtJ majors. athletes and those who are racially and socicJ...economic:lIy monoIi'hic .. lhe lllljority 10 • group of "udc:nts n:presenting their peers. Evtry(IDI: paying for ,hei, Davidson educalion eilher by 'Mmseh'tl or of l'arterson Court. lltoc:se n:prestnlatives, 0( coone. will would be 8CCOUntable, and every voter would have an equal with tbd, parents' bdl', then report only to their social OIlanizations and IlOl to the voice wsele<:tinl tile ..udent legislative body. MillOrity ~p" We undoQland that then: are only three $tudent 5aU on campus .. a whole. n:stnLation shouklltappm OfJ;anically, and even if,1Ie per' the committee. but the final romposition of the student 0(l0- The OCC and the 0lh0n1I who 1"'!heeI for mon: minoclry ""~ don't add up. ewry _ will ans"'~r 10' man: tioeen, is 5Iill unreprescnmi~e of the 5Iudent body. Perhaps represcmation argue that the cum:m senators an: IlOl n:otp" appropriue OJRWtuefICY. and atlY(IDI: who feels shut OUt of ,liis problem is an eumpleof elilism. in wliich,1le SGA sen· ti~ 10 (lie nc:eds of mioorit~ 1 on ClOll"'s. How could tMy the I'fOOCIS will know " 'ho', at faull. alOn make nominations for the consideration of an even be. when SO many of lhem n:pKscnt lucli liule diversity? more ",leet group-the Studen. Executive Council. Perhaps And 10 wbom an: miDOrily $HKlc:nt' expected 10 IIddn:ss their JC Hoyle 'OBis" c1l1ssicl majoT from 1\11/111111. Ga, CO"I/ltl the focUli on utemal diveni.y n:fkct. a wider trend .t C(HlCeml'/ him M jcbo>'I~@d""idsOl,,~du Davidson to limit views of diversi.y'o gendcr nOO race. Regardle" of,he n:ason, i, is essco'ial for all members of tM Davidson student body,o ntteod open fOl'Ums and public State of dillCUssions corw.:o:ming the pn:'Iident;al Karcli. Although one aJUld say II... the .."""nt n:prescntati,·es on the Pn:, idc:n.iat Searcb Committee are di.linctly Davidson. eacb of u. b.$ .he the Ship responsibililY lOenSUre that e"ery glOOp at Da,'idson plays I part in making a decision that will affect every student who Hndrew Gorang seeks an ed"",.tion on tbis campus for tile Ilut decide. ~t 1lBabibsouian ."u""""" UJ>t "'" _>00.1 '" U"' ...· , "-~ .

Edltor-ln·CIllff c- Lil Barry Managlajj EdII01' R"",hi 1'IIn.khi.I Nt'" Editors wi HamillOOl. Jacl.ieJ,4eK_ &. S""",,"1ooe W.f p~_ Edltnn NMIwI Bradshaw &. Joe R ..... Am" IJ.'I"I Editon A/QO\IQ C-.-'" Pai", Taylo< \,,,,,1 £dl(on Bn:ndan Pams &. .lefrYeakel Sporl>" Edltonl Will BI')'"" &. Sutic: Ec:kl l'hotCij\raphy .::di'or Laure" M"""y D...... -. Ad'·~ rllslll8. and Cinulallon ~1Mn&jt~r S.",h Dosue Hllley Bramley. I..awa R""sine &. Robbie SquIbb

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~ I wouIdn'l have 1(1 buy a coffee in orderl(lsil down, who's to blame? bull cam. K1W5. body wiDe fQliYII Wing place in the p..t:: in fn)rll oftbe cbun:h. ~'I I N&C and. b&nd and On Thursday. the S t~m A IIIc"lIb ill Prague. wtw does IlIM k!ok like? I'm tryi", famihes sinin, ClII blankets in the .-,.1 wandered around Go~tmlll(nt Associalion (SGA) lCI m:all everythiDa: 1"V(: __.every place I've: btcn. lt',all the ltalil. all dtcotMed with cnfts IlKlje"l'1ry fill' sale. In cono:IuctN its F,U Clllepy I • blur. I Iutt fcqettiD&-riabl_ I'm !lUte 11', ::.. ",,_ ... addilion I(I...-ioos wioeries adYMisin, their parlicu­ clwion.. whi,h indud<: lhe "". yearly cl«1ion, for Indeptndenl .....I've becn-1O Ihc Pnpc Castk. WIII­ .t'•• ,1lmpK into whMl'r2gue: life is fill' SoM"" demI tile goobd altcy. JiDd pas­ real I'np:n: for families and_pies Indcptndcnl SenllOr$ ~ w p­ sages of Old T~ and e:o.P'orod making tbcir livi"" be",. [I'S SQmc­ pos.cd 10 be elected by lho: SOpb. lbe old $IRCIS of Ibc Jewish thing • IQUriIl wuuld Mvet" rmd. 1 OII'I()R:'. juniors and seniors who Quana-. I'V(: been 10 old 1)111- feci ~ ludy wilen I rome acn)Sl do IlOI belong !O • Panerson ,ogues and museums. prayed these lhin". I ftel like"" in,id. Court organi1.11ion in order 10 in languages I dan', UDder· er-Qr j ust a wanderer who 1LIp­ balance the signifIcant n:~ sc n ­ sllnd. I've: sat hidden behind pem upon iIOnICthing spttwl. lalion thaI Pauerwn Coort has a wall in a synagogue ~ old These discoveries. off lhe on the SOA Senate. and tnditionallhat it still scpo toonSl-bealen path. are what my sophomore.!. juni Ol"$ and .. niOl'! were araus _n flt)m ~n. experierlC<.' IM:re is aboul. ror able to vOle in I week's d CCl ion. and many did. r vc wanlkred .Iong lhe fC)tlr months, I'm a P .... gue •• IlOI n.e fi rst ",aclion of SOA I'residem Mac Ske hon '07 was Vila". al nighl. gwng 1tCf05, ju" a loonSI. 10 letlhe de.:tions sland. citing igoornrlC<.' of the bylaws thaI the rive r al l be ca~lle. l've mean· Slud)'ing in Europe. it'. hard 10 g,,"em 11", declioo of Indcptndcnt Senaton, In an e·mail. dered slowly aerou Charles find a balance bel"'ten Idminng the Skellon assured a ~maI fonnc:r SOA SenatOl' thaI the Bridge.• topping 1(1 sil on the side and things everyone oomes hen: !O sec and SOA "has ne~er adltered"IO tile pro"ision in the b)law," walch the pigtOlU pick It the sutllCS. lis­ uptricocing lhe: culture and the people who NevertMlcn. Skelton', .llegedly malfeasanl loCIion was tening to musicians play IMirfancy. I've btcn ""'II)' live here. '1uickly COllIIlered by Fiji Senator JC Boyle '09. SO A', ""i. II) cafb in old European style- and I"V(: spent lMc houn In Prac~. IOOriSll"l is • ",lati\l'ly new f!lplosion, and <\tm c:Q!ltnuian. Boylc is. refre' hing if misundocnl(lOd voice at Cuch ~ I'"" III in my apIIUIIml willi the WindoW3 IIQII1e SiALY pem:DI of the eculQI!Iy dcpmd5 on it. But at !be o f disscm in I body that. flt)m my uptnel'lC1: III I Senator. open, IWcoin, l(llhe rain bil the can on the _ ootsitk. same timt:. ;! dQo:,n', take lon, 1(1 rcalizc dIM lho: Irundrcdt IlCU 100 often with one mind. In a mDIIIh. I bave fatka oompIclcly in 10.., wllb thi, place of sbups .-IvenisiDa; 8o.>bcmiM CI}'AIl -.1 udw:r IQUIi,I While he ol\cn vOleugainst tile most unobjectionable pr0- and with the way thM I feel bere. pmmkb _'I tlIen: btll£ ~ aad tbII ~'.., nul posals, most of the Se~ dwnber was in .<tmttll wilh ...... Pncue·. rally about. Boyk II Thursday nigld', meeling: Skelton had erred on the 1_ 10 fiDd ...... · .Iaere fQr Ibr. peopk wbo call lhisciry side o f conven~1'IC1: and illC'QfTCC'\ly inlcrpmed the SGA Studying in Europe, it ~ hard '1aac.~ ,. Iide-IOWI CII*, ~ .-, ...... , Czec:b bylaw," ~Pc-rhap:s thi, i, an impeachable offell$C.~ Boyle to find a balance between pubt ... Ibr. ,.u '-Y wid! r--. ... re.tvab. n­ ",mle in an .,.mail 10 the Dalidsoniwo. In die ~ _ .... ., me. .. ..u .. fed lib I 'm To be fair. Skelton has made • lot of ptOCJUI on Ihi' issue; admiring the things everyone workUIc my WI)" -.d ..... p.rt 01II1II; place. by the end ofThursday'l SGA mcc1ing. he changed hil in ~­ s.x. It wW be coW.. .-I !be .... wiD be __ \II pR'talion of tile SGA bylawl 10 c.ll for • roew election on comes here to see and experi­ dry _ ID be deIecnIed qaidIy by docs -.I IIIIIddy Monday, which ~100ed ,ue«ufully on Tueiday. encing the culture and the bocn. AIIbou&b evcryCzldl J'w I:IIked 10 hlllIIid ...... , n.e CfUJ. of lhe mlllcr, hQw<:V(:r. is WI Skelton has IIIIIIalai fabuku ..... wIMa- bae. 1 caa '1 kip buI n.IIM­ abmlll1cly no all1horilY 1(1 inlerprellhe: SGA b)'II"'" as of yet. people who really live here. liNe the idea. The IOUriD will be cc-. -.I Pracue will Section III .A.I of lhe: SGA bylaws Itltes 1l1li lhe ~~Ie .... bek:Jas ID die CzcdIs. authorityM lo inttrpn1 the bylaw, i, lleld by tM SenateCoort, Mlybe.lI)Q. it will beIons-juIt a littk bit-IO __ Unf()f"[unaldy. IlM:re i, lnOIller 5«'lion of lhe bylaw! RighI_ I'm sini", on the Sleps of the old chllrch IbM'. (II,A.II) lhat ..!

Ihi . did 001 happen, and one of lhe: IWO ",maining members ~. i! cu=nlly'broad in f nlflC'e. 0""'1 Coiumllil/ The new family i, the group of people that c:Q!lvenienlly Tho lilualion i, dangerous ,i""" Casie Hcrme5 '01. the SIlrrounds lIS now_whether they live where we 00 or ~ in ""nitt member and chairperson o f lhe Senale Coon . i. lhe When We "'alk into Davidson a\ tbe beginni", of C)W" first an organization wilh lIS.. Becau"" Davidson oludenu are con· ooJy ptrJon 00 ampul Wilh clear llithoril Y to inlerpm lhe year, ....e ~ inSWllly SIlrrounded by • family-oor fre,hman 'tantly beeon!ina in~()]~ed in ~ and differenl way,. il i, SOA bylaws. In the 1~lical ,itualion lhat six members of hall. The family ClpC'nles like any hoosc:hokl. with llall roun­ easy 10 see why Ihis group of people lhat we n.IItu""ly _ on the SGA Senalf docide that Skelton has eommilled imptach­ ..,Ion ""rving bOIh .". big brOIbers or liSle ... 10 guide lIS a day 10 day basil woold change. And perhaps. one day. these abk offelUC's, il tl'Uy be lip to Hermes and Hennes oJone to through the I,,-kwud lnlMiUon. and al ~ .. pan:nts. 1(1 prople will be part of C)W" ~old family.M decide ~ rile oflbe Skelloo preside"')'! enfon::e rules tt and bring more p

Week in Review Sports terminology and other sins

Ih S, zn; Ect:~ Women And fOOlball, baskn ball and sooccr pia)', spons &/J''''I'' ers. li ke those in icc hockey. moun, an Sorffr (S-.l- I. I.G-O): "~ t1 ac k "; n their offen s i~e ZOIlC. 1-0 WIn '". UC,SlnlIO O.n..n Sport. coollnund a language all tllei. own. A,1d they take "sbots- or their ol1l".>Oe"15. ) . 1 " 'In 01 O«qi. S(KI,lw:m \'01101'111011 (9-3. ].\ ); The",', 'IO/hing nowery orfcminine aboUI iI, And. whrn tied al tlte rnd of the l ame. 0·3 lou VI. Colle,. "(Charlo>!",, It', mon: Ih." juc:y ~harJc onto the banlrf",ld. Okay. otay. etlOUgh of the listing. II could 4·' Yom .... APiWld"lrI $we ~ La.\t ,,-eekcnd. this team got slaugh_ go oo for par.»grnp/l ~ Back 10 the quation at 0-, "-II Albaay t e ~ ." !laid an anrlOUtlCer tIIis weekcnd duro hand; ""h y the violence? 1·10 loP II Woke forni inll telc"ilrd coIlel e fOOIbali game. TI>c: key'o the answer lies :It tile hean of WC"'C heard Slatemenrs like this hefore. s pons; aggression. Almost e,·cry ' pori Moo ~ Man ! [);rvidson rksr""... rlthem ! ~ demonscrales 50me kind o f auren h 'c FOOIIId (1.1): ~Dudc. yeah. We lilled them .~ bellavior r,..,n if that beh.avior just means .~ Really? [);d ...'C 1 Bttause as far as I can winnin,. Contrvy to what my Spanish SOCCW (...... W) : tdl. all of the pl ayen;on! scHl alive, teacher t..1ievCll. this is a good thinl. Instrad 0·] loss ' S. W.u. Fora! For some "'UOtI. both oommon .porn of acIually killing someone .• player may act 0-1 win .... Compbtll phnoile:' and tenninoiOIY have truly violcnt OU, I similar. , ymbolic ritual on a local f,eld 2·) or loss VI. UNC-Oreensbon! connotations. Something about the.., worth or rot", or rink. draws u. into tile oompetitions. rilcs '" up. Could you imagine a world without The Week Ahead and leaves ", eager for the nut garne - the . ports'! Our pent up et'\C1'iY and emolion tlelU · ·s laughterinl . ~ would have no QUtlct for release. Without But is tlli s violetlCe of language necu- hockey voc:abulary suggest violeror:c. but the I-poru. wlthout the he.altlly competilion tlley W""". ..", sport seems 10 promote it altogrthcT. Each pro"idc, we·d be. tDCSs. WlIII ~ S- 3 P.IL s-r: Ac:oonJ11Ii LO my eighth pw.k Spanisll hockey player lias his o ... n ...· capon: a scir;k. ~rba", the best pal of.all is thai. if, t'I(II s.-: 10i1 ... Ciladoll ,... teacher. abwIutely noI. SiK yean . go. durin, Not surprisinlly. pla)'ers often receive penal_ limilcd to the lClualllbJetes. We've an heard ~ 9OO1If.II,. " p. .. the momine announcements. our overly_ tics for sJashine or spearing. both fouls com­ the pIIfISC '"to he and die "";,h a \Cam .~ 8y ~ 101' 1 .. UHC.or...... o4 u.uberant volleyball COIeh aonouoccd the mitted witll theile: weapons. uperic:ncin, a sporn team's SlICCCSSCS . nd .... tournament's stlli'ltic:s to the whole ...... " M9 ... c..wt.6p.a ..-eekend How .bout other kinds of penalties? fail=,. we a150 unr.lrrgo the symbolic vio­ ..... ~IOiI.~I2:lO • hooI. ClwJin,. Cll«kin,. Fighting. Roughilli. lence..-d lhe ~atllanis tIIat follows, ~Our lady Bronoos uecuted 46 kills this TI>c: lut IWO arc espedally popular amon, That is .... haI spons arc. n Ull i. wbat ...., ... weekend in their vir;tories!" he blasled into en. c...r,: 9Il91A11/t111rri111i1a1 fans, even mon: 50 when the ~ Icam let all worked up about when we watch our the microphone. dnws blood. favorite sports ,eam or player. Moo l1'Ioile: of UJ on tile team helUDed, " ",,,,m_ But let', t'I(II stop there. Each !Cam has one So!he nut Davidson volleyball game you bering each and every one of those 46 unre· or tWO ~enfora:n.~ getlerally fan favorites. F..a.II WlO ... s.. DIoso 12 ,.... go'o thi' faU, don', cringe when tile team turned spikes. My SpaniJ.h teacller didn't Why? B«ause tllese policemen of the rink ...., 9IlO 1l Caaop al ~ 7 lack, up.nother couple do«n "kill ~ - Don't .a beam. though. She was livid. How ~ the rack up the penalty minUles While pro\ectina wince when the fOOlball \earn mounlll their s.a.: 100 II tw.. 7 ,... COIehts uK words socII as ~utcUte" and their team', stan. t!u,..,n help them if they Mlllack.M Don't look .way when rlCld hock, e... c....Irr. 9129 PIIIII SlIM Iba. II "kill, We Iried toc~plain to her tI\:It . "kill ~ back down frum. figllt. eyand SOCC1:r send in their ~s hots.~ "dip was a t«hnir;aJ lenn. We didn't make il up. I TI>c:n the", arc the ~fxc-offs- in which Not that I had 10 tell )·ou that. Not every_ think thai made her anJrirr. one player from eacll team stand. e)' C'-t~)·c ooc', as K tUili ~e as my Sp;mi!l! teacher was. It's t'I(II ju'lt in >"OI1e:)'baIJ. either. look al in . nt iciJMtion of a one-on-one ~ b.attle ~ " 'hen 1 Ihink " .., .11 enjoy a slaughtering e>'ery i« hockey, for uample. Not onl)' docs the ",feree drops the puck. ~ i na,,· hik . For you Merritt-worthy leader for the 'Cats 5-15 during that span. but the en,ire: culture sports fans ... surroonding the fOOI bal1 tum didn't Kem pos,tive. After . vcraging n>Ore tllan 3.000 WILL'S PICKS My i nll i ~ ! re&<:lion after [)avidson fOOl · fan ~ duri n, the 10-0 campaign. atlend:itlCe ban'S K U'ersion at the e nd season whe n [)avid"", ..· e nt 2.7. The of ",gulatoon ,.-u frumanOll. 1 understood Vmdcars' performance was inooa.i.tent and the IoJIC of tr)inllO ride the momentum of blowoulJ "'el'<' far ,00 common aga,tUl Wildcat Game of a lon, nwch do"'ll the field in bost,1e tern· Upp!'r·Ic,..,1 cumpetltlOll. TIre UcuSCS for lOf). btu the ~15 t ~,an in me couldn'l set Iostn, fIlMed to pile: up jusc a frw yeat'l after the Weelc O"<'r the ",alily lhal I,.-o.point corwers""" an IInddnted season. and t~ naYJaY"". ",·0Tt JUst over.lO pe=nt of tM time, inc:ludinl m)sclf. weI'<' out ln full. Football "s. SMn ))itgo But 1$ I tltou,ht funher about the call. I BUI cVen M 15/I00I: hand • ...-Ith Memtl till. Saturday. nOOn began 10 realru thai lite call ",un't JUSt week. I qu,ckl ~ beeame a believer m his pnr about wonnonl the game or pla)rng the odd~ lram, It was about 5(,tdon8 a me:,s.age 10 til,s fOOl' I ",~Jited .qUIckly tmu Memtt. unh~e Tbc lIol1lecQnll n& r~ s u Y lli c~ kid many OIher r.:oochcs that llave the side­ off on £a mrda ~ al rooon ,,,,ncn lhe baH tum tllat they "'ere playong to won . and paced W,lde,", fll« San l),eJ(!. one o(the !luI! they oooid he the agg",ssor against a lines. underst..-ds tillS school aftcr K>'~n Kl>olarsllip team that had hefted the: lOp lClUll. of mod·map fOQllooll. _'*"" ... an asSIstant he",. A, he .... y •. Da,ab<,.,;s roIlun, olf of lhe" fifSl Wildrats e'ght stnu,ht Umes dating back 10 '1'h.. JIroIranl - and I've been cOOII,h 1973, ,neLud,ng a 33.0 route 10 open the ~a_ ""in orthe SUSOII Q'o~ !..tooir­ places now 10 say tllis - .. u uRlque I place Rllylle ,"'0 weeks a,o. Tbc 'Ca!s son I lear. IS you'", going 10 let ,,"'ill MCd. bi, game from IMi. While he rr:cognius the challell&CS inher· ddensi,'. (.... , in order 10 ,hut "LoiS Of programs call sug­ ent in tlli' job. he lias also seen that Da>'idJon OOvo'n San DiegO. {lrcoat fall/IS wit" willning. Qn .... in. Mcrritl ...... 11m: for lWO eight·win lasting than the ,ti"ll of a ooc·point lou. The ,ram. in 1\198 and 1999. and he was the Tile real s(llisfaCfioll comes call Is e:mblemllic of a pe=ptible ,wl&l!er recruitinl architect forthe perfect 2000 team Outside the Den from tloillg things the righl in lhe PfOIIranl that on first glaror:c _ms out even lhough he had .al",ady moved OIl to St. of place given tile 5-8 mark O,'er tile past two Mary's with umland;• . He knows that sue­ way ... something i.5 tliffer­ yean. ceo,," is pos. ible once Rgain. and he ..y •• em [here/.·' Merrill i. quick to point OUI thaI tile team "We'vc got to get 10 the poinl whe", we i, just. few plays from t..ing 3-0 Iit. pite doo'l surprise ourselves." MLB Burball --Ky/e Kinsell '07 ....1 ~lIing up againsc tim:(: JChoIarship 0ppo­ Or, IS junior wide OUt Beau k>nes '0lI Slys nents. but 11 ICC"'" the . wager goc:s a lot bluntly. "We lCCCpled losing in the past. but This final week of M'Ijor League ~ Let' l play 10 w i n ,~ AyS Wildcat coach deeper than wins and losses in Memn', first now if we 10K it', a fluJ;,e.~ Baseball lias lOme major scOf}'lines Tripp Merritt, now in IIi, second year 1$ head IWO )'ean as head ooacb. 1lle prog.rns Oft the: freld seem, cleat "'TlIpped ",·lth I~ finallame5, COIeb at [);r" idson aft« sc,'en season, 1$ ao Irwead. it seems Merrill bas done _ _ litspile t~ un"'lllIfkabie 5-9 rttOfd in Watch OUI fOf lhe Cardinals to rom­ assiscant with the team in the 90s. -If ...., tIIi", tI'IOre tllan ... in a fe ..· ballgames; he', Mmiu', shOtt tenllrt. [);rvidsoll closed OUI pltl~ly ~oUapte: ..-d (Of the Ot1roil llave a chance, Iet 's do il ... rd been Ihinkinl cllanged the auilllde of football he", II the 200S scason witll a win 10-3 win at lil...... 10 pull QUII~ Al Ceruno! about llhe two-point c: fint three SU"" the WiI\k:at, c ame up j ust 5hon Bt hel i ev~r in Wildcal fOOIbali during my fi rst week. of th is 5tBson _ dCllpite 8 1-2 Sl8n _ tl\c goa!.li"". but the confidenceo hr dis. two yean he",. played in the waning seconds i. far more II didn'l help that Davidson was B meager See Merritt. page /4 THE DAVloSONIAN SPORTS Wt:nNESDAV, S t:I'1'EM IJER 27, 2006 13

This Week's Top Ten Senior Spotlight: Ty White '07 1Y II'hj,~ '07 i. /' St:nio. m~",lJ~ delinilel)" pla)"in, our own game. I. Conw:bao:k Sawnby; Notn: s cr. While hal KwkM for fo~r yt(J'I ,/JI" ~ <;Qrue.S bao:k III bat Michi,,,,, 't) playin, li"'t. The Da vidsooiaJ) r«tnlly D: How does lhe team look this fall? SIaIc and sparks ~ of 1M in.u,·;.... "td While. TW; Last wcck ,.·c finished I"·clfth. We Cenwry~ dobales. pll )ed d«c:nll)". bul il was lhe SlIllC coorsc 2. R)'<:\er Cup Ion; u.s. offICIally T he Da,\ds(lnian: What i, !he: diffe~na: thaI We play the ronfa...n« loomamrnl 00 in bad u COIf, baske!ball and bIsoebaIl. bcI"'enllhe fall selUOn and sprin, ,.,uoo in the spring. So in thaI scnse, we arc alwa)"! AI lU$1 !hey can'l take rOOlMU from WI. No. I _ American rGOlball. colic&" lOlf'I looking!Q do be1.l.".. 1')" Whllt ; The fall season for golf Is jusl as I Asuus; "vcnlh maighl win. importanl as lhe spring. The only lOUmalllenl I); You are prelly involved in M 1<)1 of activi. Cardinal..!: "vcmh Mnli,hl lou. Ihat necessarily has r11OI1: ""arilli on M)"' lies If()I.Ind tarnpu •. I. il hard IlIjuule , II of &pantion; L.S games. thinK is the spring ronft~na: lOUm>ment, tbusc lime oommitmems? RemainIng; five pmes. ,.hich is why "l' ~ ooosio:lcrtd a sprin, TW: h 'l a tough balance. I IIdmil Ih., don'l New 4. Orleans domlna1" A113'1I3 5pOI"I. The rall seuJII actually goes 10 JC'lIin, JCI as much f= lime as I'd like. ape<:ilUy In Ibtir mum III !he: Sul"'rdII)me. WI an 1I·Iaq;e bid for Ibt NCAA's, JO il', wilh 1M nc:,.. mominl ..moul sessions. 5. Madden curse Wlkes apin! You prell)" impocunl too. Genc:rally. when )"OO'~ lhe busiesl, )'OU arc tan ~ S"'wn AJ"under !Q lhe lill doing lhe mosl Ihingl Ihat yoo like .... hich of ct.Incd pia)""", on 1M "i~wn.'" I): Talk aboutll(KtlC ofthc new ""oriI.OUI rou· make, you happy. l"m Irying 10 wort 00 a rover. Ile '~ oul ;oo.,finildy wi,h a li nes Ihm lhe learn has been going through T)I While '07 lookt to ,"d 11M 'Cats 10 Watoo" Fellowl hip pW. But we havc been secing lel/tlCd lie,.., at Davidson is 10 have lhe 00II. format IIIlKk lhe five of III play logether for playin, baseball this se&$(lCI afIc:r Id· results lhesc: lUI IWO weeks. GllYs arc defi· ndc:na: of knowing thaI whal I ncc:d !Q leI .16 holes on !he: finl day. And We actually did lilll NL ra::ord for ~ hoaIo: NAS. nilely hinina illwdcr and gellinillronger. done. I will ,et done. MIIybe. he lIIoyl,lIe'O pM)' .. ;-. pretly .....,11 . We enoounJCd each OIher and stayed positive throuahoot. or lwo...... 1Ie reeb ...... 0 ; GoU is an individual sport. ~)'OIl arc a D: What it yOW" mentalilY collll inlO yOllf .. Joe,...., __ osu.-. member of lhe Daviohon COIf te.... How senior )'eat" and knowing Ihltl )'OIl wen'l be D: Is lhe team fonnu diffICUlt 10 play with· awIIipIe u-1IriIb -.ell ...... AI docs this work and whal is !he: menlality thaI playi", rompeliliw golr agai n? in? JaIl he _, fallilll ..... )'OIl culti... le? TW; My whole goal wilh ,oIf Iw alway. TW: W( arc all preIIy UKd to the leam for· YzenDIII ~ 10 IlrlIcroII.. TW: A, 1<)UJ"na/1lCnu. il i. somelimes bencr been 10 play Division I. M1(r that, I have ,I. mal , 1:>«411" we hl"e III played thai way IblIlime DOt in !til No. 19 jeney but 10 be in the mentalilY Ihal )'011 arc juSI an ""Vel reaUy had ""y aspiral;ooJ of turning through high "" hooI and every thin,. It 's "" ... VICe PNIidcal. individual because if you play betler lhen lhe pro wilh all my other inlereSIS. Durin, Ihi. big change or anything for mosl of WI. Allhe learn play, bettel. Some people gel ~a uJhI lip last year. I'm jllstuying 10 enjoy il III much end of !he: day.... · e In: ~ery much • team. bul as l ean. WFL Pic {(' e""s

Arizona 81 Allanta Suzie. Will

Suzie Minnesota al Buffalo Will

Suzie. Will Dal1as al Tennessee

Suzie, Will San Francisco al Kansas City

Suzie. Will Indianapolis 8t NY JelS

New Orleans at Carolina Will Surprise yoor college kids or campus chums with Suzie San Diego 81 8allimore Will an ice cream or Suzie, Will Miami at Houston frozen yogurt calle / .._. for birthday or Detroit at St. Louis Suzie, Will .... graduation New England 81 Cincinna!i Suzie, Will ""-l..' celebrations, study breaks, exam time or just for fun' Suzie. Will Cleveland al Oakland

Will Jacksonville al Washinglon Suzie

Will Seanle al Chicago Suzie

SoW< Green Bay al Philadelphia Will VERMONT'S FINES[ ' ICE Cru:AM @FroZEN YOGUIrr. 202 South Main Street - Davidson, NC Score s 704-892-0604 SU 2ie: J1 Will: J1 14 T HE DAVIDSONI AN SPORTS WEDNES DAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Merritt, from pagt 12 ma of IKkilll discipline. and in lhe end those Volleyball tops Citadel, havt been extremely encotJraging with 1.... 0 progrnms .re Illn more like I business 001 of close losses and the WildcalS' firsl win over neccs:sity, • scholarship te:un in fivc yurs. Al OaYid~. however. whcre players are TO:lOl1It C~ l ent, lilt impm~ play could truly hcn: for • """e oft... game and IR edu_ falls to Charleston l'T!:alf a fal se sense that this pn:>&n8l;S Iltad· calion, lhe coach musl be a cheerleader I J ing ;n lhe righl direction cultu.... ly as .....,11 . ...,,11 as a kadcr 10 male Ihis program oper. As Jones sap . "'Culn"., CO,ne, from win· ale al itJ best. Merrin hu m:ma,ed 10 MIlk ning. that line .... hile luidin, the leam forwanl. Slar1 ing OOIl fc~ play this ""cd ~ nd . t~ But as senior dc:fensi~ Itnem.:ln K)'1e In his fi rst .... eek ascoach. he told his play· Wil dc~ 1 vol le> balilcam roond thtmsches on Kinse ll '07 says. uLoIs o f fII'O&I1l ms Call sug­ ers he doc ~ n ' l w: this job as a stt ppin"slone boIh sKIes of l op~ ided ,ictQri ~ . kIIln, t() atCOOl faults with .... inning. The ",al Slllisf",,­ like SO no.,n y otMrs might, but as a place lh~t Colltgl' ufChnrle.'cn ln, tion cornes from doing thillgs lhe righl he COIlld see hi",,,,lf "'tiring. Hi , Iovc foc and defenling The Citadel H) S~lynla)" way .... lI.eganlless of wins and losses, S/:lffIe. Davidson is c"'ar, and hi s play"rs J8y lhey aftnnoon. lhing is different [here[.- re. pKt him as a friend and coach ~au se Ilt 11M: WiLdcau Slrugglcd in theIr firM nl3lCh ll's bard to pin·point u actty ",hal is -dif· Indy yal ues reilliooships ...·; Ih Ihc pla)'ers. In of SouIhem Conference play againS! the ferent- about llIis new reg;""', as many hi. o,.;n ... 'ORIs. -n.e friendships are ",hal ri''lI1 College of Ch:arlesIon Cougars, falli", llIin,s h:I,.., ~hant;ed Ji nce the V.r,ldca .. · male Ihi, place special ... A lot of COKhcs in three garm:s. re«:nl struggle.. ~nior kadef1.hip is strong, intimidate. but I like to motivate and con­ SIIOO& individual performances by the Davidson juSI finished COflstruction 00 thc nect: wildoc"l callie from senior luden Li~ stadium addition and weigh! room, and a And lhat. more than anything. is how lie'. WiUiillnson '07 and knna Dyb,", '07. ~nd new strength coach has brought added inlen' managed 10 bring buck lhc fun. sophonlOfe middle blocker Kine,), Neale lity 10 the program. Still_ llhink II Slam wilh As Jones says, "In {he 1151 three gllnlC$ '09. Williamson and Neale Jed the tcam in lhe man at lilt lop. rye had I110fe fun playing football lhan II tills with 121lnd to feSpcaively. whiLe the Wlltn Mcnitt came in befORl llle 2005 sea· lRy lime in the last seyt1l yean. I don-I know ~ O)'kSln pilChed in 33 assists. lOll, he says his main pi was '"to V' back why that is, but I :000 it and the people amulld The Wildcau jumped out 10 an early 2~ 10 hlvin, fun .gain .. .! ~ my kids plug me :000 Iho same thing. Ifs no! a job and lead 10 IWI the first garnoe. apitaliz.in& on into my t1Iihusiasnt, 1 want them 10 reali~ WIt·re wiUinlW saerif"", more as I rcsuh .~ ' '''0 auad; clTOtS committed by Sarah Voss how ,peelal thi. pi""'" i ..~ To do lhat. he re­ Add. Kinsoell. -l'~e had . tOO offun play­ oIlhe Cougan. BUI the Wi ldcau rould !lOt l'T!:ated the a.>p tide-lion, program, commu· inllhc last lWO year!. and I 101 of it ~ c~lCnd IhCi, early adVllnt.agc. nity service pmjccts, incorponoted I luml and from [Merriu 's] a u illode.~ The Coogan :ooon tied the game al 4-4 .nd tncounged learn bonding 00 and off the Only time will teU if Merrill ",all y has slowly pulled a way from Ihe WiLdcats field. (hanaed the cultWl' of Da~idson football. 4.300 fans wrre in !he: stands foc Dayidson-, despite the . frons of William$Oll. Neale and KIItIe Plwuccl 1-01 1. MCOnd on Ihe More importantly. he ~ame I face foc 0,.... I ..m with 171 dIg,.o 1..- thl, -.on. Davidsoo fOOlbaIt that llIe players btlievlt in hornc-opc.ncr venus Wing.le, and Iho play The Coutan closed the pille out on • 4-0 and wort:. for. has been inspired, but stICCICSI il ul timalely run to finish the game 21·30. Colk,e of The Citadel Bulldop in !>opts of attUrin, Merriu is a ~If-detcribcd -player ', defined by willi and losses. and DavKbon Charleston _led by Amy Uthe and Emily their firsl SoCon victory of the SCUOfI. "The <>OKh: and he hclicvo IlLIt -if you take care hast! 't yet sho",,. thai its morale boost will Sawin who eKh bad seytn killl in the first Wildcalll mt1 thcir upccwions by dominat. of the stuff off the field, then the wins will translate to the league standings. lame. Uthe and S3win Ue<:Uled 14 and 11 ing IIIe Bulldogs ,lid $wecping!he:m HI. lake care of t hemseIYC'l. ~ But u Mtrritt says. "' I think ....e·re playins kill, rC5pc~1iyely for lhe m~tth: Uthe Pierucci led lhe learn Wi lh 13 kills. while AI schools liklt USC or Notre Dame. at a diffeKnt kyci riglll now ... 1 Ihink tile o!>ui .... d her 14 kill. in ju.t 11 Ittempl' . WilLillnl..,., and Neale comributed 12 alld II where kids are playing 00 full tide. with contj)Clition leYcl is as high u it's been. and kadinM all playen. kills. re.pKtivcly, to secure the victory. dreams of signing mll1ion-dollar oootflloCU a ,.;c·ve mQ\'ed our game up a noICh: ' In the S«ond &amc of !he: malch. the The fint lame set the tone for the match u ftw yean larer. Merrill', IPP"l'¥h probably I. foc one. helieve him. and lhere', pknly Wilde.. s woyed dose to the Coo, ars. lyinl a whole. wilh lhe Wildcats jumping out to I wouldn't wort:.. A pb)'er ', coach II&!: Ihc $tig. of mom (In the bandwagon. lhe l ame .. 1·7, Unfootunalc'ly. with I kill 12·) kad after the first fifteen. DavKbon from Sawin, lhe Coogan took the k.oJ 8·7, outplayed The Citadel in e"try facet of lhe ".. Wildeat, fought bard, t) inglhe l ame I I garne. Oul-hinin, lhe Bulldogs .652 10 -. 190. 24·24 QoIl the back of mona pia)" led by the Wildcats cruised to lhe 30-9 "ictooy. William""" alld Dykstra, bul the Coogar! While The: Ciladel played btller in llle s«. an s we~ the challenge and .... ver again and ganlt. they Wfre no match for lhc nlOli · relinquished lhe lead. 001 a kill by COIlgal' yaled Wildc~t squad. TIffany I:llum. Colle,e of Charleslon tool; The: 'Cats again jumped out 10 8 10-) k.oJ DAVIDSON the l amc 26-30, 011 lhe strength of a .lD leam hillin, I"'r­ The Wikk.ns fell apart durin, !he: lhird u ntagc. While Ta)1or Slanke of The: Citadel Family Medicine ,anlt, 5ttW"in, the ...· in for the Cougan. The poo.ted Ill"'" kills in this lame. ul"'rienccd 104 Knox Court Coogan only oommitted one error in the Wildcal pb)en like Williamson and PicNcci lhinl pille 10 hit a remarkable .714; in stan; led lhe leam to anotlltT easy vic1ory. 30· 14, 704-892-5454 contrast. the WildealS bad ni .... errors with Again out·hitting thc Bulldogs by an only nine kills to hil a dismal .000, incredible margin of .SOO to ·.0113. Ille The Wildca1$ paid the price for commit. Wildcat, SCCIl~ tlleir fi"'t conference yiclQ­ Our mission at Davidson Family Medicine is to provide tin, so many errors. bllin, behind 1).1 ry. Jumping 00110 a 1Q..5 lead, Ihc combined comprehensive, personalized health care in a respectful, agaimt the stron, Colla- dub. Kills from eight kill. of Picrucci and Neale shut the caring environment_ Our services include Wil1iamsun and Katie Pierucci 'OS interrupl_ door 00 Tho: Citadel 30-11. ed the on$laughl bul could IlOl Wlp the DavidfOfl ...· ill conlinue their confcn:nce gynecology/women's health care, pediatrics, male health bleedin,. Fin in,ly, the garne ended on IR schedule nut w«keoo a .....y ;>I Elan on care, and travel medical assessments with vacc~es _ anKk error 10 dineh lhe Colla- yictoty Il· Salurday and at UNC Gr«nsboro on 30. Sunday. 1kIch games are scheduled to btgin We are located beside the Post Office and behind the Scc:king redcmplioo. the WiLdcals played at 4 p,m, Soda Weird Sports Quote of the Week Excerpts from a Fox News Interview with Former Brave John Rocker on his new T-shirts and campaign: Speak English _...... "All I'm trying to do is to encourage people, American r people, to support our American heritage, our American culture and not allow it to erode ... I'm not I degrading other cultures, but I'm supporting our Craig White, MD Sarah Carlson, MD American heritage, If you're going to come here, Davidson Class '82

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Men's soccer ,frollllmge 16 MLB BREAKDOWN ands of a half doomed Davidson. Thi, With the Major League Basebillil sea­ Tigers, behind the leadership of Jim have finally neM to start over again as time. the slli.ke came with six 5CCOIld! :;on running into its final week of the Leyl and and t he incredible arm of rook­ the magical ride is over. left in lhe firslllaJf. 'The 'Cat.! lost despile regular season, It Is worth taking a ie Justin Verlander. were able to over­ The New York Met!, on the other controlling the ,hoc count l6- I). division by division look at the how come years of insult and secure a playoff halld, have played their way into a Two of tho1e shots came close to the 2006 season r>layed out and what spot. At this point in the sea:;on, the comfortable division title behind solid e~ning the SOOfe in the !IC>OOnd half. to watch for in this final week of r>lay­ Tigers still have the or>portunity to sport hitting and great seasons by Pedro Wilkie !oo/r::: • Whitey Bolan '09 pas' and off suspoense. baseball's best record as well as win the Martinez and Tom <;Iavi ne. blasted ••hoc that ~ I y went high in the AL Central. 55th minute. Shortly after, Robby Hoak '08 sent . AI. 'ott The Mlnne:;ota Twins, who have made NL Central In the American League East, w-06 a remarkable run in the last several The 5t. Louis Cardinals are on the free uck ~ I y bigh as well. Gokhbmy was a wmbination of both the old and weeks, pulled to w ithin a game of verge of the biggest flop in franchise made four saves in goal. the new. As the sea:;on finishes, the [)(!trOit while at least securing the Wild history. After nearly wrapping up Finally. on 1\lesday night. the Wildcats sit atop the diviSion Card spot. anot her division t itle, t he Cards have dropped • )·2 ovenime decision against lead once again, continuing a dynasty backed their way into :;ome must-win their Southern Conference rival. from of excellent seasons back to the mid­ At. West games to hold off t he Houston ASt ros UNC.Qn:ensboro. '990S. The Oakland AthletiCS look to r>u ll out who a re only a game and a half back. 'The ILSI. time the two teams had met This year, however, the powerhouse another Division title in the American The loser of this race will most likely was on the Southern Conference title Boston Red 50x fell behind In the race League West. Due to t ime zones alld IlOt make the playoffs as the Los glme last 5ea$OI1. for the division lead as well as the AL spotty media coverage, the A's have Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Davidson wU short-handed againsl wild card. No one will forget how t he a lways been that workmanlike team Phillies are fighting for the last w il d­ the Spartans as II Wildcats did not dress New York Yankees beat the Red Sax that no one really kllOws about, With a card spot. out due to. violation of team rules. five times in four days at Fenway and nearly insurmountable lead over the With the loss. Davidson move. to 0· 1 shattered all hopoes of a Boston post­ Angels, they look to be playing in NL West in the Southern Conference. season. October once again. The San Diego Padres and a ll -time From here, Davidson will look to saves leader Trevor Hoffman look to regroup in the nul week with tWQ road AL Central NL east clinch the NL West t itle with only a contest.!. Saturday. the tcam will face In the American League Central, For the first time since 15 years, the few more wins. Fortunately, they College of Charleston at 6 p.m. and then 2006 represented a ~ar of redemr>­ will not be joining the wou ld probably get the Wild Card if Funnan on Tuesday a11 p.m. tion for a city bereft of basebalilegiti­ party in October. Plagued by injury and the Dodgers caught them in this last Both glU1les are Southern Conference macy for many years. The Detroit spotty pitching, this groupof Braves will week of the sea:;on. matche •• adding utta urgency for wins. Hockey sweeps ASU, falls to Albany and Wake Bv MATT BA""'" Rochel Kiselewich '01 played goal for Albany's Michele Poliwi, soortd a hal Siaff IVrila ffiQll t of Ihe second half. registering , i~ trick against the tandem of Wildcat goalies. l aveJ. The Mountaineers tool< ten shots and Also. the Oreat Dane. scored three of their DavKbon field hockey won a dc:c:isive 4·1 made eight romer kicb but could 001 seem five goals on prnalty cQmers. of which they match against rival Apjllliachian State last to find the I"ICt in the face of lhe Wildcat had three more than the Wildcats. The game Wednesday but could not follow lhrough tWO defense. et>ded as a ShulOUl for the Wildcats with a nights later when they fell to a t.aJenlw The Mountaineers scored off a penalty shot rount of 14-7 in favarof Albany. University of Alban)' team 0-5.On TUnd:!y. comer in the 4l!ll m'nute. but il would prove Davidson may not he getting as many the team drojlpCd a 10-1 dc:c:i,ion at the to be their only score. f're<;ision passing from shot, on net. but it rould be because the team hands of No. 2 W~kc Forest. Ransooe and good stick stopping by Sritti is making hener decisions aboul when 10 The Wildcats and the Moootainecrs of Himclfarb '09 allowed Muwclilo score her \a~e a .hoc. Davidwn, 001'1 4-5 o~ral\ and ASU facw ufT on Bdk Turf Ficid for second goal of the night. The score remained I"() in the conference. scores on about one Davidson's second home game of the year. It a14·1 unlillhe final whislle. Now with s;~ out of every si x shots, while opponent.! alw mart.ed the Stt<)IId half of the two goals on the season. Maxwell was named lhe shots' find the nel less than one 001 of eighl team. home-and·home series this season. NarPac Offen,ivc Player of the Week. This ,hoc •. If they conlin"" 10 make their shots The 'Cat' we.., victorious in the firsl match weekly honor is the team', lhird. Wilh both count while playing solid defense, the ju,t three days earlier when they "'on 4-0. SrinallY Rollck '09 and Jen Willis '08 as Wildcats could ,how themselves 10 be hardy They continued to demonstrate strong play. previous re<:ipients for lhe Defens;". Player upponents during conf.rence matchcs in :;oJid defense. and a potent ufTense in this of the Week award. October_ Ginnie Frldell 'oa scQred her Ilrl l goal 01 g.~ the _son 'galna! ASU. Davidson played a non-wnference foc. the The 'CllS would 001 have such an impres­ In lhe first half. Davidson took ten shots to Uniyersi ty of Albany Grcal Danes. on sive advantage in shot pe=ntage if not for Appalachian State', four. Brittany Rollek assist from lhe midf,e1der position. Friday. The Greal Danes came in on a four· lhe play of goalkeepers Rollek and '09 played very well as goalkeeper. not The two teams conlinoxd to scratch and game winning 'treak and a 6-2 record o"cr­ Kiselewich. allowing a goal in the first half. The: game claw for posses.ion for ten minut~. umil.just all. AIb.1ny conlinued it. hoc streak agaillSt Although receml y the tWQ have shared ",maine

Want to write for sports? Email sueckl or wibryan for more info. THE D AVIDSONIAN Wr.OS l:SO,\Y, '6 s Sun:'\IBt:R 21. 2006 Women's soccer on fire with two weekend wins " r hey w('" llirowinll evel')'lhin, al uS in the lasl 5 min· Stoff II'rit.. r UI(I. M said Enllish. Wilh aboul Ih= minulell n:mainina. UC-S B worked the The Davilbon wOIl"II'n', SOIXcr \(am ronlinuni thod' I't'C'tnl ball iOlo lhe bo~. pIWed it Ihrouth lhe Wildcat defensc, and WttC'U this ",«tend .... ith .w" impr.. "h~ vkt~ Ie eMend fir«! a close shot. En, lish made a Jp«1ICular san, drfltc:t· ~ir winning tU'uk 10 lh= gamr::.. The Wikkals r and OUI of bounds 10 k~ !he SIron, W'"Slrm R"Ioon ~nl in Uni~ily of California. lame at its final tall)' of 1-0. Sanla D:ortwa 1.(1 on fridJoy night:ll Alumni Stldmm. TIleI'\. women's so:xnr tallied another won, vN;tory in their fir.;t l~ .earn tn,..,led 10 S t .t~bo;xu. ..'here lI.. y IIOUndly Southern OJnfen:"",,e pmc lOt O<:orii. Southern. defutin, 01 fmm a Katharine t aro '10 emU in the 53nl In Frid:ty', mltch. the UC·SB team came OUt wong in the minUlc of play. Only lh= minutes ]ale •. II ..,kell ben' a cor­ fint Ito minll'" with a b.afTlii" of th= .hoI • .oo thn:e c:omcr nc> r kick inlO the nc>t. and the 'Cats lQQk. • 2-0 lead. Amanda kick oppI.W1unillcs. Da.'it" • .. lao had five saves on the night. For IIcr pilly. English I... U deflected shot and put il away. n:amN as lhe Southern Coof=nce Player oflhe Wttk for the The Ea,les soom:I in !he WI (h'c mlnUlts of !he malCII. but xcond tunc this 5('15001. all-in-all, Davidson doomnl.ed lhe malch. TIle Wildcat', OUI­ The Wiltlcau h>d • notable ~ng rtuni ' y.~ GoId,;bo:rry oaid aft~r lhe lame. Mj IOld myself il ,,-as JUS! anoLher game, jllSI hk~ Men's 50CCCr had a disappointing week, f~lIin,'o Wake lhe roumleu games I havc played befon:. I li~c 10 focus Il!L Fon:st, Campbell and UNC-Orttnsboro al Alumni Sladium_ Ihe asp«1s of lhe game thaI I can CQIllrol, like my play, IlIld All of lhe games had lhe 'Cals losing by a ooc gO

  • LIC ked lhe IifcQUI In flOI'll of !he home fan.. DavooUon plaj'fll e.\.rtmCly " 'ell of lhe <:rO\\'d wilh • JlQ31 that pul lhem ahead for good. The the enu", lame. forcing a s«mingly mIIles. wJenwL1e lhal o.acoos imprm'ed 10 7-1-0 "'illl the win...... Iended lhtooghout .he enlire fiL'll half, Robby GoIdsbellY On Salurday. lhe 'Cats " 'cn: ",ady 10 rebound agaInst '10 was SUl"'ro in his fin! carttf stan in JlQ31 for llIe: 'Cars. Campbell. Once ~ain, ho"'cvtr, a goal in !he wanin, ICC- luming a" 'ay seven OI:aroru' shots. The lOIal w.., lhe mosl See Men's soccer. page 15 savcs by a Davidson goal kttper sintt 2003. Wake CQIltrolied

    Player of the Week PLAY OF THE WEEK

    Kayli Maxwell '08 Melanee Smith '09 knocks home game-winner F~ Hockey Homd.own: Edmund, Ole Histoly Major; With the KOre knotte4 at zero, Melanet' Smith '09 took a Narlty Haskell '08 trOSS to set up a shot on <;t0il1. After Kayli Ma~well '08 earned NorPac Offensive Player of the her first shot was defle<:ted, Smit h regained the rebound week honors last week after Korin<;t twO <;tOills and assisting and knocked home the <;tame-winning gOilI, sendln<;t tile on two more t o lead the Wildtats to a 4 -1 victory over 'Cats to a "0 victory over UC-Santa Barbara. ApJ)ala-c:h lan State,