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"THE SOUTH'SFOREMOSTCOLLEGEWEEKLV VOLUME LXXXVI MONDAY, 28, NOVEMBER 1994 NUMBER Yl Cutting financial Searching for harmony aidcurbs ■ Despiterecent efforts, tuition Davidson does notmeet our needs, say some African hikes American students. jk M wl Mary By LauraMoretz . ByJennifer Kerns L K |w Whenasked whysomeofthis The DavidsonClassof 1995 stillremem- year'sfreshmen arenotreceiving bers the intense racial tension createdby an f 100 percentfinancial aid for their incident in the 1991-92 school year, which B^ 4^k demonstrated need,Dean of Ad- forcedstudentstoconfront theissueofracism. JJma missionsandFinancial AidNancy Intheintermittentyears,thecampushasmade Hk CableWellssays,"Ifsavery,very special efforts to fulfill the needs ofminori- complicatedissue." ties,specifically African-Americans. jL■LV In the spring of 1992, "Iremember having to justify my pres- L^fl^l Davidsonannouncedthatitwould encehere to myselfandothers. Now,Ithink BLj soonbe unable to meet all need- there is much more awareness of cultural basedfinancial aiddemands. The differences,"says seniorNikkiLiverman. classof 1998is the firstclass tobe FreshmenOrientation al^^l^^^H^^^H affectedby the limitations. To ease the transition into Davidson, PhotobyRob Kosicki Trustee policy now limits fi- graduateTonyPerez,Assistant totheDirector Oz Prioleau,Brian Parrish,DebbieLiverman,andNikkiLiverman at theBlack- ial aid to 13 percent of the ofCareer Services,organizeda weekendori- Student— coalition. tall college budget. "A very entationfor minorities. Perez hopesthat the : few students are not having their weekend will expandinto afour-week semi- minorities a head start." Heplans to submit a TheBlack StudentCoalitiongivesAfri- metnow,"CableWellssays, needs nar, with incoming freshmen taking classes detailed requestto thepresidentby thefall of can-Americansaplacetobethemselves. In and"moststudents are stillgetting withprofessorsandtalking withspeakersabout 1995. rebuttal. PresidentCharlieBlake statesthat helpthey the need." life asaminority. Thisprogramisanaugmen- perezalsoscheduledaspeakeronthe topic "BSCcontinuestoprovideasocialoutletfor Continuing provide to forev- tationofthetwo-weekprogramalreadyheaded "How tp Survive on aPredominantly White African Americans,and acenter for aware- ery demonstratedfinancial need upbyDeanJohnEaves. Campus" for Monday, November 14. The ness ofdifferences."Theyhostedaspaghetti posed a dilemma for the college "One weekendis not enough. The fourr speakercanceledatthelastminute. Theforum supperatthe beginningoftheyear toattract budget. CableWellssays,"Finan- week seminar would encourage leadership willbe rescheduledfor nextsemester. a diversegroupofnew members, cialaidhadbeen the fastestgrow- support and development,give a group, give Black Student Coalition SeeSERCH continuedon2 of the budget. We were tpartring moneyinto it, andit was roaching on other important Chemistry Society plays withkids at Discovery Place areasof thebudget." By Jay Jennings ice cream mix is stirred together Cable Wells says thechange TheDavidson CollegeChap- withliquid nitrogen. The cream "makesithardtodoeverything we ter of the AmericanChemicalSo- freezes, a cloud of nitrogen gas want to do" in the 1 financial aid 1^^K"- cietycelebratedNationalChemis- risesfrom thebowl,andicecream office,sincethere arestillabout \: as try Week by giving demonstra- remains inthebowl, manyneedystudentsas therehave tions at Discovery Place. They This society started this se- been every year for the past de- demonstrated chemistry for chil- mesterbecausetheir participation drenfromNovember5throughl2. willbe"beneficialtothecareersof Cutting financial aid, how- A group of ten students and its members either in graduate er, means not having to raise ( four professors participatedinthe schoolormedicalschool,"accord- as year. ition mucheach Slow- demonstrations of making GAK, ingtoPresidentTheoCurey.There therateof tuitionincrease"will ■bu|M slime, for are two more and ice cream children about 13 members with efully keep and more and adults who attendedDiscov- advisors,Dr.RuthBeestonandDr. pie from needingfinancialaid <^fc IP ery Place two weeksago. In the «eachyear.Ithelpsputthesituation — UB^ — T : , ,W- Instant Ice Cream demonstration, See Kids continuedonpage 3 inbalance," saysCable Wells. TheChemical.cSocietyr-T^^^^^^whelpskids. Pho'° courtesyofrnChemistrySocietyJ r « SGA unanimously passes resolution demanding removal of Christian requirement for religionprofessors ByMegWolff which prohibits professed non- Rosenbachsays, "The idea of be- partof thecollege's Statement of reportedtotheSGAonNovember The SGA unanimouslyvoted Christians from teaching religion ingtaughtBuddhist traditionsby a Purpose: "The loyaltyof thecol- K thatotherdepartmentshaveelimi- onTuesdaytosubmitaresolution atDavidson. Theresolutionstates: Buddhist monk, for example, is legethusextendsbeyondtheChris- natedtherequirement inthepast. to the Board of Trustees which "TheChristian faithis notaneces- just veryexcitingtome." tiancommunity to the whole hu- Theresolution, whichpassed would officially allow non-Chris- sary qualificationforprofessorsto Rosenbach encouraged the man community and necessarily unanimouslyintheSGAmeeting, tians to become members of the teachsuchdiversecoursesasBud- resolutionbecausehefeelsthe col- includes an openness and respect will now be sent to the trustees. ReligionDepartment. dhist Traditions,Chinese Popular lege by-law, which requires any for the world's various religious SGA resolutions are intended to The SGAraised this issue in Belief,andModernJewishLitera- professor hired by the Religion traditions." presentthestudentviewoncurrent responsetothediscoveryofanold ture." Department tobe oftheChristian Junior Latasha Jenkins, who issues;they donot directlychange college constitutional by-law SGA President Eric faith, fundamentally contradicts did initial research on the issue, school policy. ~~^KEE^Mr~ Presidential Tragedy in S.C. Night music Men's Hoops [HIS lVEEK OllSllifiratinn^ DavidSantschiexplorethe Orchestrapremieres Cats to compete V^U

* " * * Ecumenical Council ■ J V 0 starts petition to reaffirmpresidential ties to PresbyterianChurch By Mary Clare Jalonick Church and support these signifi- People all over campus are cant ties in the future, including currently debating whether the thattherequirementthatthepresi- presidentof thecollegeshouldbe dent be an active member of the requiredtobePrebyterian,andthe PresbyterianChurch." Ecumenical Council wants the "There seems tobe ageneral trustees toknow how theyfeel. trendthatSGA is trying to cut the Studentssignedapetition writ- ties,and thisis areaction to that," tenby theCouncillastWednesday says SamanthaHackett,amember and Thursday in Chambers. The of the Council, petitionstated the positionof the Matt Rich, a sophomore on Council concerning the question theCouncil,says thattheCouncil of Photoby RobKosicki the President's religion. feels that "the church has shaped The current outdoorbasketballcourts byJohnstonGym maybereplacedby sports courtsbehind LilianMontgomery,President theidentityofDavidson.Thelead- MartinCourt Fafternegotiations end. ofthe Ecumenical Council, says ers ofthe college,specifically the "Itisimportant forthepresidentas president, shouldremain Presby- afigureheadofthecollegetoreaf- terian toholdthatidentity." firmDavidson'stiestothePresby- . TheCouncil willpresent the Where are sports courts? terian Church." petition to President Kuykendall, The petition states, "Recog- and theyhope thathe willshow it RLO,physicalplant, AD. andothersnegotiating nizing the important role of the to the Boardof Trustees ontheir PresbyterianChurch (USA)in the next retreat. The SGA plans to ByMary LauraMoretz Terry adds, "Of course, builtnow. We're looking for the life ofDavidson College, we the presentaseparateletter tothetrust- Senior Class President B. J. shouldwediscoverit createsnoise fundsandmaking someprogress." undersigned affirm the school's ees which presents both sides of Rudell says,"Itlookslike wehave problems for thenearbyresidents, Rudell is still pushing to get relationship withthe Presbyterian theissue. most ofwhat weneed" to finance wewouldproposetodosomeland- theprojectmovingbeforethewin- thebuildingofnewbasketball and scapingor a wall of somekind." terbreak."Thecharitydriveisjust volleyball courts behind Martin Additionswouldraisethepriceof suchagoodincentive togetitdone Court Building F. the new courts significantly. before exams." Director of Residence Life Executive Assistant to the Progress,however,must wait Richard Terry says RLO is pre- President and Directorof Institu- on further consultation among pared to commit about $4,000 of tional Research Dr. John Kelton Kelton, Residence Life Office, Group Specials (10 or more) Price(per person) theestimated$6,000 costofbuhd- says,"Ithinkwecandefinitely say physicalplant,and theathleticde- " Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce $5.00 ing the courts. 'when' and not 'if they will be partment. " ChickenParmesan $6.50 "Lasgna $6.50 * African-Americans dissatisfied? Allspecialsincludebread,salad, and drinks. SERCHcontinuedfrompageI can-American professors or for than in the Commons, African- professors"sensitivetodiversity." Americans willfeelisolatedhere." OROrder 5 or more 16 inch,one topping pizzas for SERCH ACallfor Change Another senior agrees that only $6.00apiece! According to SERCH (Stu- Despitea growingawareness "nothinghas changed. Twoyears dentsfor theEstablishment ofRa- of minority issues, most African- ago,peopleorganizedablack fra- -ialandCulturalHarmony)Presi- Americans at Davidson feel that ternity, and AnthonyFoxx(1991- STUDENTS DON'TFORGET! dentJoBurrows, herorganization the changes are only on the sur- 92 SGA President) called for Wednesday nightis student night: attempts toeducate people todif- face. The social sceneoften leads changes,but everything stays the " ferences inculture. "We want to some students to transfer. Senior same." $3.50pitchers ofbeer * helpstudentsunderstandthatAfri- NikkiLivermanargues,"Davidson Whenaskedaboutthechanges S*j£k^ $4.75 all youcan eat pizza can-Americans arenot andshould sociallifeis hard,but for African- in students, that senior says, "On not be like everyone else. They Americans,itis evenharder." Still, paper,theyhavechanged. Other- don't have to 'act white' to be shebelieves thatshehasfoundher wise,everythingis the same." DAVINOS accepted,"said Burrows. niche and feels satisfied with Thecurrent curriculumneeds r-cNm Call Steve for specials COMA Davidson. revision,saysome. JuniorDebbie *n^ormat*on an(* TheCouncil foiMinority Af- feel thatchangelies KkO^\r^ Students Liverman says,"They don'thave RbaM] reservations. fairs (COMA) "encourages stu- inthepower ofthe trusteesand the anycoursesonAfrican-Americans dents to take initiativeinpolicy," faculty. One senior says, "Until otherthan history orEnglish. We |f 892-4794 says student Co-Chair Tasha thefacultyincludes more African- need allprofessors toinclude mi- Jenkins. She advocateschangesin American professors, and people nority concerns in the scopes of the faculty, either for more Afri- seeblacks intheclassroom more their courses." THE DAVIDSONIAN News MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28, 1994 3 Forget the fruitcake. APLACE FORDISCOVERY For theperson whohas everything, shop at Alternative Gift Markets,Inc. for presents that could save the world.

By LauraJones ing Patterson Court Houses and lantic rain forest in Brazil are On 4, Sunday,December from religious groups, are sponsoring amongsomeofthe gifts 2:00 available to 4:00 p.m., the Union is the secondannualAlternativeGift forsale.Someofyoumayremem- sponsoring a community-wide Market with the theme "Give the ber the water buffaloes from last event to celebrate the holidays. World aChristmasPresent." Itis year'sMarket. As shopperspur- There will be Christmas music, theperfectopportunity tocoverall chase these gifts, they receive decorations, cookies, cider, and your Christmas shopping in one Christmas cards with their gifts donkeys from Haiti. Along with stop. It is also a great way to inscribed,readytomailor deliver thedonkeys a willbe multitudeof celebrate the actofgiftgivingina as alternative gifts for family or uniquegiftsavailableforpurchase fresh andmeaningful way. friends. Donors,card recipients, for those special people in your and Donkeysin Haiti, and people in need allaround the life. whichprovideasourceoffoodand worldreceivejoyatChristmasasa The Chaplain's office, the transportation,healthcareinLaos, result of thesepurchases. Simple Chapel Committe, and a host of jobtrainingforhomelesspeoplein gift,like food, assistance, other medical studentorganizations,includ- the United States, oracres of At- and clean water, are a means of survivalfor many. Harriet C. Prichard is the Sophomores battle founder and presidentof Alterna- tive Gift Markets,Inc. Startedin 1980 inPasadena, California,Al- second-year slump ternativeGiftMarketsnowextend J. across the United States. Hun- ByRandyHartwell lems the class wants addressed dreds of churches, organizations Under the ironic acronymof beforebecomingseniors. Second, and schools willholdmarkets this SLAC (Sophomore Life Action a series of talks given byjuniors year. Prichard says,"Theinterna- , „ Photocourtesy ofChemistry Society I Committee), Warren Buford, and seniors,covering suchissues tionalprojectsarelife-giving,life- I,,,Chemistry Society at the DiscoveryPlace NicolaHartery,David Wick, and asmajordeclaration,studyabroad, saving, andlife-extending,for all other sophomore membersof the andhall counselingwouldbeheld races and religiousgroups. The Kids continuedfrompage1 Beeston, one of the profes- SGA are forming a committee to better toeducate second-year stu- Markets offershoppersthe oppor- MichRhea. Mostoftheir activi- sors involved, says,"I enjoyed take on various problems and is- dents on important choices that tunity topreserve ourendangered ties involve community service. beingpart of a group of volun- sues that second-year studentsin- willaffect the rest of theirtime at planetas wellashelphungry,sick For example,they have given a teers ratherthan the professor in variably face. Davidson. Third,round and - demonstration to charge,"and table dis- homeless- people the world the Parkview shebelievesthatitis By taking action now, says cussions would take place for around help themselves." Elementary inMoorseville inad- importantforchildrentohave"op- Buford, sophomores willbe able sophomorestotalk aboutSGA is- Soforgetthefruitcake. Come ditiontothe demonstrationatDis- portunitiesto do science and to tolearn aboutmoreimmediatein- sues. to the Alternative GiftMarket on coveryPlace. see scientists 'in action'inorder terests as wellas longrange con- Buford seesthesediscussions Sunday, December4, in the Stu- After giving the demonstra- tonurture their interest." cerns that willconfront the Class as "a way for sophomore SGA dent Union, as we challengeone tions,thesocietyhasrealizedother The Davidson chapter took of'97 closertoitsgraduationdate. members and non-SGA sopho- anothertocelebrateChristmasina benefits. Steven Aldridge said placeinthedemonstrationsatDis- Thecommittee sees threeob- mores togettogether." Thecom- new way. Givethe worldaChrist- thatthe societyallows"an excel- covery Place along with other jectivesasitsmainresponsibilites. mittee is open toall sophomores. maspresentinhonorofa friendor lentopportunity for contact with chaptersinthearea,withUNCC's First,there wouldbeasophomore- Those interested should contact family member this holiday sea- professors outside of the class- chapter beingoneof them. led self-study to evaluate prob- Buford at -6026. son. rooms." TheDavidsonChapter iscur- Also, Currey enjoys watch- rently working ona magic show ing the"children's faceslightup" forchildrenintheirattempttoget SGA trustees, not when the ice creamsuddenlyap- childreninvolvedinscience.Also, sends letters to a vote pears. Vice President Marcia some of the members are plan- Paynebelieves thattheirdemon- ning to go to California for the PreS. continuedfrom page 2 and will choose a Presbyterian believe that a voteis anessential strations"showchildrenthatthey nationalmeeting. In additionto presidentif they wish." indicator of whether or not the canparticipateinscienceandthat these activities,Discovery vorofkeepingthepresentrequire- At the end of the letter, studentswanttheby-lawschanged Place itisnotjust an adultactivity." hasinvited thembackanytime. mentintact states that,"Thepresi- Rosenbachrequests thatthe trust- andthat without theinclusion ofa dential tie with the Presbyterian eescontacthimwithanyquestions vote,thetrustees willhavenorea- ChurchispartofDavidson's foun- aboutthe SGA's work. son torespondtothe discussion at dation;iftakenaway,theDavidson SGA stilldebates the topic hand. weknow, the Davidson wehave The SGA openeddiscussion Arguments against avotein- come to cherish, will begin to after every senator had read the clude the assertion that on this crumble." letter. Requests for grammatical type of issue, the senators could VUeSodaSUoa Thelettermentionsthat many correctionswere setaside andthe noteffectivelyrepresenttheircon- ADavidsonTraditionSince1951 non-Presbyterian Davidson stu- senatorsworkedoncorrectingim- stituents,thatvotingwouldunder- dents feel that the currentby-law balances between eachsideofthe mine the purpose of presenting makessense for the sakeof tradi- issue. bothsidesoftheissue,and thatthe tion. Theoppositionpresents sta- There were also differences representatives' opinions may tisticalevidence tosuggestthatthe of opinionregarding the validity changebythe timethe trusteesget requirement that thepresident be of some of the statistics,particu- back to theSGA. an active Presbyterian creates larlyabout thenumberof Presby- Matthew Hobbie, a member unnecessary exclusion of other- teriansin the United States. The oftheChapelCommittee,says,"I wise qualified candidates, espe- SGA agreed to double-check the willbegladthis wasbroughtupif, cially amongAfrican-Americans. figuresbefore sendingtheletter. asa result, wecome torealize the The letter also states that "a rule The largest controversy cen- importance of the Presbyterian regarding Presidential qualifica- ters around whether ornot to in- Church inthe history and life of - tions is notnecessary to preserve clude in the letter a tally of the Davidson and that the president, Mon,Tues,Wed 8am 8pm tradition, the and the trustees can SGA's opinions. Some senators asa Presbyterian, preservesthis." Thurs,Fri, Sat 8am - 9pm TheDavidsonianis looking for a new staff to take over Sunday 9am - 8pm for the spring semester. CallLe^gh orAlex if you are interested (-2148). NEW HOURS There are several positions available: business manager, Now OpenEvery Evening news editor,arts & livingeditor, and others. 104 SouthMain Street,Davidson « 896-7743 4 THEDAVIDSONIAN News MONDAY, NOVEMBER28, 1994 My field trip to VailCommons

ByMatthew Kirkh foodhingeson student decisions. ImakethejourneytotheCom- "Iwonderif wearemoreintolikes mons three timesaday,as dosome and dislikes,"she says. X) orso other students. Every Metzler is hesitant to label meIgothroughthe sameroutine: some food healthy, because et my card run through the ma- "healthy"is a relative term. A line, get into aline,and eatmy studenttrying tocutallfat fromhis bod. Seemingly,thisroutine is all orher dietmaynotconsidera dish lere is to Davidson's kitchen of healthy if it has IS percent of its ulinary splendor. But there is, calories from fat;another student >oth literally and figuratively, may choose thatsame dish. Stu- much morethanmeets theeye. dents arepreparedto makeeating There areofficesupstairsand decisions for themselves. "Stu- hugekitchen facility behind the dentshave moreknowledgeabout ervinglines. Therearealsomany food. [They]makemoreeducated peoplew"hoareresponsible forone choices,"Metzler says. f the most important aspects of ReorganizingtheCommons: ampuslife. Iendeavoredtomove manychoices >eyondmere routineand tolearn "You wantchoices,options. ust how theCommons works. We are trying tomeet that need," 'he healthissue: choices,likes Wood says. To this end,theCom- anddislikes monshasinstitutedmanychanges BarbaraMetzler,Managerof suchas thealternative bar,the sand- le Commons, is responsible for wichbar, the grill,and the salad he efficiency and quality of ser- bar. PAofofryRotKosicki icesatVail. She guidestheCom- TwoyearsagoMetzlerbegan David Coykendalleats at theCommons. mons withaneye towardmeeting areorganizationof theCommons. that, udents' needs and desires and Before both lines at dinner tocreate the students' own pyra- nomical[tomakethingsfresh]and ucts isactualizedby Philips. respondingtotheirimmediatesitu- offeredthesame twoentrees.There mid" of healthy eating, Metzler betterforallofyou,"Metzlersays. Vitality juices, says Philips, tions. She says,"We try togoby was no alternative bar, grill, or says. Ninetyto95 percentofall foodin areofthehighestquality."Itis the udent likes and dislikes: what saladbar. Healthymeans ofpreparing theCommonsismadefromscratch, top of the line," said Philips. they ley take alot ofand what do Thealternative bar wasinsti- food saysMetzler. Stonyfield yogurtis "not a dairy ot takea lot of." tuted to"giveyouanotherchoice, Inthecookingprocess,allfry- Productssuchasbread,milk, by-product,"butmall-quality and Acommonlyheardcomplaint an alternative ... The alternative ingisdonewithvegetableshorten- and dairy products are delivered mall-expensive and contains less iouttheCommonsis thatnoneof bar is just what that means," ing,and 80 to 90 percent of the daily. Meats and frozenitems are than one gramof fat,saysPhilips. leofferings arehealthy. But for Metzlersays. Students requested vegetablesaresteamed. deliveredthreetofivetimesaweek. The hotchocolateis Swiss Miss. letzler, healthy eating is intri- morepotatoes,pastas,and beans Another concern of students The Fallof the wall: Behind popular v- The chicken nuggets are ately tied with student choices. and rice dishes thancould beac- is thequality ofthefoodpurchased thelines made of only muscle meat. All foodto me is healthy. How commodated inthe servinglines, by the Commons. About this As interesting as learning Davidson is the onlyschoolinthe we is we put it together is up to the so the alternativebar was created. Metzler says, "What buy about the philosophy behind the South to purchase this type of tudent." Thealternativebar"isnotreferred quality. Iamverystrongonthat.I Commons'offerings was,my tour chicken nugget, and it must be Thisphilosophymeansthat a toas ahealth bar," Metzlersays. willnot allow us to bring a low- of thekitchenbehind the serving ordered especially for Davidson amburger andfries for lunchev- The salad bar also deserves qualityproductthroughthedoor." lines wasevenbetter.Thekitchen throughthe distributor. ry once in a while is not un- students' attention, according to Thehamburgers aregrade A, was immense, a workroom full TheCommons'maindistribu- ealthy. But to eat thatmeal five Metzler. "If you don't go to the forinstance,withameattofatratio peopleIhaveneverseenbefore in tor is Biggers Bros., which pur- mes a week certainly would be saladbar,you aremissing partof of80/20. Vegetablesarefrozenas theCommons: the cooks,bakers, chases Biggers Bros, red label nhealthy. Another example of whatisbeingoffered." Thesalad amatterof necessity,but "frozen and dishwashers. The wallhides goods or "top products," says ustheoryisgivenbyKathyWood, baroften contains sources of pro- vegetablesareusually morenutri- another world we never see and Philips. Only name-brand prod- the specialprojectsmanager: re- teinnot found in the lines and in tious depending how they are rarely think about. ucts arepurchased: GeneralMills ardless of theamountof lettuce, yogurt. "The saladbaradds tothe cooked," says Metzler. Thekitchen is the domain of cereal,Coblemilk,Sunbeambread. ucumbers, andbroccoli one puts serving lines"in a different way, Allmeats are"fresh" withthe DeePhilips,Purchasingand Pro- Uncle Ben's rice, Quaker Oats, ntoa salad,itwillneverbehealthy Metzler says. exceptionsofskinlesschickenand ductionManager.Sheisincharge and Washington stateapples. "drenchedinhigh-fatranchdress- Thereismorechoiceintoday's hamburgers."Ibuychoicemeats," ofbuyingallofthe food,supplies, When she compares ng. Commons than just a few years saysMetzler. and equipment needed tooperate Davidson's board plan to the of- ForMetzler,thediscussionof ago,saysMetzler. Allof the vari- "We don't buy a lot of pre- theCommons. Metzler'sphiloso- ferings of other schools, Philips tie nutritiousness of Commons ous bars offer "moreopportunity macle products. It is more eco- phy of buying onlyqualityprod- thinksDavidsoncompares favor- ably. "I'mproudoftheboardplan here at Davidson. A lot of the things you see here are at cash operations." Acashoperation works onan a la carte basis, where students have a declining balance for their mealplan and pay for each item Come enjoy ChileRistras appetizers, succulent steaks, fabulous theychoose separately. At a cash operation, according to Philips, fajitas,Mexicanpizza, andextravagant desserts. eachglass ofVitality orangejuice would costaround90 cents, while Cappuccino and espresso are also served. Davidson students may have as many as they want. Shesays the quality andofferingsof theCom- mons areasgoodas atalargecash New Winter Hours: Closedfor lunch exceptfor specialluncheonparties. operationsuchas Clemson's. - - - - Communication withstudents Open Sun. Wed., 4p.m. 11p.m. and Thurs. Sat., 4p.m. 1a.m. Students should read Eric Sapp'scommentaryinlastweek's - —— - Davidsonian as an indication of "Monday Friday:FREE the Commons' willingness toac- ■^^ commodate students' needs. . /|CHILE RISTSASlN APPETIZERS at the bar For instance, the basketball - teampracticespastthecloseofthe (f fMttricgfl f) from5 pm 6:30pm Commons on certaindays and so xj»STEAK HlgUSEjf^ $11 wasforced toeat attheUnionCafe .Wednesday nights: pitchers of for dinner. When the teamasked _ - . „ HouseMargaritas or Metzler about using their meal Exitu 28ointoCornelius... Locatedon to plans at the Cafe, she decided to Liverpool Parkwayacross fromMovies attheLake. Long Island IcedTea SeeEatcontinuedonpage5 THEDAVIDSONIAN News 5 DeanRusk Student Advisory Committee charter approved

By Susan Warren recognition,thecharterwillallow OnWednesdaynighttheSGA thegrouptopetitionforfunds from approvedthecharter for the Dean the activities council. Rusk Student Advisory Commit- KellyDixson,ViceChairman tee. With acharter,theDeanRusk ofthecommittee,speaksaboutthe Committee will receive "official Dean Rusk Program: "It's really recognition,"according toAppro- opentoanythingthestudent wants priationsCommitteememberChad todo." Lloyd. Thecharterstates thatitspur- TheDeanRuskProgramplans poseis "to advise theadministra- lectureseries, foreignfilms,study tionof theDeanRuskProgram on breaks, and otheractivities toen- howbest toserveinternational in- Photoby courageinternationalawarenesson terestoncampus as wellasto take Senior LorieLoganis recognizedatherlast volleyballgame. BrookeMcRae campus.The committee wanteda anactiveroleinforwarding inter- charterbecause,in addition to the nationalawareness." Commons is working to serve students _, gettotheCommonsneartheendof process,and wetake it very seri- Eat continued page » Delivery from 4 dinner when SQme offerings had ously run thin. As Metzler says, "I've Noone cansay thattheCorn- leave theCommons openlater on responded to thoseneeds. We've mons is perfect. But noone can DriversNeeded days whenthe team practicedlate cookedsomethingtosatisfy those say that Vail Commons is not so that they wouldhave more op- needs." willing tolistenand torespond. It Papa John's Pizza, the pizza company on the move, is now hiring tionsthanmerely sandwichesand Myfield tripto theCommons was a very successful field trip ' delivery drivers. If you are 18 years or older,have a validdrivers chips. confirmed whatWoodsays about indeed. license, auto insurance, a good driving record, and access to acar. Also,the footballteam theCommonsanditsstaff: "It*sa youcan on would " be the move! "Make an averageofup to$8anhour ormore." Work flexible hours. Nancy J. Astle, M.D. CraigS. Schauder,M.D. " It'safun place to work. " Bepartof one of the fastestgrowing pizza companies! " Agreat opportunity * for advancement! * Income varieswith hours worked. Cas reimbursements included. ■ Name II SZ"j Address . ■ i^S^H E? * ' - Phone ■ ■ fcllZfil Lake Norman /^rtJ IAllkV 1970° OneNormanBlvd. Certified by AmericanBoad of Cenified byAmericanBoard of ifl4ftlJ(?Hhs DermatologyandAmerican Boardof Dermatology 896-7272 Cosmetic Surgery Specializing in Adult andPediatric Care ofthe skin,hair,andnails; I T ■ -|' 1 hairreplacementsurgery;liposuction;skin cancerremoval, ! rnrr One14"Large uuNightSpwial includingMohs Technique;chemicalpeels;spider veintreatment rKLL OneTopping £?& i - - Hwy West I/AIMAKFCJOFJl - 19900 73 For an Appointment $12^- i ! 5 (^T* t,iM,,mt*mmm*»m**6 " I i II 1111 .11.j n.n Davidson, 28036 K^,V_^ V^V_>^^ JI-- Hie 7Ti£?' I NC Call704-892-4878 ! nni j.— riimi— l— irirr !

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Wasting no time,Newt tion than initiation of legislation helped to smooth' differences Gingrich, the controversial and hasidentified school prayer, term withintheRepublicanParty.Sena- confrontationalGeorgiarepresen- limits, tax cuts, and a balanced torGramm from Texasand Sena- tative, last week announced his budgetamendment as targetgoals torSpecterfromPennsylvaniahave NOTES plans to overhaul the House. for the upcoming Congress. The wastednotimeinpublicizingtheir Legends Gingrich promised that he would newestandmostcontroversialgoal expectedbidsfortheWhiteHouse. Urban keep the House working for 20- Gingrichhasannounced,however, SenatorsDole,Gramm,andSpec- From the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file for urban, hour days and seven-day weeks is his plan to place children of teralltraveledtoIowalastweek to alt.folklore. anews groupontheInternet inwhichreaders post urbanlegends discuss Chan, untilhepassed his"Contract with welfare recipients inorphanages. "visit" the statethat holdsone of and their veracity. Terry aneconomist in California, sources America." The contrast between This inflammatory plan has at- the earliest Republicanpresiden- Berkeley, maintains theFAQ. Using cited by Gingrich's fiery styleandSenator tractedmuch criticism fromboth tial caucuses. The fieldis by no readers,he determines whether the legends aretrue false,or"unan- swerable"and thenadds to the listexcerptedbelow.Thenews Bob Dole's quieter, moreaccom- parties.SenatorDole,whosequiet meansnarrowedtothree,however, them 150,00 modatingconservatismhascaused ability to compromise and build onMondayThe New York Times grouphasabout readers amonth. speculation about howunified the consensusdiffersdrastically from profiled12Republicans whomay A penny falling from the topof the EmpireState Buildingwill Republicansreally are. Gingrich's, said of the plan on throw their hat in the ring. The embeditself inthepavement.(false) Microwaving panties infections, (believed Gingrich'sbrand— ofpoliticsis CNN'sLateEdition,"Orphanages illustriousorinfamouslist,depend- kills yeast falsebut demandchange radicaland maybe goingtoo far,but I'mnot ing on your ideology, included not conclusivelyproven) t Bubblesinbubble a cheapbut toxic (false) quick change. Alreadyhehas dis- going toget in a fight with Newt Senator Dole, former Vice Presi- wrap contain gas. posed of three Housecommittees Gingrich." dentQuayle,JackKemp,Gov.Pete You can send a coconut through the mail without any further in his quest to reduce Congres- Many of the differences be- Wilson of California, and James wrapping,(true) sional staffs by one-third. The tweenGingrichandDolearechar- A. Baker. With the return to the Ifyourcollegeroommatecommitssuicide yougetautomaticA's District ofColumbia,PostOffice acteristic of the Congress itself. majority and the electoral man- inyour courses,(false) and Civil Service, and Merchant TheHouse, by virtue of its large date. Republicans are, as one ThreeMenandaBabyhas a scene witha realghostinit.(false) MarineandFisheriesCommittees numbers, is more argumentative Rutgerspoliticalscienceprofessor Family visitedwildernesspark.Theysawbearsandwanted toget child, haveallbeendismissed. Hisrec- and less apt to reach or accept describes, "like people whohave "cutepics"ofbear with sotheysmearedhoneyonchild'scheek. ommendations for committee compromise. TheSenate'ssmaller been released from extended in- Bear ate child'sface, (believedfalse butnot conclusively proven) eucalyptus chairmen have been no less radi- sizeandfilibusterrulefosteramuch carceration,comingoutinthelight Koalas arealways stoned/drunk from thealcohol in leaves, cal; hehasbypassedsenior mem- moredeliberative,thoughtful leg- andsquinting,andfeelinga sort of (false) Koalas, oil, bers and recommendedmorejun- islatingandallowsenatorstoplace sense of vengeance toward their being filled with eucalyptus explode inbrushfires. iorrepresentativesfortheJudicial more value upon reachinga con- jailers." (false) and other powerful committees. sensus. Christopher Dodd, the Mikey fromLife cerealcommercialsexplodedfromeatingPop with soda, (false) These substantial structural Connecticut senator seeking the Rocks changesconstituteonlypartof the position of minority leader, de- Sources include: The November LittleMermaid video cover features a clear drawing of penis, ambitious plansthatGingrich and scribedthemajorityas "reallythree 14, 15, and17issuesofThe New (true) others are calling"The Transfor- kindsofRepublicans: House Re- YorkTimes. SesameStreet's BertandErnie aregay.(false) From HarpersOctober1994 TheDeanRusk Program Family Values "None of these battles [Hands out our pockets, hands off our Foreign policy after the elections children,endjudicial tyranny,reform the welfare mess,and teach ByJackPerry trine, andtheMarshallPlan. ageof"Presidentialleadership"as American values withoutapology] willbeeasy. The liberalelites After the Republicanvictory No more. While bipartisan- he runs for reelection in 1996. still control the White House, the media, the universities and the intheCongressionalelections,the ship canstillcoalesce— aroundma- Helmshates that idea. Washingtonbureaucracy. But there is onething thenew majority United States now enters a two-" jor problems especially when Do other Republican leaders GOP can do onits own. It must speak the truth about American yearperiod in which all policies, American troops go abroad,as in hate the idea? It will be of great culture. including foreignpolicy,are sub- Grenada, Panama,— the Gulf War, importance for foreign policy to Everyoneknows democraticcapitalism can't existwithouta ject toasharp tug-of-warbetween andnow Haiti thereisaspiritof see whether theRepublican party virtuouspeople. Weallknow taxchanges won'tbeenoughtosave theRepublicansontheHillandthe division in Washington that sur- puts forward responsible,moder- us if the familycontinues to disintegrate. A line-item veto and a Democratinthe White House. facesevenonforeignpolicyissues ateleaders inforeignpolicy who BalancedBudgetAmendment won'tbringAmericanrenewal ifour Making foreign policy in a like intervention abroad. Presi- arewillingtoworkwithClintonon children are raised ina sex-saturated,violence-obsessed culture. timeofdivided governmentis not dent Clinton may finditharder to common goals. To do so would ThenewGOPcongressmenand senatorsontheir waytoWashing- atallnew,butseveral factorsmake get aRepublicanCongress toback clearly beinthe national interest, tonincludedozenswhounderstandtheseissues. Iamhopefulthat this a new situation whose out- some of his foreign policy deci- inthe senseofa"grandcoalition" theyandtheGOPleadershipalreadyintownwillbewillingtospeak is not clear. sions. indifficult timesforginganational tothe heartsof the Americanpeople..." First, it is almost unprec- This is especially true of a consensus on main directions for FromGaryBauer's "Don'tForget FamilyIssues" inNovember nted in modern times for the fourthfactor: the chairmanshipof foreignpolicy. Thisis what hap- 181994's Wall Street Journal. EiePto have bothhousesofCon- theSenateForeignRelationsCom- penedafter World War I. At the gress while the—Democrats have mittee by Jesse Helms.Helms is onset of the post-Cold-War era, KillingPresidents thePresidency usuallyit is the knownas amaverick,anoriginal will it happen again? It seems "Why dowe wanttokillourPresident?' Adoctor askedme thatthe wayaround. withhis own personal agenda in doubtful. other day, andleftmewonderingwhether thereis somethingabout Second,forthe firsttimesince foreign affairs and a highdisdain Some areas seem bound to theAmerican system,orthe Americanpsyche,thatnowmakesthe CriklinRoosevelt,wedonothave for"foreignpolicyexperts,"espe- bringclashes.TheyincludeRussia Presidencyahopelessly vulnerableinstitution. the Cold War as the organizing ciallythoseintheForeignService and Eastern Europe, where sup- 'With theexceptionofReagan who was suigeneris,"he said, principle of foreignpolicy. Inthe Department of the State Depart- port for Yeltsin and a go-slow "we have cut off everyPresident for nearly 30 years: Johnson, post-Cold-War world, American ment. policyonNATOmembership for Nixon,Ford,Carter,Bush.Now itlooks asifthesamewillhappen priorities gauntlet Europe may and duties and evenin- Hehas thrown down the Eastern come under toClinton.'" aremuch harder todiscern to Clinton on GATT,and unless Republican challenge. Theyalso Wedon't justsaytheyfailed atthis orthat. Wesaytheyfailed stillharder toagree on. Clinton—letshimselfberunoverby include the controversialNorth ashuman beings, and we seem to getsatisfaction from thatidea. Third, partisanship seems to Helms whichhe cannot afford Korea policy. Other aspects of There's almostagleeaboutit:'Boy,hereally was terrible.' Pts growinginWashington todo— Helms,inallprobability, Asianpolicy may also fought havebeen get "Witheach ofthosePresidents onecanfind afault thatledto politics, so that"finding amiddle is going to try to make foreign over. Andof course they include hisundoing. LyndonJohnsondug usintothedisaster ofVietnam. way," often a proclaimed ideal, policyadifficult realmforClinton the foreign— crises thatareboundto RichardNixonwasresponsible for thelies andabusesofWatergate. especiallyinforeignpolicy,isnot overthe next twoyears. come— inBosnia,orintheMiddle Andon andon. infashion. Inthe domestic political con- East and bring up the always "Vietnam andWatergate,moreover,had lastingeffects on the AfterthesharpRepublicanvs. text, this acquires special signifi- bitter debateabout whether toin- institution. We ceased tobelievePresidents, toassume theirgood Democratfightingover member- cance because a sitting President tervene. faith. Thepressbecamehostile,andhasremainedso.It didnotgive ship intheLeagueofNations fol- traditionally, although not with Ata timeof dividedgovern- Bill Clintoneven abrief honeymoon." lowing WorldWarI,afreshspirit such success recently,makes for- ment, foreign policy will be far From Anthony Lewis's "The King Must Die"in November 18 of bipartisanship grew in Wash- eignpolicyan asset forreelection. from—themajor battleground,butit 1994'sNew York Times. ingtonduringandafterWorldWar Admittedly this did not work for may especially withthemachi- II,so that intheformativeyearsof GeorgeBush,but ithas for other nations of Jesse Helms — bring theColdWartheDemocrats found Presidents,especially for Richard someinterestingmomentsofcon- The Davidsonian is looking for a circulation manager and a theminority Republicansstrongly Nixon,and Clinton would prob- troversy. Howtheleaders ofboth businessmanager forthe spring semester. Bothpositions are supporting their major initiatives ably love to have some foreign partieshandlethemwillbeatestof paidandextremelyprestigious. CallLeighor Alex(2148). such as NATO,the Truman Doc- policysuccessestobolstertheim- statesmanship. THEDAVIDSONIAN MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28,1994 7

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Yet,Ido expectand night,theSGA votedtosend dent whohas votedinevery feel it is vital to have the Give thanks a letter to the trustees ex- studentgovernmentelection SGA take a stand on the plaining both sides of the sincearriving atDavidson,I toughissuesfacingstudents, argument and to postpone feel that Ihave given my Theyhave been giventhat Lately,we've thatour heard editorialsaretoohappyandprogressiveallthetime. So indefinitely their voting on representatives,andtheSGA responsibility and have here's one ismean,pessimistic, misanthropic. HappyThanksgiving, that andgenerally the issue. In essence,they as a whole, thepower to do abandoned it. Why have a not. did nothing. In an act de- justthat. Bychoosingnotto student government repre- As youreturn from yourjourney holidays, rememberwhat betruly home for the to signed to "save political voiceanopinion,other than sentusiftheyarenotwilling easy tosay Thanksgivingwasjust good to up onwork thankful for. Itis that a time catch face"iftheissuearisesagain, "peoplearetalkingaboutit," orable to make decisions? andsleep,a timetoeatwellandgainenergyforthehardworkthatcomes withDecember. theyabandonedtheircharge they have abandoned their Iagainexpressmydeep Butit was morethanthat.Formany much ofyou,this wasthefirsttimeyouhavebeen asrepresentativesofthestu- task of making decisions disappointmentintheSGA. home since August,and you shouldbe thankful for the time youhad tosee your family dentbody. based upon the students' again after three arduous months at college. Homecomings like these give you a Thestudentgovernment views. Sincerely, perspectiveonyourlife that youtend tolose withyournose alwaysina book. has been given the power Ihave never expected Matt Rich'97 Asyousat atthe table withyourfamilies, wehopeyourememberedandenjoyedthe smellof casseroles andhomemaderolls, thecrunch of theleaves under your feet,and Thanks for the coverage fallingasleep onthe couch in front of the ThanksgivingDay parade. We hope you rememberedtoappreciateyoureasy,indulgentlives,whereyoupretendto workhardall To the editors, spent hours planning and reassure our staff and stu- weektojustify your weekend drinkingbinges. To look at your soft,collegebody,and Iwouldliketocongratu- organizing volunteers, but dentsofthe terrific jobthey Thank you again for rememberwhatitlooks like,because oneofthesedaysyou'regoingtohavetorolloffthe lateand thank yourstaff for also exhaustedmuch emo- do. hard work, couch,cutyourshaggyhair,andgetarealjob.Oneof thesedays,you'regoinglearn first- such complete coverage of tionalenergy. Greatarticles your supportand hand aboutthe realworldof painandsuffering that welivein. the past week'sUnionspon- onFlyin' Mice, the Names Sincerely, Maybeit willcrushyou.Maybeyou willbecome astatistic,oneofthethousands who sored or co-sponsored Project Quilt,Dr.Ruth, the Molly Johnson becomepiecesofroadkillon theinformation superhighway. Maybeyou'll try escapeit events. Thepeople whopro- Student Talent Show, and Davidson College Union Program Advisor all, drive out toCalifornia andliveunderneath a wharf, subsisting ona diet ofbarnacles duced theseeventsnot only the Fashion Show help to and saltwater.Or,youjustmightlearntodealwiththe systemandfindaniche,awrinkle Stop harassing the international students intheestablishment's fabric thatyoucannestle intoandleadout acomfortable, well-fed life, neverquestioningtheinsidiousmachine in which youareareplacablecog. To theeditors. InternationalStudents? firstyearhereseemedathing WhenyougobackhomeforChristmas,thinkaboutwhatThanksgivingmeanttoyou. I'venever writtenalet- What the hell is going of the past, Eatanextrapieceofpumpkinpie,spendone morehour withyour folks,and petyour dog ter to the editor inmy four on? Whoever youare who Ibelieved wehad be- onemoretime.Whateveritisyoudofor theholidays,doitwell. Thedaysofold willsoon years atDavidson. It's not is doing this, do you even come a campus that would be gone. Soon,we willhave to doour ownlaundry. thatmany things have not know any of these coura- no longer tolerate intoler- movedmetospeak,because geous, vibrant,andfriendly ance.Isaidthosevery words they have. But I've never menand women who have to every PE 101 group I beensofrustratedormoved left their owncountries to talkedtothisyear. Forthese before to take my pen in helpcontributetoourcom- andmanyotherreasons,the Thank handandwriteanythingfor munityhere? Youmustnot. newsof theharassingphone God ■ TheDavidsonianbesides a If you did, you'd un- calls to international stu- my How? dentshorrified mesomuch. This week, theSGA unanimouslypassedaresolution requestingthat ourreligion fashion article. derstand shock. But last Why? so professorsnolongerberequired tobeChristians. Thisidea wasalongtimecoming. No this week has Theidea is amaz- It isas ifthe hatemon- me ing,so ridiculous,sohorri- gers on the campus never other department has such a requirement for its professors, and while the religion confused and disturbed — much, fying, disappear theyjustmove professors wehavenoware wonderful, itis ashamethat wecan'thaveaBuddhist teach so Ican't helpbut try that Ihave no idea to togetsomeone how to respond. on to group as ac- coursesinZenoraMuslim teachcourses inIslam. atleast try The sad- another to thought to ceptance grows Davidsonhasand shouldretainstrongties withthePresbyterianChurch, but not at tell me why. I dest thing me was the in their harassment, theexpenseofits students.Inthecaseofthereligiondepartment,thereisnoquestionthat writingtoTheDavidsonian time frame in which this former area of be only toget news was to Ineedtoaskthiswholecam- wewouldbenefitfromalittlediversity. We'reglad the student governmenthas spoken might the way told me. night Ifirst heard pus,pleasedon'tmakealiar strongly infavor of this change,and we hope that itpasses through the administration the answer. The Why, after all our harassing phone out me, express withoutdelay. of about the of and that progress, does Davidson calls, Hal Daugherty and I youandeveryoneyouknow still have cowardly hate- hadcalled aFLAGmeeting WILL NOT tolerate the crimes occurring secretly to thank allofourmembers hate crimes of other mem- under the cover of voice for theirtremendouscontri- bers of our community, mail? It was anastounding butions tothefashion show. PleasehelpmakeDavidson shocktomewhen,thisweek We wantedtosay "thanks," a place Iwill be proud to TheDavidsonianispublished weeklyonMondayduringthefall termby thestudents of at ourFLAG meeting, one because, fouryearsago, the graduate from. Let'snotgo Davidsonian, DavidsonCollege. Please addressfan mailand correspondencesto: The of our members told me ideathatFLAGcouldspon- back to the hateof thepast;- P.O.Box 219, Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036. Phone (704) 892-2148 or-2149. The aboutthe telephoneharass- sor suchafantastically sue- we'vealreadyseen the dev Davidsonianrequests thatletters to theeditor benolonger than threehundred wordsand merit which has been di- cessful event would be un- astation such xenophobia reservestherighttoeditallletters.Inaddition,noanonymousletters willbeaccepted.Qur rected atDavidson's inter- thinkable. The names cancause. . offices are located on the third floor of the Grey Student Union building. Opinions national students. Not that project Quilt had been an expressedinletters to theeditor orcommentaries do notnecessarilyreflect the views of any group ever deserves to incredible success as well, theEditorialBoardofTheDavidsonian. Subscriptions cost$32.50peryear. Advertising havesuchhatecrimescom- and the time of hate Ire- Sincerely, ratesareavailable uponrequest. Copyrightisheldby theTrusteesofDavidsonCollege. mittedagainstthem,butthe member sovividly frommy CatGrimmell'95 OPINIONS 8 MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28, 1994 1he tragedy in Union, South Carolina David Santschi one who watchedtelevision,read thenews- revealed the vulnerabilityof America. For papers, or searched isolated forests for her nineagonizingdays,SusanSmithconvinced sons. Not onlywas Smith believable,but America it was witnessing another child Susan Smith and HumanNature manypeoplecriedwithher,thekillerofher abduction. While thenationalnews media Ownoffspring. Virtually everyAmerican providedanhourly accountofthe searchfor whofollowed this case was a "sucker" for MichaelandAlex,theirmother stoodbefore What isunique about this case is the Smith's testimony. When people realized televisioncameras and uttered outrightlies degree to whichpeople involved how convincing Smith had been and how about their whereabouts. Union was in- themselves inthe story and became she had successfully capturednational at- vadedbysatellitetrucksandreporterseager tention witha fabricated story,many were forgossip aboutthecase. Thetownbecame emotionally connected to its details upset and startled at how easily she had aproductionstudiofor tabloidtelevision. when the outcome was revealed. manipulated their emotions. The mystery of the disappearance of The funeral mournedfar more thanthe theboysis solvednow,andthesuddenburst nectedtoits details whenthe outcome was thechildrenwerekilledbytheirownmother, passing of twochildren. It showedagain ofhumanityinto Unionretreated longago. revealed. Certainlythe nationgrievedover nota faceless thug. The hands that once how our collective ability to trust people, Many Americans were devastated when the horrific deaths of the two boys. Yet, cradled them methodically strapped them eventhosewhoclaim tohavelost their own Smithconfessedtodrowningherchildrenin their deaths arenotthe reason for the atten- into their carseats and drove a Mazda Pro- children,hasbeen diminished.It'ssadden- themurky graveofLongLake. It wasleft to tionand sorrowfocused onthis case. This tege into the water. The deathsof thechil- ing to think that a mother in distress, a Smith's tearful relatives to provide an ex- type ofabductionis heardtoo oftenincon- drenwereawful, but the transformationof personwewnttobelieve,iscapableofsuch planationofheractions, anaccountthat was temporary America. Innocent children are theirmother into a composedkiller is what twisted acts. It's downright startling to totallyinadequateaftersuchan ordeal. abducteddaily withlittlemediacoverageor was shocking. realize thatSmith'slife wasnot verydiffer- What is unique about this case is the public outpouringof grief. Second,many Americans feltbetrayed ent fromthatofanyordinaryperson. What degreetowhichpeopleinvolvedthemselves America became obsessed with the andusedbySmith. Notonly didshekillher Susan Smith really revealed is the dark, in the story and becameemotionallycon- deathsofthebrothersfortworeasons.First, children, Smith deliberatelylied to every- chillingbasenesshiddendeep withinus all.

ADifferentPerspective: IkeBailey Tell me you accept yourself.

W hy do we claim to be doesmean thatdeepdowninside understand why two men would offended when someone says us,thereis thebasisfor accepting enjoyeach other'scompanyin an something that we do not agree one another. Because once we intimateway. Maybe homosexu- with? A few weeksagoIwrotean accept and love and respect our- als don't understand whyhetero- article that suggested that this selves,then,andonlythen,canwe sexuals enjoythe companyofthe country has a major racial prob- acceptand loveand respectsome- opposite gender. Idon't under- lem,andsomeonepromptlycalled oneelse. stand whypeoplefinditsoamus- mean"extremist"becauseofit. I Thisis why the words"black ing when Istutter. Idon't even also suggested thattheblack race is beautiful" coming from the understand why some students was incrediblystrongbecause of mouthofayoungAfrican-Ameri- walkaroundcampuswithnoshoes the wayithandledthemanyhard- canshouldring like sweet music on. But does this mean that I ships ithas faced. inthe earsofallof whiteAmerica. cannot accept these things? Afterreading this, peoplere- Not becauseyou should suddenly NO! Icanaccept thesethings spondedasifIwassuggestingthat want tobe black too. Simply be- because Iknow that Ido lots of black people weresomehow "su- causeyou now knowthatyou are thingsthatothers wouldneverun- perhuman." People were really dealing with a person who has derstand as well. Ican accept offended. But why? Does it these things because Ihave mean that if Irecognize a Instead oflistening acceptedmyself. problem that you don't, I'm So, with that, Iwant to suddenly preachingnegativ- and learning from issue a challenge.Iwant a ity? Does it mean that if I one another, we white American student to suggest that one group is tellus all howproudhe/she strong, all other groups are would rather is to be white. Iwant a weak? No! Those are not ridicule,and force female student to tell us of logicalassumptions. howgreatitistobea woman. We have a bigproblem, others to AndIwantahomosexualto and it does not always con- conform to our tell us how great it is to be cern race. We don't want to homosexual. Tell us how be bothered with someone ideals.Instead of strong you are. Tell us that else'sproblemsorviewpoints. craving for > you are proud of your heri- don't wanttobe We "belittled" honesty, we crave fo tage. Tell us in a way that bysomeone' else'spride. We points out your strengths, Robert-Ramsay don twantanyoneelsetoseem comfort. without trying to highlight more important than we are. Insteadof anyone else's weaknesses. Through dead-rose-colored glasses Andthis is why wecan'ttalk. Tell us that you have ac- Instead of listening and recognizing and re- ceptedyourself! learningfrom one another to specting our Icantellyouforsure that UntheheelsoftheUniversityofChicagosexstudymust comeaclose broaden our thinking, we Iamtruly proudtobeAfri- lookat theattitudetowardsexinAmerica.What suchananalysisreveals wouldratherridiculeandforce differences,we can-American. Ilove my is that much of what the mass of the populationis fed from outside othersto conform toouride- would rather tan. Ilove my body.Ilove sources,from youth andinto adulthood,isanythingbuthealthy. als.Insteadofcravingforhon- my rhythm. Ilove my A coupleofweeksago Iattended anauditioninNew Bern,North esty, we crave for comfort. ignore them. strengths. Ilovemycreativ- Carolina. After allof themonologues, thepanelof judgesoffered the Insteadofrecognizingandre- _ ity. Ilovemyancestors that group some advice thatmight be helpful inlaterauditions. One ofthe specting our differences, we - acceptedhimself,whichwillmake werekingsandqueens. Ilovemy judgesoffered this: "Don't dopiecesthat expresscynicism toward sex. wouldratherignore them. Con- italoteasier forhimtoacceptyou. ancestors that wereslaves. AndI You guysare tooyoung tobe cynicalabout sex." formity cannot be the answer tc3 We shouldloveit whena woman evenlovethefact thatIcanrecog- Ithought thathercommentmadea sadstatementabouthow weare ourproblemsbecause wehavetoea professesher strengthorahomo- nizemy weaknesses. Ilovebeing trained tofeelaboutsex. Didshemeanthatifwewere olderoursexual many differences that cannot bee sexualprofesseshissexuality.We African-AmericanbecauseIlove cynicism wouldbejustified? If so,then likePeterPan,Ihope to stay ignored. should want to see people who beingme! young! Thebestthing,andmaybethe e have pride intheir heritageand a "Therecanbenowhite-black But youth is not entirely a wonderworld,either. A great deal of onlygoodthing,thatIhavehearcd true love for themselves. We unity until there is black unity. childrenaretrainedtothinkof—sexasdirtyandforbidden,which accounts comefrom themouthofamembeir shouldlove these things because We cannot think of uniting with forsomuchofteenpregnancy therebelspirit;ifitis forbidden,byGod, oftheKKK is the statement: "I'mn this is the first logical step to ac- othersuntil wefirst learntounite I'mgoingtodoit. Thisattitude goesallthe wayback tothecookiejar. proud tobe white!" Thaidoesn't ceptance. withourselves. We cannot think Mom saidnot to touchit;Itoucheditand gotatasty cookie;forbidden mean that Ishould be offende

After reading Geoff Graham's SAT scores,but its well-rounded defense of fraternities in The and interestingqualities. No one Davidsonian a few weeksago,I would want toattendthis schoolif thoughtIwouldadd somepointsto it werepopulatedentirelyby egg- the argument. heads withno socialskills. Logi- AsGeoffpointedout,thereis cally then,manyofthediverseand growing oppositionon thepartof personablestudentsthatDavidson the faculty and administration to desires crave social outlets and PattersonCourt. Itappears,how- places to blow off steam on the ever, that whatagitatesour elders weekends. Last timeIchecked, goes far deeper than the mere ex- Patterson Courtprovided a pretty istence of fraternities and.eating goodsource. houses. Many college officials Ifanyprofessorsfeel thatthese routinely criticize the Patterson socialoutlets willdetractfromaca- Court houses as an anti-intellec- demic ambition or procreate the tualcurrent steeringstudentsaway dreaded"free-ride"mentality,then fromtheirdesksandinto abottleof they have been misled. Any rea- sometastyliquor. sonable human understands that Look at the attitudes expressed in It seems tome, however, that much of life occurs outside of Let'sface it,nomatter how smart film. theproblemliesmoreinthebehav- books. There is more toa liberal theyare,studentswillwanttoparty Epiphany frompage 8 iorand theparty mentality than in artseducation thanjustacademics. andsometimes evenknockback a andadults. Iwillmorefullydiscuss adultsina moment,soletmegive theactualsocialorganizations them- Davidsondidnot becomesuchan few coldones(note:"coldones"is a sentenceor four about the church. selves.Toitscritics,PattersonCourt impressive place of higher learn- crazy frat guy slang for cans of Ido not detest thechurch orreligion; in fact,Ibelieve it serves a existsprimarily as anagentofanti- ingby promoting a one-sidedap- beer). Patterson Courtprovides a necessaryandimportantfunctioninsomepeople'slives. But,atleastin area, intellectualism andacademic stag- proach toeducation. Social skills safe monitoredby college the ultra-oppressiveand conservative Presbyterian— atmosphereofmy nation. Iassert,however, thatfra- (the type that some learn on officials, for students to drink, childhood (not my homelife, mind you Imean my church and the ternities and eating houses are PattersonCourt) constitute acru- dance,andrelax. affiliated schoolIattended),sex was unmentionable. Save for my AP only a symbolof the lifestyle- that cial partof life and should notbe Normally,a place like the Englishteacher, mostinstructors inmy high school wouldnot have it the faculty and ad- Court would be an broughtup in class. "Don't be seduced by Bathsheeba," every adult ministration find ob- Many of the diverse and administrator's around meseemed tosay, "orJudas' 12 silver piecesareyours." No one jectionable. students that So, why weretheadults saying this? Look around you,especially Eliminating personable and drives, inthemovies. FilmslikeNaturalBornKillers, a violence-festin which Patterson Court will Davidson desires crave social ire relatively atleast50peopleareslaughtered likeThanksgivingturkeys,receive an not solve any prob- off juries,andthe Rrating, whileclassylovestorieslikeJason'sLyricmust sacrifice some outlets and places to blow Ei.policearealwayson lems because the artistry to get the same label. The message: Life is cheap,but sex is houses represent a steam on the -weekends. hand tobreakupany trashy. large mentality and trouble. Iam not Benjamin Svetkey'sarticle"Why MovieRatingsDon't Work",in choiceofbehavior amongthe stu- ignored. saying thatthecollegeshouldcon- the November 25 issue of EntertainmentWeekly,explores this issue dents. Striking out atthese social Iam not insinuating that donedrinkingorpartying,butsince more fully thanIcaninthis space,butthemain jistof thearticleis tha organizationsonlyserves as a fu- Patterson Court is the only place weallknow thatitwilloccur any- the ratingboardis more lenientabout violenceonscreen— thanany form tileattempt toalterabehavior that on campus that provides healthy way,why not cttntain itin ashel- of sex. "You canhave as much violence as you want maim, torture is far beyondthe administration's social interaction for students. I tered environment? It wouldbe kill,whatever,"astudioexecisquotedas saying,"butas soonasyoustart sphereof influence. amnoteventrying tosuggest that foolish to disband the Patterson toshow abreastor some partof thehumananatomy,look out!" A few yearsago,whenIwasa Patterson Court is for everyone. Court organizations andforceac- InStephenKing's horror fiction analysisDanse Macabre,King prospective student,Ifinally de- However, the Court does furnish tivity into more dangerous, off- asserts,"Much ofthe sex inhorrorfiction isdeeply involvedinpower cidedtoattendDavidsonbecauseI anatmosphereattractive toalarge campuslocations. tripping; it'ssexbaseduponrelationships whereone partneris largely felt this wouldbeagoodplace for groupof students. Above all,let'srememberthat under thecontroloftheother;sex whichalmostinevitably leadstosome me to grow in several ways. Since theprimarygoalofthis fraternitieshavebeenarounda lot badend." Althoughclassified.King's statementcanapplytoliterature Davidson presented an academi- institutionis thebenefitandbetter- longer than allof us. Somehow, andmoviesin whichsexisas muchofanevilcharacteras thecharacters cally challenging atmosphere mentofthe students,Iwouldthink despitetheexistence offraternities themselves. coupledwith ahealthysociallife. the maintenance of suchofpopu- and Patterson Court, Davidson Take Basic Instinct, for example. Sharon Stone's character is Compared to equivalentcol- larandimportantelementofcam- continues toclimbinthe worldof completelyuninhibitedinregards toher sexdrive,andpursuessatisfac- leges and universities, Davidson puslife wouldbecrucial tothosein nationalliberal artscolleges. With tionwithfervent energy. Therefore,sheismanipulative andevil. The was attractivebecauseof the im- charge. all of Davidson's success and twosidesgohand inhand. pressive combination of intelli- Practicallyspeaking,thecourt achievement in recentyears, why Isitany wonder,then,thatwithsomuchnegativepublicity,sexhas gence and personality in the stu- providesasafe,regulatedenviron- sabotage an element of the a taintedimage? dents. ment for studentstoletdown their Davidson experience that helps Icanprovidenosolution tothisdilemma,excepttowonderwhether What makes Davidson's stu- hair and escape the pressures,of attractstudentsandentertains them itis adilemmaatall. How exhilaratingitmust be,after yearsofhearing dentbody so great is notits high demanding Davidson academics. whiletheyare here? that sex isdegenerate,todiscover that theopposite is true? RTS & LIVING A MONDAY,NOVEMBER28, 1994

Movie Review A LiTrle 1ST Interview *■ *' witha mghr Vampire MUSIC ~ - - 4HHP confusing, /ViotofcyBrooke McRae lsjointed theDavidson CollegeSymphonyOnchesmabegins its pnsTseason withapexfoncnance inlove Audiwmum. By Tammy Tiska IthinkIshouldhavereadAnne ce's book Interview with the By ElizabethLockett seats. With intensity and aptitude andgenius. allowed for elegantmusical IVampirebefore Iwent to see the enthusiasm, It hadbeen 40 years since the piece continued Theother twosoloists, phrasing. movie.Ijust get Well, didn't it. symphonic music filled theair of inapompousfashion. Although violinistJaneHartand flutist Thepiece,in theclassical there isnot much togetinthe first Love Auditorium. With the thepercussion was a.little Jennifer Dior,also performed sonataform, half. (BradPitt) contains four Louis feels bad inaugural concert onThursday, abrasive,theenergyprovidedan beautifully, maintaining a perfect movementsvarying intempoand about being a vampire and Lestat November17, 1994, the incredible excitement for the balance and musicalinteraction mood whichallowed the (TomCruise)tells himtoget over DavidsonCollegeSymphony music yet tocome. amongthe three instruments orchestra todisplay theirmusical it.Igot that part.ButIwastotally Orchestra,conductedbyDr. Theprogramthenchanged throughoutthe secondmove- adaption. Despite the that lost in the second half when fact RichardPrior, amazedthe its tone withBach's ment. the French hornshad some Armand(Antonio Banderas)and students,faculty, and community Brandenburg ConcertoNo. 5. More importantly,the inharmoniousmoments,the French vampires kill Louis' ofDavidson witha premier TheBaroquepiece,a concerto remainingorchestralgroupnot orchestra didafinejobof ivampiredaughter,Claudia. I performance they willnever grosso,consists ofthree move- onlyplayedthe notesof the piece performing anextensive and Id only assume that Armand forget. ments with analternation perfectly but shapedthe piece demandingwork. in and was love with Louis Theprogramstarted withthe between themainorchestral impeccablytoreach a heightof Filling Love Auditorium ous ofhis co-dependent rela- ever-so-popular the groupand threesoloists. passionate withfriendsand supporters,the iship Fanfarefor music. with Claudia. Several CommonMan,a workwrittenby ExploitingBach's choice of Once again,themusicality studentcomprisedorchestra peoplehave already tried to ex- t 20thcentury composerAaron instrumentationandarrange- of the orchestra, inparticularthe successfully filled thedreamto thelogisticsofthe story,but Coplandsolely for percussion ment, the orchestrafeatured the string section,shone through the shareand rekindlealovefor no avail. andbrass. fabulous talents of three soloists performance ofMozart's music. With suchanimpressive Icould have spent themovie Ringing fromthebalcony as wellas theorchestra. With SymphonyNo. 29 in AMajor. firstperformance, we alllook ndering the deeper issues it above,the sonorouscrashof the theextendedharpsichord Headedby concertmaster forward withanticipation toa sed: ourfearofdeath, thelong- bass drumstartled the audience, cadenza,CynthiaLawing AmandaMerrill,the strings' future of wonderful things to j immortality, the necessity for literallyliftingpeopleout of their capturedtheaudience withher intonationand dynamic shaping come. Iiinofgrowthinordertostayalive,etc. ButIwasfascinated withthelittle things: were those really Tom Cruise'steeth?Whydidthepolice neverwonderwho waskillingall Over the hills and throughthe woods ... those people and drinking their blood? What did the vampires do with allthebodies?Can vampires " a V^*^T9HHfl^l^^H' I $y CourtuuldMcBryde oncltripis canoeinginthe Ever- havechildren?Iftheyare fleshand This past semester, students glades, which costs $175. These blood, do they need to eat real " V f4 haveexploredtheriversandmoun- trips wouldnormally cost twice r^JP f food?Questionslikethisprobably « J "» ns of North Carolina. Canoe- as much as the price Davidson have answers,butwerestill simple -/7f0t>Tl Jr ing,rafting,kayaking, backpack- Outdoors offers students. ; ing,andmountain biking areonly "These tripsaredesignedfor distracting as- *XJ the most fJ*^ / <■ a few of the activities Davidson thosepeople whowant togoand tButofthemotiewasTomCruise's '( Outdoors offers for students and -dosomethingat theendofChrist- performance. At no point in the . ,\] faculty. masbreak whenalltheir friends film evertruly was didI believehe ij Over Christinas break from home have gone back to a nineteenth-centuryvampire. He *SX Wy DavidsonOutdoorsisofferingtwo school," says Rob Clemens, just looked like he would have *f A. j j^ amazing,adventuroustrips to top Davidson Outdoors' student morecomfortable trading in '♥ )l> i rS' off the year before the spring se- leader. lace and frills for a leather j^gjT mester' begins. The Gulf sailing Participation in Davidson «njacketand apairofRay-Bans.He / MM tr p runs lromJanuarv 4 through Outdoors' trips thissemesterhas worksinthelastsceneofthemovie 15and costs' $325,which includes beenexplosive,rangingfrom the though,ashe's driving ared con- V' transPortaton> looci' equipment, vertible across the Golden Gate vl^fl jM ISPjj and theactual trip itself. The sec- See P.O.onpage11 bridge,turninguptherocksongon radio and Hashing a grin.He «-■ddenly fits. Iwasstill left won- deringhow a vampire learned to

Despite the garbleddialogue, the disappointing special effects, theconfusion forallofusunaware ofthefinerpointsofvampirehood, and the miscastingof Cruise, the changingcolorofPitt'seyes wasa sourceof endless fascination and made the wholefilm worthwhile. . And besides, Igot to take Mike _ New hisfirst sinceForrest to movie r Gump,and he wasmoreconfused Photo courtesy DavidsonOutdoors Photo courtesy Davidson tnaniwas. of of Outdoors ,, rHEDAVIosoN N arts & living 11 Dave Matthewsno longer Under the Table andDreaming Jon Sands to thisalready-great track. Songs thoroughly entertain the sold out show. about the picture that placedbe- Finally getting a chance to of note wouldhave tobe"Bestof crowd. As Under the Table and Ihaveheardthroughthe grape- hind the disc inthe CD package. jtheirstuffonanational level, What'sAround,""JimiThing,"and Dreaminggetsmorenationalcov- vine that "So Much to Say" is Matthews' little sister was mur- IBy)aveMatthewsBandreleased "#34." Each song has its own erage,the band will be harder to going tobemadeintomusic video dered,andhe dedicates thealbum erThe Table andDreaming. tempo and mood, surrounded by seein the smallclubs andamphi- formatas wellasreleasedtomajor toher. Thisalbumis the debutrelease on Dave's distinctive voice and the theaters thattheyusedtofrequent. radio stations around the country. Ihave to recommend highly theirnew recording contract with combination ofanalternative gui- Because they are musicians and If you want to know everything this album to one and all at R.C.A. Thefirstofmany tocome, tar,violin,saxophone,electricbass, notentertainers,Ithink thatit would andanythingabout theband, you Davidsonandhope thatyouenjoy itispackedwithsomeoftheirbest anddrums. Itis hard tofind two ashame togoseeDaveMatthews shouldhopontheinternet and sub- itas muchasIhave. Ishouldalso songsoffofRememberTwoThings songsthat sound toomuch alike. inalarge arenalike the Charlotte scribeto"MinaretNet."They will mention that if you are having a host of other new tracks. The band recently launched Coliseum. Iwould like to think sendyou allsortsofgoodstuffon troublefallingasleep,you should ty chose veteran producer theirnational tour and stoppedby that peoplelove thebandfor their theband. put "#34" on repeatand fade off «l venLillywhite,whohasworked Wait Chapel in Wake Forest to music and not their pathetic light Aspecialnoteshouldbemade into sweetoblivior. withother successful bands such asU2,PeterGabriel, andTalking Boime onDelacroix Under TheTableandDream- ing, a line taken from the song ByMattMelton "Ants Marching," is a long way OnWednesdaynight, the well-publishedand critically-acclaimed from their bootlegs and last fall's art historian Albert Boime lectured on Eugene Delacroix's Liberty independent release. The Dave Leadingthe People(1830), a history paintingin the Louvre. Boime MatthewsBandhas put theirbest madethisfamous paintingcomealive withhis vasthistorical insightinto footforwardandemphasizedclar- the French Revolution and his livelyinterpretations of the painting's ity and perfection from song to subject matter. As Art Department Chair Larry Ligo says, "We will song. Theirlast albumhasanum- never look at thispainting the same"due toBoime'scritical probingof berof live songs which skillfully its social,political, andpsycho-sexualiconography. capturedthebandat theirtopform, Boimebeganhis lecture recounting the social situation ofFrance but they lacked the funds to pro- during the 1880s, when theFrench Revolution erupted. Traditionally duce an album which shares the knownas asocialhistorian,Boimefocusedon theway thattheartwork same quality as Under the Table reflectedtheideologiesofits timeandplace.HeemphasizedDelacroix' s andDreaming. fascination with the energy of the lowerclass, describing this as a This albumhas brought out Romantic notionof "thedomesticother." thequalitiesof Dave's song writ- He then addressed the sourcesfor Delacroix'sallegoryof Liberty, ing and the band'seclectic sound KJI HH Br^^% ahalf-nude womanholdingthe tri-colored flagofmodernFrance. She totheirfullestpotential. Withguest symbolically leadstheFrench lowerclass revolutionaries(laborersand appearances by Blues Traveler's ayoungstreeturchin)throughabarricade ofFrenchimperialcorruption. JohnPopperandhis dancingHar- ButBoime focused onLiberty as a boldleader depictedwith aharsh, monica on"WhatWouldYouSay," unidealizednaturalism,far from thepassive,sensuous,female stereo- additional energy hasbeenadded typesof academic artistic tradition inFranceat this time. ThusBoime elevated Delacroix's heroic female allegory as a firm, working-class woman, a challengeto the traditionalmalepowerstructure ofFrench artistic tradition. Boime also discussedLiberty as the subconscious Davidson maternalfigure ofDelacroix himself. Through various images and primary accounts,Boime offered valid support what seemed tobe far- fetched social inquiries. Outdoors Boime's criticaleyeandvast historicalresearchunveiledunfore- seenrealities inthisRomantic masterpiece. His attention tothedetails PhotobyBrooke McRae offerednew visionintothemindofDelacroix andhisrevolutionary ways ArthistorianAlbertBoimelectured November16 onEugen of seeing. offers Delacroix'sLiberty LeadingthePeople. refreshing THECrossword O^aits

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ByTomBavis proachablesongsofthealbum,"A tochangeathing. Controversial cover notwith- Conspiracy" makes for an odd A steelguitar rests atop the standing, the Black Crowes' new choice as the band's first single. smoothgroove of "Wiser Time," album Amoricahas substance be- Cut time signaturesandwah-wah oneof the finest songsofthe CD. yondpubichair. It is the Atlanta guitars abound as singer Chris Thoughasimple,threechordsong, bandatitsmostcreative,mostorigi- Robinson menacingly begins, "Wiser Time" draws you in with nal, andmostnatural. "Well did youeverhear / the one Chris Robinson's gorgeous The album starts off confi- about lastyear? /it was allalie." meloiesandlyrics: "Notimenow dently with "Gone" and "A Con- His sneer becomesa shoutas the leftforshame/horizonbehindme, spiracy," twoofthealbum's most music simultaneously drops its no morepain." . boisteroustracks. Whentherever- wah-wahs in favor of a swirling, "A Conspiracy," "Wiser berativebassdrumto"Gone"kicks psychadelic section that sets you Time," and the rest of Amorica in, you could swear the laser of onedge. Then, at last,comes the makesfor ChrisRobinson's finest yourCDplayeralmostjumpedoff payoff: acatchy chorusthatbrings hour as well. Rather than hitting of its groove. Immedfately it is the song back intothepopworld. andmissing as he did onthe first obvious thatthis albumcontinues "A Conspiracy," though twoalbums,heuseshisvoiceinall the moremysterious and bizarre maybe not Amorica's best song, theright ways. He continues his statements of the band's last al- exemplifies what makes this my Janis-Joplin-meets-John-Lennon bum, 1992's The Southern Har- favoriteCrowesalbumsofar. Itis style of wiggling his roughlittle Photofrom Aninricii mony Companion. adventurous, with gui- voicearound this time,he and Musical musically asong; Rich Robinson ofTheBlack Crowes. Banished forever,theCrowes will taristRichRobinsonandcompany does not tire you out. He even make you understand, are thede- takingmany chancesand coming dares,on"Wiser Time,"totrysome liketoroundaround"from— "Down- slowlyfadesas the trueidentity— of cent but by-the-numbers classic out ahead every time. The ar- harmony vocals. townMoneyWaster" butshows theBlackCrowes emerges that rock tunes of Shake YourMoney rangements fill the speakers with Lyrically,ChrisRobinsonstill— heis still trying. Amonghis finest ofaquirky,moody groupof men Maker, theirdebutalbum. sound, and even when it's brash has his embarassing moments hours ever comes at the end of that wears its 70s influences . As one of the most unap- andunsettlingyou wouldnot want for example,"Iam a rounder / I "Cursed Diamond": "Ihate my- proudly and feeds off the tensions self/Doesn'teverybodyhatethem- between each other. One of the selves/1scaremyself/ThenItell most consistent bands of the de- myself it's all inmy mind." Fi- cade,theBlackCrowesprovewith nally, he speaks introspectively Amoricathat theyareno mereone withoutveilingthemeaningintalk hit wonder,the guys whodidthat ON THE SCENE about drugs,leather,orany ofthe kickin' version of "Hard to other trappings ofarock star. Handle." They havesomethingto Such is true about the entire prove. Ifitjakesa controversial ART Rusk Program. Wednesday,No- Foreign Film: Raining Stones album. The classicrock memory album covet to getpeople to pay in90° Room ° beshowninthe900Roomat of Shake Your Money Maker attention,so be it. A new exhibithas openedinthe vember 30 at 7:3 will m' p.nrSponsoredbyDean VAC,"Timeand Place"byDale P 8 Rusk. Ron UNC-Charlotte will be at 8:00 Kennington We'll have a re- Ostrowski- Aladdin shown viewofitinthenextDawVfc", Professor wil1 discuss "F^ensic on Sunday, December 4 in the DNAFingerprinting" the butyoucangocheckit out inthe of kind 900Room. usedinOJSim sontriaL Friday- EdwardM. SmithGallery. P 2 at 2:0° m" GlennDasher,SculptureisStill December P MISCELLANEOUS on display in the William H. Coffeehouse. Tuesday in the VanEvery,Jr. Gallery. MOVIES 900roomallmorninglong. 2001 will be shown at 9:30 on Jumpin'JavaCafeatOutpost. James Park '71 will speak on Wednesday,November 30in the Thursday night December 1, af- "SouthAfrica:LessonsandCau- 900Room. terbreak is over, tions. Sponsored by the Dean OnThursday,December 1,catcha

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" The sudden death of Vincent W. Foster, Jr. is a closed ;X " How could Fiske so easily accept the medicalexaminer's e.right? fe^i explanationthat there were no X-raysof Foster's body The White House Deputy Counsel died of aself-inflicted <*^ ■». \ because the machine was "inoperable,"when both the shot wound to the head, so says the recently-replaced SW- mA autoPsy report and the Park Police report clearly state X- tewater independentCounsel RobertFiske. It's an open- f^^^^m \ rays weretaken? -shutcase ofsuicide, government * the tellsus. "~*vi Whv do blood tracks onFoster's face indicatehis head Even the recent'Congressionalhearingsdidn'task, much 1^^~. assumed four distinct positions after his instantaneous answer,theserious questionsraisedby Foster's dealh. few jfe^V *'^ death?" Fortunately,the government is not the judge of whatthe £w Howdid blood run uphill,as one of the blood tracks on ericanpeoplehavearight to know. '>!!&*. \ Foster face shows, when hishead was found in a normal, »^. MlBfe* .^rw^^^ m. V'" * WHAT YOU ARE ASKED TO BELIEVE "****$ p^* Wlly didneither the Park Police nor Fiske's investigators follow basic policepractice by interviewingthe many neigh- th;it 1 To believe Vincent Foster's death was simply arou- borsaround Fort Marcy Park to see they any- Wmk i^,jL if heardor saw tine suicide, one must accept a number of unusual premises A mm thingunusual that fateful day? foundintheFiske andPark Policereports: ft i^^b^^>!k " Why didn't anyoneinterviewthe personwhospent thepre-

" ' Foster, devotedfamily man three children, * a with left no 9k / /<^^nB \. Why did Fiske's investigators,according to published suicide note, hade no farewell and made no final ,^ I confidential witnesstohaveseen wine cooler bottlesnear the Foster's activitiesare totallyunaccounted for from the body and inFoster'scar,left out oftheFiske report? "- time heleft the White House at 1PM,until his body j " Why wereobservationsby emergency workersnoting addi- wasfoundshortlyafter6 PM; tional wounds on Foster's head not recordedin theirofficial " Foster took his White House electronicpager,and Deputy WhiteHouse CounselVincentW. Foster,Jr. reports? drove to a small,obscure Virginia park he was never " Howdidthe FBI find traces oftwodrugs inFoster'sblood " known tohave visitedbefore; when the originalmedicalexaminer'sbloodanalysisfoundnone? Foster walked600 feet through the woodedpark withoutgetting a traceof soil " Why didFiske accept the White House claimthat a torn-up note, allegedly writ- onhis or clothing to analysis); by Foster, days briefcase, ' " shoes (according anFBI ten wasfound several afterhis deathinhis when the Foster climbeddown thesideof a steepslope,inorder tositdownamidstknee- " Park Police,inseveral publishedreports,said thebriefcase wasempty? " high foliage; — — Howcould Foster have torn a note into 28 pieces withoutleavingany finger- Foster firedthesupposedsuicidegun anantique1913 Colt whichhis fami- " prints? " lystill cantpositivelyidentify; Why does the government refuse to release the note for independent expert " The gunhadonly twobullets(nomatchingbulletswerefoundinhis home); analysis? Foster fired thegun using his right hand,even though,accordingto theBoston " How did Foster's eyeglasses"bounce" 13 feet from his body through dense Globe, left-handed; he was " foliage? "Despitethe explosiverecoil,the gunremainedinhis"opposite"hand; Why wasFoster's body not exhumed? " Although Foster allegedly hadplaced the gun's barrel deep into his mouth, no " Why was neither the fired bullet nor any bone fragments from Foster's head blood was visibleon thegun, noteethwere damagedor broken, and savefor foundat thesitethepolice supposedlyfound thebody? some powder debris on the wounditself,no powder burns were found in the "Howcould theFiske probeallow its conclusion to rest largely on the findings of mouth; a Virginiamedicalexaminerinvolvedintwo previoushighlyquestionablesui- "No fingerprints werefoundonthegun, whichwasfound neatly athis side; cide rulings — foroneof which amurdererlaterconfessed? " Despite the violent mannerof death, his body fell into a stereotypicaldeath *If VincentFoster wasdepressed,what caused a depressionthat ledhim to take position witharmsarranged perfectly at his sides, as "if he wasready for the hisownlifesuddenly andviolently? " coffin,"as oneparamedicput it;and Onlya smallamountof bloodwasseenon the frontofFoster'sbody. ANINDEPENDENT PROBE IS NEEDED WHY WE ALL SHOULD CARE The most compelling and detailedjournalistic analysis, perhapsthe only coherent independentreviewofRobertFiske'sinvestigationof theFosterdeath suggestsan incom- As DeputyWhite House Counsel,he was the highest-ranking federal officialto die pleteprobeintothishigh-ranking federalofficial's death. under mysterious circumstancesin 30 years. What happenedto VincentFosteris of con- "A Special Report on the Fiske Investigation of the Death of VincentFoster" by to everyAmerican. investigativereporterChristopherRuddy, raisesseriousquestionsabout the professional- The Americanpublic has a dear and pressing right toknow the circumstances that ism andobjectivity of the officialprobesintoFoster'sdeath.The Ruddy reportalso details eito thishigh-rankingfederalofficial's death. how thePark Police beganacover-upthe night Fosterdied. Wastherea Whitewaterconnection toFoster's death? The Western JournalismCenter,foundedby veteran dailynewspapereditor Joseph — July 20, 1993, the night Vincent Foster died,at least three senior— White House Farah,is a non-profit,tax-exemptcorporation,which encourages and supports investiga- kOnes Bernard Nussbaum, Patsy Thomasonand Maggie Williams admitted they tive reporting. enteredFoster'soffice and removed files. Why were these senior aides,lateat night, and The Western Journalism Center believesin the public's right to know, and we are onlyhours afterFoster'suntimelydeath,rushing into his office toremovefiles?What files, preparedto pursuethe issue ofFoster'sdeath and relatedmatters. inaddition toWhitewater, weretaken fromtheofficeandlater,fromhis safe? But weneedto hear youropinion: Does thepublic havearight toknow? "Despite theimportanceof these matters: Two Congressional "Whitewater" committeeshave alreadychosen to avoid Raise your voice. 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" Why didn't thegovernmentinvestigate how carpet fibers of variouscolors came tobeallover his expensiveclothing? | NAME: | " Why wasJudge WilliamSessions hurriedly fired the day beforeFoster's death, leavingingno pepermanentheadof theFBI for severalweeks? I ADDRESS: I " charged, "compromisedfrom the begin- Was the investigation,asSessions has CITY: STATE: ZIP: " ning"by thisaction? Why were the Park Police givenexclusive jurisdictionover theinvestigation of I Please return this form to Western Journalism Center,f^ thedeathof such ahigh-rankingWhite House official? PO Box 2450,Fair Oaks CA 95628 " Why wasaninexperiencedofficer — someone whohad neverconductedahomi- ■ to WesternJournalismCenter. cideprobe — permittedtoserveasleadinvestigator? Make allchecks payable I " Why did thePark Police, withinhoursofFoster's death,give away criticalpieces The WesternJoitniuli\m Center i\ tinun-profit,HOItit.l California atrptiralion. KID ofevidence,like Foster'spager?And the next day.his personaleffects?— I OurFederal TaxIDnumberis:ftH-l)2tilH)52 i " Howcould the most elemental part of any homicideinvestigation the key Sports 14 MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28,1994 Football takes bigbowlwininBermuda ByWill Cobb lime with a slim 6-0 lead on the Davidson would addanother team strength of Kevin score tohead the quar- The Davidson football Holzworth's into fourth Sewanee 0 0 0 14-14 closedouttheirseasoninfinefash- touchdownpass to BruceBannis- ter with a comfortable 21-0 lead. Davidson 0 6 15 7 - 28 ion with the school's first bowl ter. Thelead wasopenedupinthe Just when Sewanee appeared to victory, the thirdquarter a 28-14 trouncing of whenHolzworththrew climb back into the competition. D- Bannister 7 passfromHolzworth(kick failed) University of sec- pass of put thegameaway good theSouth. The his second touchdown the Leak for D-Bailey 50pass fromHolzworth(Crovettipass fromHolzworth) paired yard ondannualBermudaBowl whenhebrokefor a71 touch- D- Jonas5 pass fromHolzworth(Callahankick) theWildcatsandSewaneelastsum- down run to wrap up the team's S-Donahue 1run(Cole kick) mer in an effort to provide two scoring for thegameandtehyear. D-Leak 71run (Callahankick) collegeprograms a careerstrong small with fun Holzworthendedhis S-Mall 2 run(Cole kick) way toend the season. witha strong outing,going 15 of Art.- 2,000(atBermuda). 224 touch- Theoffensive frustration dur- 28 for yardswith three Sewanee Davidson ing theseasonended as Davidson downpassesandoneinterception. First downs 10 19 ranoverthe withover Crovettifinished catches competition withfour Rushes-yards 29-77 47-308 300 yards rushing on the after- for 58 yards while Bailey pulled Passingyards 165 224 noon,averaging yards yards, oversix a down four throws for 78 Passes 16-34-0 15-28-1 carry. Senior Chris Leak each with touchdown. had his one Punts 2-39 the 7-38 best game as a Wildcat running Although season was Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2 back, gaining a monstrous plagued withinjuries 235 Chris Leak and frustra- Timeof possession 32:12 27:48 yards on 31 carries.Leak's effort tion,Davidsonwasabletoendthe afternoon, this time to senior camejust yardsshy seasonwithtwo 25 oftheschool wideoutIke Bailey on a 50-yard 1994 straightvic- RUSHING-Davidson:Leak 31-235,Bannister 6-8,Holzworth7-58 record for individualrushing per- tories. Davidson hopes that this pass play. The Wildcats went for Mills 1-0,Warrick 1-4, Blake 1-3. formance, set in 1981by tailback momentum will carry into head the two point conversion when PASSING-Davidson: Holzworth 15-28-1-224. Ray Sinclair. coach TimLandis' third seasonas Holzworthhookedup with Tighe RECEIVING- Davidson: Crovetti 4-58, Bailey 4-78, Perri 2-43 The Wildcats wentinto half- Crovetti. a headcoach. Cowles 2-24,Bannister 1-7, Jonas 1-10, Roberts 1-5. Volleyballloses v.UNCC ByDave Aycock the third game. However, Davidson's women'svolley- Davidson fought backbehind the ball teamplayeditshomefinaleon strong spikes of outside hitter Tuesday night, losing to county Michele Augustin and took the rivalUNC-Charlotte three games game15-12.The spiritofthe'Cats totwo.It wasaspecialeveningfor carried overto the fourthgame as the 'Cats,as theytook timebefore they ranout toan8-3leadoverthe the matchtohonor thelonesenior tiring 49ers. UNCC mounted a on thesquad,LorieLogan. small comeback,pullingtowithin Logan's many accomplish- two points at 10-8, but the 'Cats ments werelistedtothecrowd,the were toostrong,andtheyforced a mostimpressiveofwhichwereher fifth and final game with a 15-9 3,503 careerassists. The emotion score. Unfortunately, the 'Cats ofthe pre-gameceremonycaused mayhave expendedtoomuch en- the Wildcats tocomeout flat,and ergyin their comeback,as UNCC in the first- game UNCC jumped found themselves in time to take outtoa 11 1leadbeforetaking the the game and the match with a game15-5. scoreof 15-8. The'Cats wereabletoplay to Overall, the Wildcats found a 4-0leadinthe secondgame,but themselvesmatchedagainstateam the49ersgraduallycamebackand that wasmoreathleticandpower- bH^HHHB_^L^^^£__X_H H_9HI^^^^Bk^_^.^BE9BB!_^^^E brokeawayagain to takethe game ful,butthehome teamwasnearly Senior LorieLogansetsin thelasthome match ofhercollege volleyballcareer. '''"""hBrooke McRae 15-9. It seemed at this point that able topull out avictory through everyone would be going home sheer determination. Davidson early, as UNCC had completely closedoutits seasonlast weekend Southern Conference BasketballPreview: dominated all areasof play,and at the conference tournament at thenscoredthefirstthreepointsof Chattanooga,Tennessee. Davidson, UTC are teams tobeat By MattPitzer teamplayed each sesaon,giving namenttime.Thatis nolongerso, The conference might be schoolsthe opportunityto sched- which could result in some sur- The Southern Conference sporting adifferent look,going to ule more and better non-confer- prises. divisional play for the first time encegameswiththehopeof rais- But whatwon'tbea surprise ever.Butthe topoftheconference ing the Southern Conference's - is thesuccessofUT-Chattanooga, ' ■ likely willremain the same. reputation across the country. the conference's representative in ■ ■ Tennessee-Chattanooga and Insteadofplayingeveryother the NCAA tournament last year. J~~^K Davidson,whichfinishedone-two teamtwiceduringtheregularsesan, Coach Mack McCarthy needs a Marshall University Virginia7 Military Institute season,areexpectedtobe teams will only face guard to Hunlinglon,V«V r^ Lexington,VA~'V last the now theother point replaceCopeland, class of the Southern Conference squads in their division and one and he willhave to choose be- again. designatedrivalfrom theother di- tween junior college;e transfer Despite losing two starters visiontwice.Teamsplay theother Marcus Watkins, senior Fred y -3 from last season,includingpesky four schools in theopposite divi- Moore, and freshmen Bernard guardChadCopeland,theBucca- sion just once for a total of 14 Smith and Lincoln Walters. Up Ea*t TBMiessaa SUtaD ~A AppatooblMState Johnson City,TN \JBoon«,NC \^X shouldwinthe Di- conference games. Davidson's front, return, s* ¥) neers Southern allthree starters in- ' visionhandily.Theyreceivednine designated rival in the Southern cluding preseason all-conference Chatanooa«,TN J\3 Davkrton.NC of the ten first-place votes in the Division is Furman. forwardBrandonBornandcenter coaches'pre-seasonpoll.Western Because of the divisional Roger Smith. These three are an N Furman University \ / Carolinawillplacesecondandthen setup,the conference tournament imposingforceinsideand willleac Georgia Southern, Furman, and has changed somewhat as teams theBuccaneers. TheCitadel. will play only schools from the Western Carolinaisallabou The Wildcats, meanwhile, other divsioninthe firstround. FrankieKing.The6-1seniorguarc \ V -.n^ThtCltadil were thetopchoiceintheNorthern The most significant conse- was lastyear's mediaconference "I' \ \3 Charleston,SC Division,receiving first-place quence suchatournament Player a , SmralaSontlwn four of isthat of the Year andis unani- I Stateaboro.GA />/ ballots. They should be followed teams will bematched up against mous pick as preseasonPlayer of D by Appalachian State, East Ten- squads they only faced once dur- theYear.Kingaveraged26.9points —( nessee State,Marshall,and VMI. ingtheregularseason.Previously, per gamelast season and had 11 \ ( i The conference adopted the since'Davidson playedUT-Chat- gamesof30ormorepointsaswel divisional format to reduce the tanooga twice, they were quite See So.Co.continuedonpage16 Courtesy of theSouthernConference number ofconference gameseach familar witheachothercome tour- " THEDAVIDSONIAN PORTS MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28, 1994 15

HflHjj^BBy^^^^ Wildcats aim for conference title ByWillCobb theteam'sleadingscorerandemo- Lookfor Davidson torelyon After enjoying one of the tionalleader Janko Narat, the ab- production off the bench once school's most successful seasons sence should be more than again, with talented reserves at in school history, the men's bas- compenstatedwithcaptainsBran- every position. Junior Mark ketballteamlooksfor anevenmore don "Ozone" Williams, George McGuire,the team's tallestplayer productiveseason.Forthefirsttirne "Biscuit" Spain,and Chris "Cat" at 6-10,hascontinuedto improve inalmost ten years,the Wildcats Alpert. Junior Jeff Anderson will hisgameand shouldsee consider- are favored in preseason polls to keepthestartingpositionheearned able timeoff thebench."With the win theSouthernConference. Af- at the midleof last season while incorporporationofthenewtalent, ter enjoying a 22-8 season and Quinn Harwoodwillstepin as as look for the Wildcats to consis- IAfRTlVttfelL. coming one shot away from the the starting power forward after tently gonine to ten players deep fMTrJUtjO* NCAA Tournament last March, playinga keyreserverolelastsea- ' theplayersmadeanunconditional son. See Hoops continuedonpage16 commitment toimprove onthose , accomplishments. "One constant has been to improve upon already successful skills.There'sa tendancytoreston ' yourmoralswithsuccess.This was I . | themostproductiveoff-spasonour players have had in accordance with player development," says W jS» HeadCoach BobMcKillop. \XA«I '" add'tion to lhc hal(l work l^i M byreturningplayers,McKillopand his staff havebrought in a strong Jl^ ffl "^■L^ group of newcomers that should fill voids fromlast years squad. hmm|'£/0W Thisnewcropof talentaddsa great deal ofathleticismandstrength to the team and should fit into the Mr / 1 L». P^0fj*KjaM^^ system nicely. ,^^\ 1 "We'llbe a verysimilarteam in style, but we will be able to generatemorepoints fromourde- jU "' 0 fense withamoreathletic,quicker, ! |T- andstrongergroupofplayers.From IM MkHMT' a physical aspect,wehaveclearly Lrfl improved," says McKillop. 5r ■Q| The Wildcatsreturn fourstart- ers andfiveoftheteam'stopscor- "- Although the lost starter was Sports Junior co-captainBrandon Williams Sportsinformation ChrisMj^n information

ByKrisyFord lastyear.Coming onstronglatein shown flashes ofbrilliance and is is one of the conference's most isacandidateforconferenceplayer ■ GeorgeSpain6-8Sr.: Oneof two the season,McGuire made key now workingtoconvert potential versatile players. A perimeteras of theyear. Williams graced al- onthesquad,Spainstarted playsthatadvanced theteaminthe intoproduction." well as interior shooter,Harwood most every column ofthe confer- st seasonat theforwardposition. SouthernConference tournament. QuinnHarwood 6-9 Jr.: Starting is alsoacapableballhandler. He encepreseason bests. He ranked ;averaged10.1 points a game "Mark had a very productive off one gameat centerlastseasonand averaged double figures in especiallyhighasBestAll-Around itseasonand atonepointled the season," says MeKillop. "He has playinginall30outings,Harwood Davidson's'' last tengamesscoring PlayerandBestProProspect. His lioninfieldgoalpercentageend- ' P°' nts on'ive three-pointersin careerhighcame with30points in (niors ~^^^B?rf^r^^^^^^^^^^MMHWWB '~ ' gtheseasonwitha.643 average. B"f their7 Mw n overUNCC. He the tournament win over Western Hisconsistencyhascarriedallthree ended the season averaging 7.9 Carolina, but Williams also con- years while maintaining a career pointsand4.8rebounds pergame, tributed 28 points on five three- 59 percent field goal average. In In preseason conference polls pofnters inDavidson's win over the preseason conference polls, Harwood was listed third as best N.C.State. "Brandonisonamis- Spain was ranked the third best off the bench and also madethe sion. He willbethe go-toguythis rebounder andmadethelistofbest bestrebounderlist."Quinngrows season," saysMcKillop. defensive players. "After a most leapsandbounds eachyear. Heis Chris Alpert5-11Jr.: Alpert re- productive off-season along with a Renaissance player that willbe turns forhisthirdseasonasastarter commitment to becoming a thesurpriseof theconference this ending the season averaging 8.1 tterplayer,Georgecould beone year," saysMcKillop. points andracking up 130 assists, themostefficientlow postscor- Jeff Anderson6-4 Jr.: Anderson Intwoseasonsheis alreadyeighth iintheconferenceas wellas the isconsideredthe team'sdefensive incareerleadingassistsatDavidson untry," saysCoachMcKillop. specialist. He started in 16 and and is ranked second best ball- niCaidwell6-8 Sr.: Afterplay- played in all 30 of last season's handler inconferencepolls.Alpert i»ingthree seasons,Caldwelljoined games. He averaged five points initiated theattack lastseason and theteamlatethis seasonandbegan and2.1reboundspergame.Ander- wontwogamesfor theCatsonlast practicingNovember13.Although son made the conference best de- second shots. "Chrisis thequar- hehasalotoflost time tomakeup fensiveplayerlist. Althoughhe's^. terbackofthis teamandhe setsthe for, Caldwellisexpectedtofillin not recognized for his shooting tone on offenseand defence. He and give temporary relief at the I ability,Andersonhas workedhard must continue to make everyone forwardposition. 'Timknowshow intheoff season tofurtherdevelop better," says McKillop. toplay and canadapt toany role his shot. McKillopsays Anderson EugeneJung6-3So.: A walk-on the teamneeds" says McKillop. is "adefensivestopper.Theleague this season,Junghas playedbas- MarkMcGuire6-10Jr.: Playing will have to respect his shooting ketball ever since he arrived at in27 gameslast season,McGuire ability due tohisimprovement." Davidson. Jungprovidessolidpost contributed some excellent min- Brandon Williams6-6Jr.: After play. "He's strong, aggressive, utes off the bench. Heaveraged Photo courtesy Sports averaging 14.4 points and6.3 re- of Information T&un 3.4pointsagameand2.3rebounds Senior co-captain GeorgeSpain bounds as asophomore,Williams See continuedonpage16 16 "-"^Sports Cats look forward to season with 4 returning starters and 5 newcomers HOODS continued page 15 from fnrmnt fnv rknlt^n^w.n.. Altkmmk tUi.- ...ill !.!.»«» k«nU uiltlt In CTQmPC mmta/1tn a tmn /tiiriolnn nn nniw\rtliniht TVmc#» .....If! lUUlltmi' movedtoatwodivision formatfor Chattanooga. Although this will givingbreak withanopportunityto Thesegames.inaddition toahome off thebench. regular season competition. This make thetournamentinMarch that face the#12 SyracuseOrangemen. game against Wake Forest next "We'll get quality minutes allignment willgive the Wildcats muchmoreinteresting,thereduced OverChristmasbreakthe Wildcats Tuesday, will make the shedule ( frommanyplayers this season.We onlyone gameagainsttoughoppo- schedule has freed up space for will face another Big East oppo- more challengingand shouldhelp aresurprisinglyimpressedwiththe nents like Georgia Southern and regional competition. Davidson nentinSetonHallonDecember 22 theWildcatscome tournamenttime. newcomers,"says McKillop. Western Carolina along with de- willcompeteintheCarrierClassic before travelingto Idaho to com- "Our schedule is much more The SouthernConference has fendingconference champion,UT- on the weekend followingThank- peteintheBoise StateInvitational. nationalinscopethanregionalasin thepast.The tournamentswillgive Southern Conference features two division format usmuchmore exposureindifferent areas," saidMcKillop. So.Co.continuedfrompage 14 Sevenfreshmen jointhesquadand hegrabbed6.6reboundsalongwith Hightower has the ability to take Inonly the thirdyear afterre- But isn't should havethe Bulldogslooking his 12.1 points per game.But he over the game. there turningtotheSouthernConference, as a 41-point effort against to thefuture for success. has theability to rule the interior enoughtomakeMarshall arealis- Davidson has moved from com- Davidsoninthe semi- conference Attempting to challenge bothoffensivelyariddefensivelyif tic force. petitors tocontenders tofavorites. AnquellMcCollum the Northern Divi- he straight finals.Solid is Davidson for becomes moreconsistent. VMIhashadnine los- The team won13 oftheir final 16 partner,and is on way to hisbackcourt forward sion willbe AppalachianStateand ForMarshall,the mostrecog- ing seasons and his gameslast season,andrecaptured Ford is back, , started three Tim also but the forward Chad McClendon. nizable face willbeJohnPelphrey tenth. The Keydets an enthusiasm for basketball at Catamountssuccessrestssquarely McClendon is oneof three unani- who joinsthe Herd asanassistant freshmen and a sophomore last Davidson thathad all but fizzled. on the shoulders of King. They mous preseason all-conference coach. The stars on the court are year,butnonearegoodenoughto Thatsuccess shouldcarry into the should beingood hands. picks along with King and Wild- forward Shawn Mooreand guard imposeathreat. VMIhas another 1994-95 season. Thelargecrowds GeorgiaSouthernbrings four MalikHightower. canscore longrebuildingyear cats star Brandon Williams. Moore aheadof it. that poured in at the end of the startersfromlast floor, year's fifth-place McClendon averaged 17.1points from any spot on the and seasonshouldbe thereatthebegin- Dante steps squad.Guard Gay into and 8.9 rebounds per game last Coaches' picks Davdisonian'spicks ning. We should win the tourna- a starting role and hopes to im- 11 double-doubles year, posting NorthernDivision 1. Davidson 1.Davidson ment and go totheNCAATourna- proveon his ppgaverage scoring points 13.8 of and over10 in 25 2.ETSU 2. AppalachianState ment. Anything less would be an last sesaon.ReigningFreshmanof games. William Cook is a very 3. Marshall 3. ETSU unfulfillingseason,butthis success the YearLonnie is good 4. Edwards back guard,but theMountaineers 4.ASU Marshall won't happen unless they get the at other spot repre- have toovercome to aca- 5. VMI 5. VMI the guard and the loss fansupporttheyneed.This support sents theheartofthesquad.Guard demicsNodCarterandTremayne SouthernDivision 1.UT-C 1. UT-C can start whenDavidsonfaces the Tim Heath is alsoback,givingthe Rooks. Ahighly toutedrecruiting 2.Ga. Southern 2. WesternCarolina 3.W. Carolina 3. Ga.Southern Wake ForestDemonDeacons. Eagles a solid three-guard rota- class shouldhelpthat effort. 4.Furman 4. Furman problem Eagles Right up there with Appala- tion. The for the 5.TheCitadel 5.TheCitadel (Haltihsoutan willbealessthanstellarfrontcourt. chianState isEast TennesseState. Wc\t Furmanalsoreturnsfour start- The Bucs went 13-5 and tied for ers from last year's eighth place secondintheconferencelastyear, ThanksgivingSale Until squad,but it won'tbeenoughthis but werejust 16-14 overall. The December 3! year.The twoguardsareback,but traditionofstrongbackcourtscon- after the tworeturning forwards, tinues inJohnsonCity,Tennessee the Paladins have little to work SeniorsGeoff HermanandRobert with. Senior small forwardSteve Daggett willbe complimentedby Harriswillbetheoffensiveleader. sophomoreCorrieJohnsonand will The Citadel will feature se- createaforce tobereckoned with. nior forward Reggie Jones (13.3 SeniorcenterTonyPattersoncould ppg last year), but doesn't have dominate theinsideas apreseason any returning players over 6'6". all-conference pick. Last season, Wildcatplayerprofiles Bring In Your DavidsonI.D.For Team continuedfrompage 15 Ben Ebong 6-6 Fr.: A forward 10% OFF ALLREGULARLY PRICED MERCHANDISE fromOmaha,Nebraska,Ebongav- and committed. He's always the eraged 19points and tenrebounds firstin line,"saysMcKillop. inhighschool. McKillopdescribes NarcisseEwodo6-8So.: Ewodo him as "a front court jack-of-all- MOONSTONEH A(iS AND OUT DO OK CLOTHING comestoDavidsonfrom trades.Heis anoffensiverebound- SLEEPING H Cameroon nj^j^B ing potential to ii as asophomore. Hisheightserves machine with the patagonia as an advantageandheshould see defend three different positions." Shops on the Green: Exit 28. Past McDonald's and the Comfort Inn time in the post. "He has great Ray Minlend 6-3 Fr.: A guard ~ potential tofillmanyroles. "He'sa from Cameroon as well,Minlend very quick learner withthe poten- averaged 18 points and sevenre- tial tobe anoutstandingscorerand boundsinhighschool. "He'stough, defender,"saysMcKillop. aggressive, and relentless; defen- CANCEL YOUR Billy Armstrong6-2Fr.: Coming sive stopper number two," said fromOradell,N.J.Armstrongaver- McKillop. aged11 pointsandfourreboundsa ChrisStec 5-11Fr.: Stec willplay game at the guardposition. "He back up in the guard position. willbeanextremelyvaluableback McKillopclaims that Stec "wears LIBRARY FINES up quarterback. He has a passion, Davidsonbasketballonhis heart. for working to improve himself," Heisthe freshmanversionofChris says McKillop. Shields." Give the worlda Christmas presentby shopping at the Alternative Christmas 'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!" Market. Youcan givemoneyinhonor ofyour friends and family for FromNovember agriculturaldevelopmentinNicaragua,fruit and fuel trees inIndia, 28th untilDecember 21st deep waterwells in China,and many others in need. Donations you canpay for your Library fines can range from $2 fora week oflunches inHaiti to $500 for andIOUs withcans of food which will buffalo in South Dakota. SUNDAY,DECEMBER4, 2:00-4:00 p.m.inUnion be given to needy in our area. " <->UQk SculpturedNails FrenchManicures HOW: One can offood cover j&> > " Booth will up /^^!& Pedicures Tanning to $1.00 of **♥ : overdue fines or IOUs. 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