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Davidson College Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Volume 96,Number 6 Students turn out inlarge numbers to watch debate ByBen Whigham ilyPerformance Hall. rect questioningbetween thecandi- Senior Staff Writer Professor of Economics Vikram dates. Kumar, Professor of Philosophy Theregulateddebate wastheprod- Studentspackedthe900roomlast Lance Stell,andProfessorofHistory uctofanagreementbetweenthetwo Thursday evening to watch thefirst RalphLeveringwereamong thoseon campaigns. ofthreepresidentialdebatesthisfall. thepanel. "Theformatofthedebatewillrely Afterthe debate studentsattended Thepresidentialdebatewastightly onthecandidate that wantsthegreat- apapaneldiscussionintheDukeFam- controlled anddidnot allow for di- est amount of restrictions," said New York Times columnist andeconomist Paul Kumar. Krugmangave this year's Wearn Lecture. Kumar also said that the format might have practicalpurposes. "Ifyouhave anopendebate, you Krugman criticizes might hitanew levelof nuance that theaudience likes,"he said,"or you might get acat fight." Studentreactionlargelydepended Bush administration on their political stanceenteringthe By JackieMcKeon attacks anduseditas anexcusetogo campaign. Staff Writer to warwithIraq. College Republicans President Krugman said,"The towers were Joseph Adams '06 credited Kerry Princetonprofessorofeconomics still burning and they were saying, with a stylistic performance but and New YorkTimescolumnistPaul 'How can we use this to go after awarded Bushtheoveralladvantage Krugmangave theDavidsonCollege Saddam?'" in the first debate. Wearn LectureinDukeFamily Per- Krugman was alsocritical of the "StylewenttoKerry,butsubstance formance Halllast Wednesday. Bush administration's handling of went to Bush," said Adams. Krugman'sspeechwas acriticism the war and itseffects. Adams found a potential "fatal- of theBushadministration'sforeign "Theaidprojectsandpost-conflict the Union watch the first of the three Students in error" inKerry's aggressive stances andeconomic policies. efforts are notallowed to have any presidentialdebates. input into policy," he said. see Debates,page4 Krugmanpointedoutinthebegin- ning of his lecture that he did not Krugman favored invading Af- ghanistan felt"dismayedas they College seeks greater originallyintend to writeaboutpoli- and tics. Krugman said that when the lost interest." The Bush COMA New York Timesapproachedhimin administration's handling of Af- 1999 about writing a columnon in- ghanistangavehim a"badfeelingof religious diversity ternational trade and finance, poli- how theywouldhandle theaftermath inIraq." By Zach Kazior Davidson'scommitment the vari- replaced tics was not included. to Krugmanaddressedwhathecalled News Editor ous religious traditions represented But the column evolved as a lack of expertise in government on campus. Krugmansaidhe"graduallybecame today. Althoughmany members of the radicalized" dueto whathebelieved This Friday, the Executive com- by DCC "Everythingispolitical," he said. mitteeof the Board of Trustees will Davidson community felt this con- were troubling political events. "The expertsarenotallowed tohave present theirrecommendation to the flict wasablow torelationsbetween He argued that the government 2 entireBoardregardingwhetherornot the college andreligious minorities By Aubry Bracco exploitedtheSeptember 11terrorist seeKrugman,page to maintain a requirement that all on campus, most still believe the Staff Writer membersof theBoardofTrusteesbe collegeholds true toitsStatement of "active members of a Christian Purpose. Theexecutiveboardof thenewly church." "It seemstome accuratetosaythat formed Diversity Coordination As theTrusteesbegintodeal with Davidson has sought to encourage Council (DCC)heldits firstmeeting this issue, some Davidson students religiousdiversityoncampus,and to lastThursday. have looked to the College's State- provide support for student groups Thegroupdiscussedtheircurrent mentofPurpose tosee if weareful- of faith traditions other than Chris- agenda as well as the implementa- filling our stated mission. tian," said College ChaplainRob tion ofanew constitution. According to theCollege'sState- Spach."Weclearlyidentify that we The DCC, which serves as the mentofPurpose,"Theloyalty ofthe arerootedinaparticular theological umbrella organizationforall minor- college thus extends beyond the tradition,andarticulatehow thattra- ity, organizations on campus, will Christian community to the whole dition leads the college to have a replace theCommittee onMinority humancommunity and necessarily loyalty that extends beyond the Affairs(COMA),whichwascreated includes anopennesstoandrespect Christiancommunityandengenders inthe early 1990s. fortheworld's variousreligious tra- a respect for and anopenness to all AccordingtoDCC ChairHanako ditions." the world's religious traditions." Kawabata '06,COMA was"created YettherecentschedulingofHome- Muslim Student Association tooverseeandgiveavoiceintheSGA Ben Nelson '05, Physical Plantemployee Jimmy comingduring theJewishholidayof (MSA) member Alaa' Odeh '05 seat for allminority groupsoncam- Freeze, and DurhamBarnes'05 play bluegrass music YomKippurhascalledintoquestion see Diversity,page5 seeDCC,page3 on Friday nights. See story, page 4 NEWS: Supermarket approvedby town see page 2 fl^tf Review: DECISION From the debate Predictions for 2004 base- esaWw U talk continues ball playoffs A&L,PAGE PAGE 6 PERSPECTIVES,PAGES10-11 a SPORTS,PAGE 13 2 The Davidsonian News Wednesday,October6,2004 Towncouncil approves iJ £,£" / i V V commercial property plan Davidson CollegfeSymp 'Quality,full-service'grocery store includedinplan Theorchestrawillhave aconcert. By Carey Baxter erty,saidWoods. Staff Writer Hopefully,the centerwillprovide"services andproducts that are notavailable in town," OnWednesday,September15theDavidson saidHarris.Abagelshop isonepossibility for towncouncil unanimously approved a com- therestofthe 24,000squarefeetofretailspace mercial propertyplanthat includes afull-ser- that will need to be filled. vicegrocery store such asHarrisTeeter. The prospects look good, said Woods, as 5 in The towncouncil is workingto realize this approximately1700potentialcustomers"with planwithHarrisAssociates,adevelopingcom- predictable buyinghabits and needs" live 5 at pany,and Edens and Avant,a building com- nearby,which"might encourage some attrac- www.da pany thatmanages300shoppingcentersaround tivebusinessopportunities." theUnitedStates. "A full-service groceryfacility nearercam- The two companies hope to open a new, pusisagood thingfor students,"saidWoods. EastAsianStudiesLee "quality, full-service grocery store," said Ed LaurenWoodall '08saidshewoulddefinitely HarrisofHarris Associates,onGriffithStreet likeanew grocerystore,evenifitmeantadrive, Wang Xian,Embassy of the People'sRep i,speaks on willspeak on"US- atthecorner ofJettonStreetby thesummerof because "CVSneeds somecompetition," and China-TaiwanRelations:AView from thePeop blic ofChina." Thetalk isonOc- 2006.They alsoplantoopenretail storesinthe because shewantstoshopinmorethanjustthe tober 7at7p.m.inthe900RoomoftheUnion.For information,call704-894-2505. center that will spanabout 20acres. natural foods store across therailroad tracks. The towncouncil organized^public work- "Itisimportant thatretailingcanattractnot shopwithlandscapearchitects,landplanners, onlythose ofus wholiveinDavidson,includ- Blalock Memorial Lecture andengineerstoplanthenew shoppingcenter. ingstudents,butalsothose wholiveinthesur- "Theplaninvolvestheredevelopmentofan rounding area, which has developedquite a Dr.A.JohnRush willdelivertheBlalockMemorialLecture,"RecognitionandTreatment existing largeindustrial building," saidJohn large population," saidWoods. ofDepressioninAdolescenceandYoungAdults,"on October14 at7 p.m.inthe900Room Woods, the Davidson Commissioner and Thecompanieshave notyet signed alease of theUnion.Rushis theHayDistinguishedChairinMentalHealthintheUniversity ofTexas MayorPro-Tem. Acharter school for kinder- with a grocery store.Theyplan to contracta SouthwesternMedicalCenterdepartmentofpsychiatry.Forinformation,call704*894-2140. garten through fifth grade students will also storelikeHarris Teeteror WholeFoods thatis occupy halfof thisbuilding. full-serviceandoffers a"wide variety"ofser- The new shopping center, consisting of"a vices,saidHarris. BiologySeminar line of small shop-spaces,"as well as "some Harris,aDavidsonresidentfor 25 years,said live-work units and alarger concentration of thatDavidsonCollege"hasbecome moreand Dr.Sarah WebsterofDavidsonCollegewillpresent"OpenandShut:BuildingaBiophysi- townhouse-type residential [units]" will sur- more self-sufficient." calCasefortheMotionsofGatinginaVoltage-GatedK+channel"onOctober14at4:30p.m. round thisbuildingonthe eastsideoftheprop- see Grocery,page 4 inRoom 146of theDanaScienceBuilding.For information,call 704-894-2184. Knigpian,from page1 mediaandcriticized the presentationofboth sidesof anissue. any inputinto policy." "IfBushsaidtheearth was flattheheadlines EastAsian StudiesLecture Krugman alsodiscussed his belief that a wouldread: 'Shape of the Earth: Views Dif- radical movementin governmenthas been fer,'" saidKrugman. PeterGoodmanof theShanghaiBureauChief of the WashingtonPost will talk on"The buildingup for several decades. Themedia's "pathologicalevenhandedness" p.m. ChinaSyndrome: Thoughts onthe RiseofaGreatPower"on October14 at 7 inthe "The White House and Congress want to makesithard toget thetruthreported,he said. Sprinkle information, Roomof theUnion.For call704-894-2505. change the countryintosomethingdifferent," hesaid/They wanttorollbacktheNewDeal." Krugmansaidhefirstbecameawareofprob- "The [WorldTrade Center]towers Sign-Up College Bowl lems in2002 whenBushsaidinhis campaign were still burning and they were that Social Security should be the people's College sign-up is IS,andplay begins October 20.The saying, 'How can we use this togo The Bowl deadline October on money to invest.Social Securityis agovern- varsity team participants campus tournament. Saddam?'" isselectedfrom the inthe mentprogram thatismeantto giveeconomic after aid to thedisabled, unemployed,and aged. —New YorkTimescolumnistand "What happens to the59year-oldguy who economistPaulKrugman Davidson CollegeFacultyExhibition paid for socialsecurity all hislife? Who pays for his retirement? It was a two-minus-one paintings facultymembersHerb JacksonandRuss andnew sculptures New byart Warren equation.Aproposal ofamajorpoliticalcan- "Somethinghasreallysnappedinpolitics," by Savage, by Freeman, visitingfaculty member, willbe Cort as wellas work MeArthur a didatethatliterally didnot addup,"Krugman said Krugman.Heconcludedhis lecture with Visual displayedintheWilliamH.VanEveryGallery &EdwardM.SmithGallery oftheBelk said. Howard Dean'scampaignslogan,"1wantmy ArtsCenterstartingOctober 15.Theopeningreception willbeonOctober 14. Krugmanalsoexpressedhis distastefor the countryback." Bush administration's taxcuts. Andrew Yancey'05approvedofKrugman's 'Taxcutsgotohigh-income families.Fourty speech. Chemistry Coik percentoftax cuts go to the toponepercentof "Dr.Krugmanlaidoutverylogically andsys- families," he said. tematically whyPresident Bush's economic peak >ut "Non-destructive Chemis ab Krugmanalsosaidthatthese taxcutshavea planshavebeenand willcontinue tobeunsuc- negativeeffect onthe federal deficit. cessful,"hesaid. "Hislecture shouldhavebeen 07. "Wehave a $400 billion deficit and $280 veryconvincing toeveryonewhoheardit,re- billion are due to these taxcuts,"he said. gardless of their political ideology or socio- Krugman further expressedhis belief that economic background." Facatty the governmentattempts to disguise their in- Krugmanis theauthorof20books andover tentions. 200 articles,including his recentlypublished "Elitist taxcuts aresoldasiftheyarepopu- book "TheGreatUnraveling:LosingOurWay p.m. list,"he said. intheNew Century," anda well-knowncritic Strauss,! Richard J4-894-2357. Krugmanalsodiscussedtheinfluenceofthe of theBush administration
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Father FernandoCardenal willdiscuss"LivingTowards theKingdomofGod"onOctober 10/3 MartinCourt VehicleDamage 17and 18 at8 p.m.in theDuke Family Performance Hall.Cardenal,aNicaraguanRoman Catholic priest andadherent ofliberation theology,defiedPope John P Iin 1983 and p.m. damage helpedoverthrow th&Somozagovernment.HebecameaministerintheSat oista'sMarxist Officerreceivedacallat3:20 about toavehicleintheMartinCourtBPVA. regimeandled theNationalLiteracyCrusade.For information,call704-894-2140. The victim said that they found their Kawasaki motorcyclelying on the ground witha broken signal light andright-side mirror.
DebateDiscussion 10/2 DormRoom PropertyTheft DavidsonStudents for Kerry/Edwards,Students for Bush,the YoungDemocratsand the Studentreportedthat anunknown person!s) entered theirunlockedroom and removed CollegeRepublicans will hostapost-debatepaneldiscussiononWednesday,October 18 at from the topof their desk as wellas $120in cash. 10:30 p.m.inDukeFamily PerformanceHall.Thediscussion willfeatureDavidson profes- an AppleMP3 player sors talkingabout domestic policy and will1 >emod< atedbyDean Shandley. Students withinformation about campus crimes cancontactCampus Police anonymously by logging ontowww.davtdson.edu/publicsafety TheDavtosonian News Wednesday,October6,2004 3 DCC,frompage1 "Byservingas arepresentativeontheDCC pus,"butunfortunatelyneverreallyfunctioned. AdvisoryBoard,Icanmakemy organization Last year,Tiffany Hollis '04served as the aware about the activities andissues ofother chair ofCOMAas wellas theheadofacorre- minority organizations as well as share any sponding SGAcommittee. ideas thatmy organizationhas withtheother UnderHollis,theclubfocusedprimarily on groups," Stutts said. itsstatusasadiversityorganizationasopposed In addition to promoting contact among toa part ofSGA. clubs,theDCC will serveas acommunication SGAPresidentKatharineHubbard'05said, hub forall members of the Davidsoncommu- 'TiffanydidagreatjobgettingCOMA's name nityincluding theAdmissions Office, thead- out there and hosting events," but also ac- ministration,and those students who are not knowledgedthattheorganizationwasinasense associatedwithaminority ordiversity clubon separated from SGA. campus. The new DCC constitution states that the Having alreadyconducted interviews with grouphasathree-foldmission: to"offerassis- individual students on campus,the executive tance,provideaforum,andpromote alliance" board emphasizes the importance of one-on- among the clubs that represent minority stu- oneconversation whennecessary. ATC allocates money dentsand supportdiversity oncampus. Kawabata invited students to correspond Presently,Davidson'sminorityclubsencom- withthe DCC directly. pass race,religion, gender,and physical dis- Anumberofstudentsexpressedtheneed for for one-time expenditures ability. communication that theDCChopestoencour- The DCC's network will include all pre- age. Charter new literarymagazine also approved existing organizations that arepresently ap- Carrie Levy '05,amember of the both the for provedby theActivities TaxCouncil (ATC). Jewish Student Union (JSU) and the CDSA, ByHannahRogers-Ganter AnewDavidsonpublicationcaledWoodrow "Wefocus somuchon what welackthatwe has experienced a lack of contact between Staff Writer alsoreceiveditscharter. don'trealize what wehaveoncampus.DCCis minority groupsoncampus. Woodrow will contain mostly nonfiction not trying to doadditional things, we arejust Levy notedadistinctionbetween clubs that The agenda of lastThursday night's SGA workconcerningtheDavidsoncommunityand trying tosupplementwhatwe alreadyhaveby addressrace,religion,gender,andphysicaldis- meeting consisted mainly ofActivities Tax atleast one workof fiction,poems,and/orpos- filling inthe gaps,"said Kawabata. ability. Council (ATC)allocations and the Woodrow sibly sketches. "Wearenottellinggroups what theyshould "Noone is evensure who isclassified as a publication charter. WardLong'06andDavidSaint'05presented bedoing, wearejustfacilitating communica- minority. We don't know who's under each TheATCreviewed the2004 fallequipment the conceptbehind "Woodrow," named after tion," saidexecutive boardmemberandDCC heading," she said. allocations. Davidson's most famous dropout, Woodrow secretarySian Jones '05. Susan Bean '06, who was involved in TheATCis the subcommittee of the SGA Wilson. Inadditiontotheexecutiveboard,whichwill COMA,insists that a well-coordinated orga- responsible for allocating the student activi- "Woodrow will bring an entirely different overseeoperations,theDCC willalsoinclude nization with amissionlike that of DCC will tiestaxamong studentorganizationsoncam- approach to idea creation and writing," said anon-votingadvisoryboard consistingof 10 benefit theentire community. pus. Saint."It willencourageanyoneonDavidson's studentswho willserve toaddinsightfulinput "It'seasy tojustassumethat weallfacestress The tax isone percentof student tuition. campustobringtheirideasandnot tofear that during committee meetings. here and assume that those stressesare equal This fall,thePre-VetSociety,BioethicsSo- embarrassing feeling when an idea isn't so Theremainderof theorganization willcon- foreveryone.However,Ihavebecome slowly ciety,DavidsonOutdoors,ClubRollerHockey, good.We thinkyouneed thatkindofenviron- sistofabodyofrepresentativesfromeachclub more aware thatithonestly ismuch harder to theDavidson UltimateFrisbeeFolk (DUFF), ment to takerisks andcreate. under the DCC. be a minority student here," she said. "I've Men's Club Lacrosse, theAsianCulture and "Woodrow willserveinthatcapacity through "Clubscancometomeetingsandsharetheir never ever been in that position and Ibet a Awareness Association (ACAA), the Honor themedium of well-written works,both non- concerns and experienceswith alargergroup number of students here would say thesame Council, and The Davidsonian all received fiction andliterary,and willenrichour experi- ofsympatheticpeople.Ithelpstoinformpeople thing.Iwishwe couldall make time tolisten money from theATC. enceshere.Plus,it'llbe so muchfun,"hecon- about what youhave to say," said Jones. to the students whodoface that struggle talk Themoneygivento thesegroupsisforspe- tinued. PresidentoftheChronically111andDisabled about it." cific usesdesignatedbyeachclub. PresidentofSGAKatherineHubbardagreed StudentAssociation(CDSA)LaurenStutts '05 Other members of the executive board of Conflicts over theallocation offunds were with the decision togrant thecharter. recognizedtheseadvantages,eventhoughher DCC include Vice-Chair Erin Stephens '05 minimalbecause thebeginningbudgetforthis "Ithink the Woodrow publicationis agreat organization isnot currently receiving funds and Public Relations officer Faris AlMazrui fall was approximately double the usual idea.Iam always in favor of creating new from theATC. '07. amount. outlets for Davidson ideas and voices to be Theremaining balance is $49,741.70 and heard,"she said. "Ilike theall-encompassing thisis after giving away most of the money ideals that Woodrow seeks to fulfill in which that the organizations requested. fiction andnon-fiction can be submitted and TheATC currentlyhas no plans for there- students and faculty are encouraged to write COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY mainingmoney. pieces." 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i Application deadline for early decision: November 1 202 South Main St. Davidson, NC. I 704-892-0604 4 The Davidsonian News Wednesday,October 6,2004 Debates, frompage1 Stell echoed similar thoughts about the 'Pickin'Parlor'attracts during thedebate.HefeltKerry'sperformance debate's content. might drivesomeliberal voterstowardRalph "In terms of substance, thequestions were Nader. prettyboring,"he said. bluegrass lovers of ages "Kerrycameacrossasmoreconservativeand The performanceof the candidates was an all cutthroat thanIhadever seenhimbefore,"he earlytopicofchoice.Theprofessorsgenerally By AdamMartin sings backuptenor. / said. "Kerry didn't turn anyone away from foundKerrytopresenthimselfbetter thanhis News Editor Woodenrocking chairs,whiteplasticlawn Bush,he just turned people away fromhim- opponent. chairs, and angular,brown vinyl school bus self." Alittle over 20years ago,Leonard Bolick seatslinethewalls,providingrestingspots for YoungDemocratsCo-PresidentChrisBurks andhis friends begangathering weeklyinthe JamieShelton '05,AndreaApplebee'06,and '07disagreed. "Kerry won the debateindecisive shedbehindhishome toplaybluegrassmusic. ChrisKnowles 'OS whoregularlygotolisten. "JohnKerry wonthedebateindecisivefash- fashion...TheRebate validated that This shed, known to some as the "Pickin' Andrea said her favorite partsof the night ion," saidBurks. "Everysingle news organi- Kerryhasthepositve momen- Parlor," has since remained a regular retreat are the"tuningsoundsof themusic circle be- zation agrees withthisassessment." John " and apoint of intimate intersection for local tweensongs and the aura of sweet tea, fret- Burksemphasizedthatthedebatesreflected tum inthe race. bluegrass lovers, young and old,including flexedfingers,andatune." Kerry's overall momentumin therace. -ChrisBurks'07,YoungDemo- severalDavidsonstudentsandDavidsonPhysi- The musician's wives and the wives' lady "Thedebate validated that John Kerryhas crats Co-President cal Plant employeeJimmy Freeze. friendscomeoutandlistentoo.Theysitonone the positive momentumin this race," said "Leonardused tocome sitouthere withhis of thebenches,docrosswordpuzzles,anddis- Burks. fiddle and play all day,"saidJimmy. tribute sweet tea to all duringintermissions. JesseJohnson'07feltKerry wonthedebate, "Intermsofperformances,Kerryperformed "IguessI'vebeencomingouthereforabout Sometimes whole families and other friends butdoubteditssignificanceintheoverallrace. better than Bush," said Stell. "Bush seemed ten years." come for thesocial ritual. "I think most people have made up their angry withKerryat times." One fall day in 2002, Jimmy, a Davidson "Oldcouplesrock andholdhandslikehigh minds," said Johnson,"but[Kerry] certainly Dr.Leveringfound Kerry toexceedhis ex- employeeof24years,went tocut thelock off school sweethearts," wroteDurham. strengthenedmy opinion towards him." pectations. astudent'sbikeandfoundDurhamBarnes'04 "I've been here before when there's been Duringthepaneldiscussion,theprofessors "SenatorKerrycameacrossmuchbetterthan outside,picking his guitar. about40-50peoplehere,andpeoplearestand- addressedmattersrangingfromforeignpolicy Iexpected,"he said."IthinkKerryusedmuch "Jimmy askedifIwanted to goandplay at ing because, there are no more seats," said to thecandidates' performances. better language than Bush." thisguy's shedinMooresville wherehe goes Jimmy. Kumar described Bush as attempting to every Friday," saidDurham."So Idid. AndI Jimmy runsDavidson'sboilerroom, which maintainhisimage as afirm leader. took somefriends." provides hot water to the entire campus. He "StylewenttoKarry,butsubstance "Bushattempted toshow thathe'sresolute, For the past two years,Durhamand other alsois thegeneralmechanic,"thecollegefix- went to Bush...Kerry didn't turn he'saiming atafixedpoint,andhe'snotgoing studentshaveregularlyattended either toplay itman"asheputsit.Hecutsbikelocks,door- anyone away Bush, he just to be wavered,"he said. just to to nostalgic knobs,grandfatherclocks, "anything from panel or listen the melodies for andfixes turnedpeopleaway The discussion was not limited to thefreedom andhardship ofmountainlife. nobody elsecanfix." fromhimself" matters directly addressedin thedebate. The Durhamdescribed theshedinarecentpiece Jimmy's friendship withDurham,Benand -JosephAdams'06,CollegeRe- paneldiscussedissues suchas farm subsidies, for his non-fiction proseclass. He describes other studentsextendsbeyondFriday'smusi- publicans President soft force diplomacy, and the media's depic- theshed'splaceinaDavidsonweekasa"heav- cal episodes. tion of the debate. enly refuge that emerges every Friday night "Jimmy letmeliveforfreeinatrailer onhis "Ithink it will beinterestingtoseehow the from thechaos andmonotonyof life." propertythesummerIworkedfortheDavidson "I think the debate was notable for alotof media portraysit,"saidStell. "It'sintheirbest Thegrouptypically startsgatheringaround PhysicalPlant. Werode toandfrom work to- thingsleft out," saidKumar,"It waslargely a interests to portraythis as ahorse race to the 7 p.m. andplays untilaround 10:30p.m. The gethermanymorningsthatsummer. Heopened rehashof things we've beenhearing." finish." musicians aremostly oldermen. his house to me and eagerly shared his vast Kumar described the purpose of omitting Thepanelmembers occasionallydisagreed "The youngestmen's ages seem to range knowledgeabouttraditionallivingskills (horse somedetailsasanappealto theaverageviewer. onspecificissuesbutremainedrelativelycon- from 50 to 100," wroteDurham. power,farming) withme." "Noteveryone has aPh.D. in eachareaof trolled.Themoderator,DeanofStudentsTom BenNelson'05andJamieFerguson'06often OthershavemademolassesatJimmy'shome diplomacy," said Kumar. Shandley,neverhad to intercede. add abanjoand fiddle,respectively, to the6- andhadconversations aroundcampus. 10 otherinstruments playedby variousolder Jimmy alsohasplayedinseverallocalblue- menin theinstrumentalist's circle.Aftereach grassbands,performing atbarbequesandpar- song,themusicians chatandjokeuntilsome- ties, though hisgrouprecently disbanded. Deadline for the George L. one starts playing another tune.Therestpick Though the gathering's founder Leonard The Abernath> up the song without anyreference to sheetsof Bolick diedin 1998,his son Paul and wife, music or written lyrics. Connie, still host the gathering in the same Foundation is November 12th! Jimmyplays theacoustic,standingbassand concrete shed. Abernathy are to ' Funds available students Grocery,frompage2 energy andlife thatmakesDavidson suchan in the following three categories: attractive community." The construction of the Alvarez Student The town council had a few reservations 1) Independent student research, Union,whichhouses afull-service postoffice about thenew buildingplans, including "the andcafe,"closed thelastbridge"between the aIready-approvedconcentration ofresidential either in the US or abroad townand thecollege,he said. andcommercialplansinthearea,theprojected BothWoods andHarrisexpressedawishthat increases in traffic congestion and the effect thenewcommercialcenterwillprovideaplace this smallniche ofretail development would 2) Cross-cultural study opportunites for for members of the townandcollege to inter- have on our downtown business economy," act. saidWoods. students during the academic year "We wouldcertainly wanttoattractstudents Woodshopesthat "thedeveloperissuccess- as customers," said Woods. 'Town folks re- fulindevelopingacontractwithahighquality allylike to see studentsmingling inthe com- grocery store operation very soon. With this 3) Collaborative research by students & munity.Thecollegepresencehere,beyondthat 'anchor'inplace,constructioncouldbeginthat beautiful park-like campus, creates a lotof mightbe completedinninemonths or so." faculty. The student must have a clearly defined independent role in the research. - At therequest ofthe donor,applications VEGGIE MELT 7 VEGGIE BURGER- VEGGIE HOAGIE are limitedtoprojects thatfall within VEGGIE CHEESE WRAP VEGGIE- RANCH WRAP thehumanitiesand socialsciences. v SWEET POTATO FRIES- CAESAR SALAD \ GRILLED CHEESE VEGETABLE SOUP ..- FYI:Last year the Abernathy Endowment SUPPORTED PROJECTS WITH GRANTS UP TO $3,500; *Pltl>?: Fresh squeezed Orange Juice THE AVERAGE AWARD WAS ABOUT $2,000. Orangeade. , \v Homemade Lemonade andLimeade V \ (:-,"/ jL S* -^ Application forms are available -TMst yoa didJit *& in the Office of the Vice President t&ixiK °tf — -~^ for Academic Affairs (Chambers 1283) . -V«g«t^rt^Xl 31*ttt far? ' f Completed application forms are due back "^^^^^^^^ Take-out _ in this office before 5:00 p.m. on SodaSBwp^Jiii^^TT^ Friday, November 12, 2004. I3C*te The announcement of awards will occur on <-^IOH S.'Maim St. DavidsoI; I1C, or before Jan.15, 2005 The Davtosonian News Wednesday, October 6,2004 5 Diversity,frompage1 dent Union(JSU) and the MSA, "all of Rob oncampus shouldbemore educatedandcon- way to live outourReformed Christianheri- agreed. Spach'sprograms,coursesoffered throughthe nected witheach other. tagein aprogressive way." "Our beliefs and traditions are well-re- religion department and other departments, "We shouldbe promotingdialogueandex- Spach also said the continued recruitment spected," she said. admissionsoffice focuson recruitmentofmi- periences in which peopleof different faith ofstudents from diverse faithbackgroundsis Odehcitedthecollege's willingnesstolearn norities of all kinds, and many of the Lilly traditions can learnfromeachother and each essential tobridging thegapbetween different and its desire for community gratification as Programs (VocationalVertigo,SustainedDia- other's religious practices.Some of that has religious groupsoncampus. reasons for Davidson's commitment to reli- logueGroups,Summer Internships,Profs on already begun to happen, butmore could be Manybelieve thatallowinganon-Christian giousdiversity. God,LillyLectureSeries,etc.),toname afew. done," saidSpach. member onthe BoardofTrustees isessential "Theschool wasopentoallowingaMuslim Efforts to promotereligiousdiversity have Williams agreed. tomaintaininganopennessandrespect for all StudentAssociation,andPresident Vagteven recentlyincreased. "More sustainedattention shouldbepaidto different religious traditions oncampus. looked for a prayerroom for us immediately Both the JSU and the MSA naVe been the'unspokenmessages we send to prospec- "Ithink keepingtherequirement that trust- uponrequest," she said. foundedinthepast three years,as well 4sad- tive and current students,faculty and staff eesbeChristian would preventmovement to- "Ithink studentsand othermembers of the junct chaplains for the Jewish and Catholic throughthings suchas scheduling important wardamoreideal andinclusivecommunity," community wantto make surethatDavidson traditions and aReligious LifeCouncil/ campus-wide events on major religious holi- said Williams. isaplaceofcomfort forMuslim students,and "Thiscouncilprovidesaspacewhere every days andeventhefood we serveduringthese "Davidson ismadeupof manyreligioustra- inthe three-yearsthatIhavebeenhereaware- studentreligious organizationisrepresented, events," she said. ditions,andeach student,Christianor not,has nessoftheMuslimtraditionhasgrowntremen- so that a varietyof voices from different faith Williamsalsosaidthecollegeshouldfocus spent four yearshere takingthe same classes, dously." traditions canoffer inputinto the options for moreonthe spiritual aspectofstudents'lives. participatinginactivities,andingeneralbeing Othermembers-feel thesame way. religiouslife presentatthecollege,"saidSpach. "Ithink weshouldrecognizetheimportance part of Davidson's community in the same "Iwouldliketoexpressmyutmostgratitude Thispast year,thecollegealsoapprovedan of all of Davidson's employees and students way," saidOdeh. "Ifeel thateveryone with a toPresident Vagtandhow hehas,along with additional lineitem to the Chaplainry budget because of who they areas opposed to what closeconnectionto thecollegecancontribute themany other specialpeopleonthiscampus, to provide college funding to help support they do,"she said. justaseffectivelyto theBoardofTrustees,and helped this school become more diverseand activities and events plannedby the Jewish "Thiscouldbe doneby placingmore value evennon-Christians canbringadifferent per- acceptingofminorities,"saidFansAlMazrui Student Union,theMuslim Student Associa- on 'Sabbath' timefor studentsandemployees; spective to thegroupandcollege to makeitan '07, also a member of the Muslim Student tion,andInterfaith. astaff sabbatical program wouldbe another evenbetter environment." Association. Althoughmanybelievethat respect fordif- JillWilliams,AssistantDirector of theLilly ferent religious traditionshasbeen sufficient, "Davidsoncommitsitself toa Christian traditionthatrecog- Programs for the Theological Exploration of they also feel the college canimprovein this truth, Vocation,believes that it is because of our area. nizes God as thesource ofall and finds inJesus Christ Reformed Christian tradition that we are re- "Wearemorereceptivethanthecommunity the revelation of that God, a God bound by no church or spectfulofdifferentreligious traditions.How- atlarge,but are we asaccommodating as we creed.The loyaltyof the college thus extends beyond the ever,shealsofeels thatthecollegeiscurrently couldbe?Theanswer isnoand that's why we experiencing anidentity crisis withregard to keepworkingatit,"saidPresidentBobbyVagt. Christiancommunity to the wholehumancommunity and its Presbyterianheritage. Spach said that more attention should be necessarily includes an openness to and respect for the "It is because ofour Presbyterianheritage tended toward theneedsofdifferent religious variousreligious is to and notin spite of it that we areopen to and traditions. world's traditions.Davidson dedicated respectfulofallof the world'sreligious tradi- "We can provide students from other faith thequest for truthandencourages teachersandstudents,to tions," she said. "Somepeople think that the traditions(andthereligiousorganizations that explore the whole of reality,whetherphysical or spiritual, Reformed Christiantradition pointsus back- theyform)withgreatersupportandresources," wards to something that existed here at he said. "We canalso raise awarenessof the withanunlimitedemploymentof theirintellectual*powers. Davidson in the past to which we need to re- importance of various religious practicesand Faith and reason must work together in mutual respect if turn andsome people thinkthat itpoints us to holydaysfor variousmembers ofour commu- to particular amoreinclusivecommunity towardwhich we nity, so that we are better-informed college- Davidsonis realize andmaintain this vision of are workinginthe future." wide in making decisions about scheduling academic excellence." Williams specified "the non-Christian stu- eventsandpotentialconflicts withholydays." -From theDavidson CollegeStatementofPurpose dentreligiousgroups,"suchastheJewishStu- Healsofelt thatthedifferent faith traditions MONDAY, LEARN HOW YOU CAN LEAD THE MOVEMENT TO END EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. Wednesday, October 18, 8:00 pm " Tomlinson Hall With alumni guest speaker Lindsay Hughes, '00
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MovieReview 'Ladder49'hardlymanagestosmolderwithtritepandering By SteveKaliski tackles a childish daydreaminsteadof a real Senior Staff writer person.Protagonist Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix),theearnestIrish-Americaneveryman Iwonder what "Ladder 49" is about.Is it wholoveshis job,his family,andhis country, about raging flames and explosive sound ef- offersnomoreinsightinto trueheroismthana fects?IsitaboutJohnTravoltagracefullyshy- Lego fireman. ingawayfrom thepublicspotlight witharole Ifgiven adescription ofboththischaracter so undemanding that his fellow performers and thefirsttenminutesofthemovie,any five actually simply refer to his character as "the year-oldin America couldpredict this plot's captain?"Oris itaboutHollywoodcashing in square and conventional course to the finest twoyearstoolate onthe waningfervorofpost- detail. 9/11patriotism? If you don'tbelieve me,I'll giveyou the Iask thesequestionsbecauseIknow beyond summary andyoucanplay "GuesstheReally a doubt that "Ladder 49" is not about PredictableOutcome!"onyourown.Morrison, firefighters.Ifit were,then the movie would a devoted search-and-rescue fireman, finds notresembleacarboncopyofathousandother himselfinabitofa fix whilebattlingflamesin films notabout firefighters.Futilelyminingthe atoweringinferno.Ashestruggles tofighthis long-barrenconcept of the perfect American way tosafety,he flashes back to his whole- hero, "Ladder 49" dishonors its supposedly some, humble beginnings as an American reveredsubjectsby turningfiremenintovapid firefighter. figureheadsforheavy-handedHollywoodpro- ThecityassignshimtoLadder49.Hemeets paganda. theboys.CaptainMike Kennedy(Travolta)is "Ladder 49," a completely fictional and arealneatguy.Morrisonfightsfires.Hemeets ■«fi.v»/««."»i derivative film, religiously adheres to a text- agirl in thesupermarketandfallsinlove.He Trying to put out a fire, this moviefalls to save Itself. book that can only succeed for true stories. fights fires.He getsmarried andhaskids.He understand or doesn't appreciatethe burden recognizedin first grade? Why can't Holly- Director Jay Russellsets out todeifyhiscen- fightsfires.Hedreamsofbeingthebesthecan Russellexpects him to carry. "Ladder 49"is woodgiveusarealmovie about firefighters? tralcharacter withthe sameintensityandear- be.Hefights fires.Etcetera,etcetera,etcetera. sopompous— thatPhoenixdoesn'tmerelyplay And why doesn't "Ladder 49" have a single nestness appliedto movies such as "The Per- Phoenix, whois more effective as a whiny ahero he plays heroismitself. Dalmatian ridingshotgun? fect Storm" and"A Beautiful Mind." supporting actor("Gladiator") than asan un- TocallMorrison's fellow firefighters "one P.S.Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifJohnTravolta Theproblem,however,is that "Ladder 49" derstatedlead("TheVillage"),eitherdoesn't dimensional" would be to give the script too hasnorecollectionofstarringin"Ladder 49." much of a compliment. Screenwriter Lewis The former has-been of 70s disco films has Colickdevelopsthesecharacterssopoorlythat recreatedhimselfasthehas-beenof90saction I* *EL iA f 4 I'mnotevensureiftheyhaveonedimension. films,and Mike Kennedyis the perfect has- W V«^fl Bp % kjmI Lenny(RobertPatrick)vaguelyresembles"the beenrole. KjV jerk,"buthismeannessneverextendsbeyond Ifhischoice to giveanIrishBaltimorean a By <*& I coldstaresandtoomany drinks."Therookie" Southern accentis any indication,Travolta's (JayHernandez)hasthepotentialtobringsome heartis withhis paycheckinsteadofhiscraft. ■ ■Ml i .^li Ki^HB^J ■. ./. # edgeinto thefirehouse,butheessentially dis- Thenagain, maybe that's a goodthing, since appearsafter his introduction. thelasttruelaboroflovehegaveuswas"Battle- Thisisashame,because"Ladder49"comes field Earth." alive,albeit traditionally, when the interplay between the firemenis atitsrowdiest. Therestof thefilmspeaksintonesthat can only express themselves through abrasive music,clichedwriting,andanoffensivelysim- plisticnotionof whatitmeans tobeahero in America.' 1 mnotgivingtoomuchawaybysayingthat "Ladder49"closes witharidiculousmontage offiremen goingabout theirdaily lives.They slidedown the-poles, weave through thecity streets,rescuekittens from treetops, and,of course, fight fires.Is there anythingmore to thesementhanthesetriteimageswecouldhave Rating: Fire-fighters follow predictabeplot. *i/2. Herdinghipcats:tripto Ashevilleconcertachaoticsuccess By Andy Martin of thebestbands ontheplanet. What follows ative writing exercise. torium is abitinfuriating. StaffWriter isafirsthand accountoftheevening,butImust Then,ofcourse, there was always conver- We were soon loosed upon the streets of offer this disclaimer:this is the tipof the ice- sation,that old,awkwardstandby.Asfor mu- Asheville.Asanyonewhohasevertriedtokeep It's3:45p.m.ontheafternoonofSeptember berg,folks.Thereare thingsthathappenedon sicalselections,onlyon aWALT trip would agroupofthirty-threecollegekids togetherIn 24, 2004. I'm standing on the hood of a that trip that mustneverbespoken of. thecar squeal withgleeat thefirst sounds of thecoolestcityinthestatecanattest,it wasnot Davidson CollegeFord Excursion,arms out- Ifnothingelse,thetripwascozy.Oneneedn't indiebandNeutralMilkHotel'sobscurefuzz- easybeingtheself-appointedmomof the trip. stretchedlike abeardless Moses,surrounded be a math major to work out that 33 people folk classic "Inthe Aeroplaneover the Sea" Wemade somechaoticattemptsat tryingtoall by a cross-section of Davidson hipster-dom dividedbetweenfourmotorvehiclesequalsout thewaypreteensdo when"Yeah"comesonat go to dinner together,but it quickly became sweatingin the sun. We'regoing around the toroughly 8.25peoplepercar.Thus,9ineach theirhomecoming dance. obviousthattheonlyrestaurantthatcouldseat circle,saying everybody'snames in what Excursion (filledto capacity), six inBoyle's Wemade it to Ashevilte without incident,— such acrowd was the Western Sizzler a few seems tobeshapingupasnotmuchmore than Lexus.Everyonefoundtheirownwaysofpass- despitesomefaultyMapquestdirections the exits back, andno takers forthat one. anexerciseinfutility:everyoneknowsevery- ingthetime:somestudied,someslept,acouple factthatthereisaThomas WolfeRoad,aTho- Soweendedupgoingourownseparateways oneelsebutme.AndIhaveabsolutelynoidea of peopleinmy vehicle did this bizarre cre- mas WolfeStreet,andaThomasWolfeAudi- fordinner:theunadventurous toMellow Mush- what the hellI'mgetting into. room, thehealth-conscious to the Laughing This weekin the Arts andLiving section, Seed Vegetarianrestaurant (where the soap amongotherpiecesofquality studentjournal- dispensersinthebathroomremindyouthatyour ism,you'11findamoviereviewandafirsthand everyact ofmicturitioniskillingtheenviron- accountof anight down onPatterson Court. ment),and the apotheosis ofcool to Subway. I'dthinkitsafe tosay thattheArtsandLiving Theselectionoflimited-time specialtybreads sectioncaresaboutyour Friday nights.Well, wasdelightful. it'stoolate togonow,butacoupleFridaysago And then we saw the show.How was it? WALTradiosponsoredashuttle to the Wilco Incredible.Ecstatic'.Awe-inspiring.Atleastfor show inAsheville,North Carolina. thoseofusinsectionOR;thoseinthebalcony Thirty-threeofuspackedourselvesintothree section weren'tasglowingin their praise.Of DavidsonExcursionsandasingleSUV(whose course,it was Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy folddown seats accommodated six of us in himselfwhosang,"I'vealwaysbeendistant..." stylishcomfort),drove twohours throughre- Whatelsecanbesaid?Coollights.Great songs. V 'Si i i splendentNorthCarolinascenery,andsawone But theRaleighset-list was better. The bandas they hang outinsideof thetrailer. - The Davidsonian ARTS & LIVING Wednesday,October 6,2004 7 Arerelationshipsworththetrouble? ByEmily Wilson, Gentile, Steven Kate Public Enemy rewroteBuffalo Springfield's" Williams, KirstenTalley,and KimNewton 1966 song "For What it's Worth. The new StudentHealthAdvisors version was entitled "HeGotGame" and ad- dressedhow weassess what itis wedo. Thequandaryofthecollegiate"hook-up"is "It might feel good as nebulousasitisubiquitous. Morefrequent It might sound a little somethin' on weekends and after alcohol consumption, But d@#* thegameifitdon't mean nothin less applicable to real relationships; ask any Whatis game who gotgame twopeople,andyouwilllikely finddifferences Where's the gameinlife behind thegame inboththeirobjectivedefinition,andtheirsub- behind thegame jective perceptionand personal history of Igotgame "hookingup." She's gotgame When asked about "hookingup," one stu- We got game dentemphasizedthat thepractice isemotion- They gotgame allyeconomical. "Idon'thaveto know aper- He got game son, to have a good time with them, andI'm Itmight feelgood not expected to keepin touch forever,after- Or sound a little somethin' wards." Anotherreferredto thenearlyanony-* Butf#%* thegameifitain'tsayingnothin'" mouscollege"hook-up"as a"goodwayaway ■■ ■/ pi* «m ul togetasswithout attachment,butonlybecause TXh/UtJ.B.U0loete Lecture Davidsonstudentsparty hard on The Court. therelationshipisn'tworthbeingattachedto." Many see these short-termphysical attach- o*, ments as ahappy medium between involved Oct.i3at y-f.vH,. i*. WeekendWarriors and relationships and sexual frustration. The JZDOVU., T>Y.Joh\**Ru&h anomaly canconsistofanythingfrom talking, IsprcscK-tlkv^ the lecture, to touching, tointercourse. Hook upsusually MidtermSurvivors occur duringtheweehoursof themorning,and which focuses dpistudent end whenonepersonembarks on theominous By hitch, depression.The lecture KatieHunter went off without a except for the acci- "walkofshame" (ormarchofconquest;again, trigger the class. Staff Writer dental of thefirealarmearlyon in the wehave anambiguous term opentointerpre- wasstarted by set alarm," evening."Thefogmachine off the tation)back tohisorherroom. While serious Jo, i*> orderto "What are you doing tonight?" Duringthe laughs ElizabethBerndt '07,"so weall had to of emotional attachmentisnotusuallyat theheart covwvjerate a class week, mostDavidson students could answer evacuate thebuilding."Fortunately,thislittle ofthematter,couplescan form afterapattern. -fellow thatquestion withastandardresponse,usually mishap didn'tstop thepartyforlong.Thecrowd Now, to add another ambiguous piece of kvente who covw,vu,itted inreference tomultiplesports,extracurricular continued to get down to Material Girlbeats lingo tothisarticle: whatis"game?" It's slang suicide. T>r. Rx-tshIs a activities,orpilesofhomework on theirdesks. and swirlingdisco lights until2 a.m. definition is often closely correlated to one's vw&vwtoer the When the weekend rolls around,however, Some people wouldrather leave the danc- ability anddesiretohookup. Because students of fsychiatry don't expect their attitudes to change. Like ing to the professionals. This past Saturday, onasmallcollegecampuslack anonymity,the de^artv^ei^t at the Uyuver- everythingelse,Davidson students take their StepAfrika! tookthestageintheDukeFamily "dated" concept of theone-night-stand is no fun,and weekend time, very seriously. PerformanceCenterfor aperformancefeatur- slty ofTfcxassouthwest- longer viable. ivs, "During the week, Iwork hard, so on the ing tap,modern, freestyle, step, and native In one conversation witha peer,itbecame ernMedicalctvJter weekendsIpartyhard,"declaresBiancaGuinn South African dances. evident that we stillplay "the game,"but that V>al\AAS. lev COvyUtKCtioifi*, '08.Manypeoplesharehersentiments,choos- theruleshavechanged."Youarestilljudged," there will be a ov^ ingtoletloosebyforgettingaboutthatupcom- saidthe student,"itisjustthat now,youdon't booth ing test or term paperfor acouple ofnights. The fun can't know how youarebeing judged." depression awarev^ess l*v What didpeopledofor that lasthurrahbe- . Perhaps the ambivalence of the hook up the t/Uvlopw duriv^Qthe fore fallbreak? last forever, protects itsparticipants;perhapsit sensation- Theanswers varyasmuchas thepersonali- alizes thesameoldstory.In1998musicalgroup day to aet&wer <\utstioi^&. ties on campus,ranging from a quiet night though, which watchingmovies in Chambers to a German "Oktoberfest"inone seniorapartment.Stewart many students Knight'08 was lucky enough toscore tickets to the Allman Brothers and Lynrd Skynrd realize with the Concert on Saturday night. "Friday was my birthday," says Knight, "so my sister and dawn of Sunday friends came down from Charlottesville to attend the show withme." morning.' Plentyofarrests weremadethis weekendas well,butallinthespiritofgood,cleanfun.The womenofRuskinvitedallmembersandfresh- Jeanelle Perry '05, who attended a Step menladies to"cuff'emandruff 'em"for their Afrika!performanceatUNCCharlottemonths annual semi-formal, the first one held by an ago,wasthrilledwhenshefoundouttheWash- eatinghousesofar this year.Ladieswereasked ington, D.C.based troupe was coming to toescort thedateoftheirchoice,ortojustshow Davidson. "The variety of dance pieces was upfor agoodtime at thePoliceman's Brawl. impressive,"statedPerry,"especiallybecause Thoughcaution tapedecorated thecolumns itwas averydifferent show thantheoneIsaw outsideof Rusk,afew freshmen womensaid atUNCC." Kirsten Talley 05Kim Newton 05, Steven Gentile 06, Emily Wilson theonly thingthey worriedabout was "mak- "Ievengot to goup on stage andstep my- '05,and Kate Williams '06arethis year'shealth advisors. ingsurenoonespilledanythingonourdresses." self,"Perrysaysexcitedly."It wasagreatway Feltlikeyouneededa"holiday"fromstudy- to getmymindoff of school and work." ingfor midterms this weekend? Judgingfrom The fun can't last forever, though, which @ Lake the massesof black-lace-and-pearlclad girls many students realize withthe dawn ofSun- Sushi The who descendedonWarner Hallthis pastSat- day morning.Some students useSundays for (704) 987-8080 www.sushiatthelake.com urday, manypeople did. reflection,attending churchservicesasa way , The eating house featured its annual to refreshtheirmindsfor theupcoming week. uibflchi GrillSpftc MadonnaromaPartythatnight,oneofthemost With the prospect ofmidterms looming, this 8*^*1 crowdedcourt functionsofthe year.Theparty idea seemed to resonate withmany students. Perry, whoattended University Park Baptist Meal■t 1 Church'smorningandcommunionserviceson Qr Sunday,claimed thatthis time alsohelpedher lJMbK "deal withstress"andconcentrateon spiritu- Got Art? ality. The workload might seem overbearing on Sunday evenings,but most students possess Want to writefor few regretsabout their weekend experiences. Thesignononefreshmandorm'sdoorinThird AoL, contact Belk seems to sum itup withthis motto. "Workinghardmightpayofflater,butpro- 10* Off with SchoolIF sarobinson or crastination always paysoffrightnow." Monday-Friday 2pm-6pm WithFallBreakaroundthecorner,onehopes/ anmartin. that students will find the time to make it Saturday 11:30a«-?p* throughthemadness toenjoyawell-deserved break. 6, 8 The Davidsonian Humor Wednesday, October 2004
Kiwi boughtin Union Caft SEE MIES I i ■ m m Hw.WffB i n ■ ■■■■ THEUBI ORTAYOWLUBERTAS DAVIDSON'S NEWS FOLLOWER Professor caught posing as new hire spices up the Banned from al- blog cohol, student on freshman Union Cafe Sub-Free Thissummer, faced withthedaunt- uget a futon tohavepeopleoveron, ingtaskoftheirapproachingfirstyear anddon'tget themini-fridge!Its a studentsstart ofcollege,DavidsonCollegefreshmen rip! Who's livingon3rdBelk? That Somemayhavenoticedthechanges created a community on the wasmyhalllastyear,andweowned in theUnionCaferecentlyinresponse abusing e-mail LiveJournalwebsite.Intheircommu- every!inflickerball!BTW, defcome to flaggingrevenue.Most visible,is the nity, the incomingfirst yearstudents hangoutatAkers afterschoolsstarts! additionof anewmanagerandanew SEEP1IE4 coulddiscuss theirfeelingsaboutthe AnyoneseeOldSchool?'Ringthebell chefstaff.Aspartofhis three-pronged upcoming year,andaskfor adviceon Blue!'" strategytoimprovethe Cafe, thenew Davidson topics. AccordingtoBlanton,nostudents manager,Ross Younger,has already Aswithany anonymousforumthere suspectedthat he was not who he addeddailypastaspecials,amore Sukkah on is alwaysthe possibilityof misrepre- claimedtobe."AllIreallyneededto diversefruit selection,anda newline shown sentation, andthisopportunitywas dowasknowsomeDaveMatthews ofthemedhamburgers. Thefinal usedbyProfessorR.J. Blantohtohelp lyricsandtalkabout 'NapoleonDy- pronginthe strategy,however,was tour incomingfreshmenconfrontedwith namite.'Iplannedtocomplainabout justimplementedlast weekwhen SEEPMEI theprospect ofleavinghomefor the allmy workandsay IwishIhad DiningServiceshiredFrankMcDonald firsttime.Blanton,a JamesF.Winston joinedafrat,butitturnedout Ididn't toserveasthe Cafe'snewteppanyaki needthatmuchconversationmate- chef. ProfessorofPsychologyfor thelast D/: /?. J. Bluntim aspostedonhis rial," Blanton explained."People Thenewhibachiislocatedinplace sevenyears atDavidson,hadbeen personal posting entries on the Davidson website. from the community completely oftheoldOvensectionafteritwas new student LiveJournalCommunity.However, bought mypseudonym,eventhose closeddowndue toitslacklustersales. ratherthanexposinghis trueidentity, class.I'malittlesketchedout." students whoaremembers ofthe AccordingtoMcDonald,"We were directory latestin Blantonpostedpretendingtobeasopho- "Blansteri285" alsorepliedtoseveral classof'07andknewtherewasnoPierre seeking somethingtoseparateus from moreFrench majornamedPierre.He otherposts,informingstudentsof how intheir class." thecompetition.Everyone'sboredof stalking usedthepseudonymof"blantsteri28s" theself-scheduledfinal examprocess It wasnotuntilafter the first weekof thesame oldWildcatBurgers,Chicken tobeginadialoguewithElizabeth,Majors went, explainingthe ins-and-outsof school thatanyonediscoveredhistrue BabyBlue,andBistroBeefSandwiches. '(>8, whose nickname was flickerball,andtellingpeopletojointhe identity.Thedeceptioncametolightaf- Plus,Igavemycrew failingmarkson technology "thirdbelk4life." Dr.Blantonfirst en- psychologyclub forwhichhe obviously teracurioussophomoreloggedBlanton's presentation,andIthink thatFrank SEE HEIgagedElizabethwitharesponsetoher didnot disclosethatheservedas thefac- I.P.addressafterdiscovering thatthere shouldhelpusimproveimmenselyin r questionaboutthe renovationsto the ultyadvisor. wasnoPierreinSAE,the fraternitythat thatrealm." Belk dormitory. After thisinitialpost, Blanton'spostsconsistedof amix of heclaimedtobelongto,andthenposting Alreadyafteroneweek,thenew theyhadseveralmoreconversations. adviceforincomingfreshmenandrefer- blantsteri285's trueidentityonthe web teppanyaki chefseems tobeahuge The subjects of these conversations ences topopularculture,allunder the log.By thatpoint,noone wasusingthe success. Mostvisibly,atsixo'clock,the Homecoming ranged fromthe qualityofCommons guiseofarisingsophomorestudent"Hey LiveJournalcommunityanymore,soDr. UnionCafe is alreadypackedtowatch foodtosuggestionsof whichclasses to yall! A/S/Lcheck! My nameis Pierre, Blantonavoidedany kindofpublicblog McDonaldperformhismostpopular perfect take. "He toldmeIshouldsignup for andI'm fromAtlanta. Any otherA-town humiliation. stunt, inwhichhepoursalarge Psych 101withDr.Blanton," reported folkout there?ATLbaby! Letme tellua Still,Blantonclaimedtobeextremely quantityof oilonto thegrill andsets it SEE THE t2 Elizabeth. "AtthetimeIreallythought bitabout Davidson. First there's the embarrassedbyhispublicunmasking."I ablazeintoaremarkablefireball.It he was a sophomore French major FreshmenOlympics, whichthis yearis can't evenlookat the freshmeninmy alsoservestodisinfectthesurfaceof namedPierre, butnow thatIknowhe calledBakerNite,butthat'sreallyjustan Psych101class withastraightface any- thehibachi. wastrying togetme tosignup for his excusetogiveyouaswimtest! Makesure more.Ijust feellikesuch asketchball." While waitingforanorderof hibachi steak,JoshStevens'06 commented, "Thechefs flamboyantpersonalityand flashygrillingstylemakesthe timeyou Inquest launched into Laundry Seruice misdeeds spendwaitingfor the foodflyby." For example,whenJoshorderedthe Operationsat theLulaBellHouston increasedexpen- gerof expendituresandprofits that vegetableside,"thecheftook the Laundryhavebeen suspendedindefi- dituresbyan av- statedthat thelaundryserviceshould onions,stacked themup,andmadethe nitelyinorderforinvestigatorstolaunch erage ofthirteer havebeenunable topayits own ex- flamingvolcanothingout of it." aninquestintoallegedillegalactionson percent. While pensesthroughoutthelastfiveyears.He Situational humoris alsoa forteof thepartof someemployees.Initialre- contentabout no 2$aatjaiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal went tostudentservices bookkeeper thenewchef.Accordingtostudents, portsstatethatmembersofthelaundry havingtocutintc WandaMaeHarperabouttheinconsis- McDonald addsaninteractiveelement teamhavebeensellingstudents'cloth- theathleticbud- tenciesbetweenthisledgerandthean-~ toorderingfood.Diane Russell'08 ing oneBayfor atleastfive years.Ac- get for laundn nual fiscal statementsbythelaundry reported,"Iordered theshrimpand cordingtosources,almosteveryitemof related costs service.Harper,afterlisteningtohim steakcombinationplate.Whilehe was clothing "lost"by students orleft too many on tin describein detailhow thereseemedto preparingthe shrimp,hestuckhis longintheDormitorylaundry rooms boardwerecuri bealargeinfluxofmoneycoveringthe knifeinthe tail, wiggleditaround,ami overthepastfiveyears hasbeenspecifi- ous about hov serviceuptoandbeyonddiebreak-even said'Flipper.' Iburstoutinlaughter, callytakenfromthelaundry forthepur- thelaundrycoulc point,confessedthatshehadforgedthe butthat waspreciselywhathe wanted, poseofresale. remainsolvent annualreportstohidetheillegalsaleof because as soonasmymouthopened, Davidsonhaslongbeenrenownedfor given the higl socks,undershirts,andevenshirtsand he tossedashrimp tail'initusinghis itslaundryservice,whichisincludedin rate of laundn pantsfor fiveyears. spatula." each student's tuition.During the turnover andthi Harperstated,"Ithoughtitwasjusta MaryClark'06 alsofindsthat College'sbudgetdiscussionthispastfall, costs of employ temporarywaytogivethelaundryroom McDonald improvesherUnionCafe thesubject ofthelaundryservice'sbud- ment, supplies Police wereseencarrying bundles ofsocks through aboost backtobreakingeven.[Ander- experience."Eventhoughittakes get cameup.Over thepast fouryears, power, equip this door son] promised me it would never longertogetmyfood,itseemsshorter thelaundry'sbudgethas remainedcon- ment,andfacilit progressbeyondsocks...1hadnoideait becauseI'malwayslaughingand stant,whileeveryotherdepartmenthas maintenance. wouldgothisfarwithus takingLacoste havingagoodtime,Hedoesthis trick AftermanagerJuneAndersonfailedto Andersonwithquestionsaboutthefiscal shirtsandDieselJeans."Theconspiracy wherehe takesanegg,rollsitonhis respondtoHeadof BusinessservicesJo- managementofthelaundryservice.Ac- apparentlyextendsthroughmanyonthe spatula,andpronouncesit an'eggroll.' sephHamilton'smanymeetingrequests, cordingtoHamilton,"She wasuncoop- staff.Anyparticipantshowinghesitation Ifindthatjokeslikethesemakemy WEYiWL hedecidedtoseeherinpersoninorderto erative,giving far toomanyvague facts oruncertaintyhassuffered anunfortu- diningexperiencemuchmorefulfilling. 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KobeJapanese in Students withstory suggestionsor Steakhouse interested inwritingshouldcontact the thatsoundedlikeanoathofsilenceto hand and hurried meout the door." Harperis confident inhersafetyas a Mooresville,NorthCarolinaas an editor at brpuvts4djividson.edu Anderson after they received their since thatthecloset keywitnessforthecaseagainstAnderson, hisoutstanding Note:Ifyouhaven'tbeenlivinginRichardson Hamiltonhas stated associatechef.For Hall for thepastsix months,thenyoushould money. wasfullof socksand undershirts,some hutstillhasinsisteduponhavingacam- work,hewaspromotedtochef in2001, knowthat Hm Yowl Ifasatirical supplement numbers, toIke Davldsonian Hence, no
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By RichardConnolly following exchange occurred in the locker infrontof Watson sonamed for it'sabrasive Staff Columnist roombefore anearly-morning gamelast sea- surface and bumpy ground. This amountof son: enthusiasmhas continued,andnow wehave Our academic journeytowards nextspring "Hasanyone seen Josh?" 'teeeeamdinner' in Commons onThursday has only reached the endof the first quarter, "Yeah, Iwas up until 7a.m. with after practice.We takeup 90 percent of the but club sports aredecidedlyin full-bloom. him...Actually, Ipassedoutinhisbed." outside tables and drink allthe PowerAde. I'mnot sure what inflated statistic the ad- This isnot to sayeveryone whoplaysclub but we are the creators of thedesert waffle, missionsoffice tellsperspectivestudents,but sports acts like this,just that such incidents a phenomenon Idare not discuss in such a a large majority of the student bodyactively occur. public forum." i competes foroneormoreclub teams.Indeed, Inaneffort to getstoriesandopinions from You see..1may be a poor columnist,but findingpractice timeonacampus withseem- otherclub athletes,Iemailedevery singleclub I'm a top-notch investigative journalist. ingly endless expansesofgrass is cut-throat. president asking for afunny scenario or sim- Mystery of thePowerAde drinkers: solved. This lack of field space and eagerness to plyashort anecdote capturing theessence of And now, another gem from the roller play, though, shouldn't surprise anyone.Af- clubsports.Twopeopleresponded— oneisthe hockey team,as toldby yours truly. The Week Ahead ter all,club sports are the ultimate Joe Col- student who runsclub sports, and the other a Sundaynightat 6p.m.Davidsonfacedoff | Ilege activity. You practice when you want, teammate.This coming only days after half againstWesternCarolinaUniversity.During showuptogamesif youfeellikeitandnever the damn school participated in that email the firstperiod there were a few penalties, have to pass any sort offitness test. It's like chain. Idon't get it. Anyway,a little some- all onWestern,andneither theWestern fans having spring break withouthangovers, po- thing from the Davidson Ultimate Frisbee nor theplayersresponded welltothesecalls. liceoryour conscience. Folks/Foxes: The refs were taking more abuse than While the varsity athletes abuse theirbod- "I suppose ifIwere to paint apicture of Michael Moore atan NRAcookout. ies inBaker tossing45-poundplates upclub DUFF that's fit to print,Iwouldhave tode- Duringthesecondperiod,aWesternplayer athletes areafforded theopportunity toabuse scribethefirst 'unofficial gatheringof friends,' was ejectedfor headbutting. Youread that theirbodies on Patterson Court throwing12- where 66 people gatheredon the WHAP-an correctly:headbutting. This setin motiona ounces down.And so,itcame asno surprise acronymfor'Watson HallAstroturfandPrai- see Connolly,page 75 toanyone on theroller hockey teamwhenthe rieDogFarm'(theDFissilent)-thelawnspace
ByNathanBradshaw Lynch who bares his teeth and charges in to NHL games, or at thechanges inNBA rules Staff Writer make atackle.But whatmakesmeappreciate that allow for more individual slamdunking, these two specifically more than others who mouthing-off play. Hockey is more than a Anyone who has ever played on a YMCA give the same effort is that they will genu- bunch of idiots deciding to beat each other team,orparticipatedinany— kindof youthsport,— inely laugh and smile in the dugout and on overthehead.Thegameisalwaysbiggerthan remembers the firstrule often theonlyrule the sideline, not just occasionally, but every theindividual player.It seems that those who that matters:Have fun. game. They still show some of that sense of supportstriking toextortmoremoney for their Clearly, professional athletes either never wonder and appreciation for the game they talents justdonotunderstand that. played rec league sports, or they forgot rule play. What happenedto thedays whentheOlym- number onea longtimeago.Evidence abounds: Ofcourse,Imust turn right around andre- pics were limited to amateur athletes? When steroids, fights ingames, exorbitant contracts, member thatIwouldsmile,too,ifIwerepaid did we trade thejoy andadrenaline ofcollege and mostsimply thelack of asmileon almost what theyare toplayagame.UndertheNFL's kids for the arrogance and ego-stroking of a any player's face for most of the game. Ido $80.6 million salary cap, Lynchwas looking Maurice Greentaunting those behindhim? not mean the Rick Fox showboating smile or to negotiate a contract with Tampa for $4.1 Weare theathletes,coaches,andparents of the Manny Ramirez "adore me, my public" million this year and $5 million next year. tomorrow.Thecultureofprofessionalathlet- grin. Imeanan honest smilethat justsays that Jeter,ontheother hand,has asolid$18.6mil- ics isunfortunately what wehave asamodel, this man or woman is having fun,cares not a lion per year.In other words, with a year's butIimplore youall toremember whatmakes Wildcat game of bit for the score,andloves thegame. salary, Jeter could pay the full tuition of the thegamefun. Please donotbe theparentwho Thisis not tosay thatintensityandeffort are entire freshmanclass atDavidson. Yes,Itoo gets in afatal fightover little league hockey. the meek: out of place, or that tears at a tough loss are would smile.ButIwouldalsohave lost touch Pleaseremind yourselves,yourteammatesor unwarranted. Iadmire the type of determina- withthe reasonIfirst pickedup apig-skinor those whoplay foryou,andyourchildrenthat tion that aDerek Jeter displays when he flips aglove. fun is not the Socceratanr Stadium: important thing,but the only Alnani into the stands for a fly ball. Ilove the John Ido not, however, smile at the brawls in Men'sSoccer vs.UNC Greensboro thing. Toesday,October 12,7:00
Themen Finally make their first appearance inAlumni Stadium,anditcomes against conferencerivalUNCGreensboro,currently theNo. 2ranked teamin the nation.UNCG has alreadybeaten fourACC teamsin the early season,includingNormCarolinaand By AustinMercadante games, so the current scoring drought AlumnimeetSept.25th.Needless tosay,cur- WakeForest,and isundefeated fortheyear. Senior Staff Writer shouldn't be a permanent problem for the rent swimmers dominated CannonNatatorium Davidson,meanwhile,willlook tobuild team.Still,there iscausefor concern onboth (that's the swimming pool), withseniors and some momentuminthe SouthernConference McKillopville ID ends of thefield. freshmen dominating the scorecard.Megan after adisappointing3-1loss toCollegeof 2004McKillopville wasinfull forcethispast Perez '05, Trisha Blackwell '05, Jenny Charlestontoopentheir SoConslate. Mondaynight asstudents camped outinBelk Rookie repeat Hoekstra '05, and Melissa Marque/. '05 all Athletic Centertickets to this year'sDavidson/ KayliMaxwell '08 was named Rookie of posted victories for the women's team.Fiete Dukegame at theCharlotte Coliseum.Tickets the Week in theNorthernPacific Conference Stegger '08, Jonathan Smith '08, Vincent wentonsale at7:30 a.m.Tuesday morning,but forthesecondstraight week.Maxwellscored Nardone '08,and JoshPappas '08 wonraces one studentactuallybegancampingfor thetick- five goals in the team's 11-2 victory over for the men's squad. etsonSunday night,determined tobe thefirst Catawba on Sept. 21st, and she has scored inline.Needless tosay,hehadnothing toworry eightgoalsand has atotalof18 pointsfor the Tennis tune-up Outside the Den: about,astherestof theMcKillopvilleresidents season. Men's tennishosted theDavidson/JimCau- MLBPlayoffBaseball didn't begin arriving until Monday afternoon. seyMen's Tennis Fall Classic against SoCon Minnesota vs.NewYork Intotal,36peopleoccupiedMcKillopville for Sameoldstory rivals Appalachian State, UNC-Greensboro, Wednesday,October 6,7:00,ESPN the night,battling the suddenlycold tempera- Men's soccer continued its second-half andTheCitadel,and Davidson won 11of 12 tures with sleepingbags, textbooks and a few struggleson Wednesday,givingupfour goals doubles matches in the tournament. Three Twinsace Johan Santanablanked the guitars. Wildcat coaches greetedthe residents after intermission to visiting South Carolina players,Russ Burns '05, Jay Chitty '07 and Yankees 2-0onTuesday nightin Yankee in themorning withboxesoffreshdoughnuts. after takinga1-0 leadinto the locker room. Flav Simihaian '08, were a perfect 3-0 in Stadium togivetheTwins a1-0series lead singles matches. The women were also im- inthe best-of-five ALDS,andMinnesota Soccer slide Allgrownup? pressive in the Wake Forest Invitational this willbe lookingtotakea commanding 2-0 Women's soccerstarted theseason well,win- Volleyball certainly has started turning past weekend. leadintheseriesbefore headingback home ningfiveof thefirsteightgames.However, the things around. After opening the gates at 2- for twogamesin the Metrodome.Brad past weekhasbrought threelossesandnogoals 12, the 'Cats have won four outof theirlast SoConstandard-bearer Radke, who was 11-8 with a3.48 this for Davidson, compared with 13 for their op- five to improve to 6-13. The offense has Kelly Fillnow '05 was named the SoCon season,willtake the hillagainst Jon Lieber. ponents. Granted, one of those games was struggledat times,butDavidson is 6-0 when athleteof the month for women'scrosscoun- whois beingforcedintodutydespite a4.33 against No. 18 Duke, who put up eight goals itsposts an attack percentageabove.200. try. Fillnow ran the fastest 5K in theconfer- ERA this season. onthe Wildcats,but alack ofoffensive execu- i ence at the time whenshe finishedin18:04 at tion makes any gamea struggle.Earlier in the Alumni humbled Wake Forest. She will be competing for the season, the Wildcats scored 11 goals in four Swimming opened its season with the tennis teamin thespring. The Davidsonian Sports Wednesday, October 6,2004 13 2004 Major League Baseball Playoff Preview National League AmericanLeague
V^ ▼ *3* / Vaunted offense willbringa championship to St.Louis ByBobby Demuro whichis abenchmark for anyplayoff-quality Staff Writer team.Set-up menJulianTavarez,SteveKline and Ray King have all blossomed in their This weekend was fullof playoffdramain roles.Closer JasonIsringhausenisamong the iff ... \ Major League Baseball,as both the final AL toughest to beatin the ninth inning. and NL spots were wrapped upin the final IntheAmericanLeague,allfourteams seem days of the2004 regular season. tobecomingin withdefinite questions marks. On Saturday the Cubs were statistically The Yankees have had evident pitching eliminatedfromplayoffcontention withaloss questions all year. Can Jon Lieber be an ef- to theAtlanta Braves. That ended one of the fectiveplayoffstarter? Whatrole willTanyon worst weeks in recent memory,in which the Sturtze fill? Chipper andSmoltz werearound in'95 for the Braves' last World Braves and the spoiler Cincinnati Reds beat The Red Sox have bullpen issues: closer Series Championship, and they are hoping to lead the Braves again. theCubs time and timeagain. Keith Foulke does not throw effectively AlsoonSaturday,theGiants gaveup seven enoughtoclose down tightgamesconsistently. runs in the ninth inning to the NL West - Schilling,Wakefield andMartinez can turnin The Braves won't fail again Champion Dodgers and lost 7-3 to fall a great outings consistently,but whathappens By Wilson McCrory No one expectedthe Braves to evenbe in game behind the surprise Astros in the Wild after they leave?A shaky RedSox bullpenis Sportk Editor the playoffs this year,as Atlanta was picked Cardrace. Thenextday,theywerecompletely a bigquestion; CurtisLeskanic can nothold by most experts as no better thanthird inthe eliminated when theAstrosbeat theRockies close games at Yankee Stadium or the OnTuesday, ESPN.com unveiled who its NLEast,behinddefendingchampFloridaand 5-3 toclinch the WildCardbirth. Metrodome. 17 baseball analysts believed would be the big-spender Philadelphia. With cost-cutting IntheAL, the AngelsandA'sheadedinto a TheTwins seem to have the least number 2004 World Series Champs, and how many mandates from ownership, the Braves lost head-to-head weekend series tied atop the of problems coming in,but they are not the picked the Braves to win it all? Not a single Maddux,Sheffield,Lopez,Castilla,andMar- West, and the Anglesclinched their firstdivi- strongestcontender in thestill-deepALfield. one. quis, to name a few,from a year ago. Their sion title in 18 years after rallying for three Johan Santana has been fabulous, and Brad Nooneevenbothers to write the traditional esteemed replacements included J.D.Drew, runsin theeighthon Saturday. Radkehasresurrectedhiscareer.However,the "How will the Braves choke this year?" ar- Mark DeRosa, Johnny Estrada, Jaret Wright Ibelieve that St. Louis will represent the Twins don't have the solid lineup to make a ticle anymore. Instead, it just goes without and JohnTompson. National Leagueinthe WorldSeriesthis year. deeprun. saying that theBraves will find some wayto The Braves livedup to the doomsday pre- Theyhave anunbelievable coreofhitters,in- The Angels also have starting pitching is- wasteaway their postseason birth. dictions early as, as they looked like one of cluding Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, andJim sues;canJarrod Washburn,RamonOrtizand Still,every yearImanage to convincemy- the worst teams inbaseballin thefirsthalf of Edmonds, all three of whom are legitimate JohnLackey take them all the way?Luckily, self that the Braves will break their stringof theseason inlimping toa 37-40record at the MVPcandidates. the AngelsdohaveVladimir Guerrero,argu- postseasondisappointments, and finally pull end of June. But somewhere before the All Notonly that,but theyhaveoneof thebest ably the best player in baseball, as well as throughfortheirsecondringsince 1995.Each StarBreak,the Braves started toputittogether, startingrotationsinbaseball.Matt Morris,as GarrettAnderson,anunderratedDarin firstad, year it seems the line-up has been slightly and they endedup runningaway withyet an- usual,heads the group. Great seasons have asolid coreofinfielders,andagoodbullpen, tweaked for the better, and that the Braves otherNLEastcrown. alsobeen turned inby Woody Williams, vet- led by hurlers Scott Shields and Frankie havelearned frompast failure. And so they enter yet another October as eran journeyman Jeff Suppan and the rela- Rodriguez. Andevery year,Iwindup watching some- the same old story, yet they are not the same tivelyunknownChrisCarpenter,whoisin the Because of this,Ibelieve the Angels will oneelsecelebrate after thefinal out. teamthathascollapsedsomany timesbefore. hunt for the Cy YoungAward in the NL. Ja- wintheAmericanLeaguethisplayoff season, But yetagain, Itellyou that this year will The Braves nolongerhave future Hall-of- son Marquis has alsohad abreakout year for and meet the Cardinals in the World Series. be different,because this combination of Famers atthetopof theirrotation,butMaddux theCards this yearafter anunheralded career TheAngelsareagoodball club,buttheCards Braves is not the stagnant group of players andGlavinenever performedup to their abili- in Atlanta. will prove tobe toomuch thanks togreat per- that has driven their unprecedented string of tiesinthe postseason. Atlanta willride on the Also, the Cardinals have a deep bullpen, formances by Pujols,Edmonds, andRolen. divisiontitlesover thepast thirteen years. arms of former castaways looking to prove themselves inWright, who wentfrom theSan Diego trash pile to Atlanta ace, and Mike Hampton, whois 12-2 overhis last 16 starts. Who the staff thinks will win this year... The Braves offense is more balanced than everbefore, asAtlantano longerrelies onthe Division Series Pennant WorldSeries longball to score runs in spurts.The Braves hit 238 homers in 2003, as opposed to 178 WilsonMcCrory Braves over Astros Braves over Cardinals Braves this year, but those power hitters were shut - Cardinals over Dodgers AngelsoverYankees irBMtS^ ■ down by the likes of Kerry Wood andMark AngelsoverRedSox Prior intheplayoffs.Instead, theBravesnow
■ Yankees over Twins . ,,■"-. " .£ ■; ■ relyonslaphitterslikeEstrada,RafaelFurcal and Marcus Giles to keep runners on base Drew Brookie Astrosover Braves Cardinalsover Astros Red Sox |^S^L| throughout the game and keep the pressure Cardinals over Dodgers Red Sox over Yankees 7*5 2n onopposingpitchers. But the most important thing about this Yankees overTwins "^M!* Braves squadis thatitdoesn't takeits spotin theplayoff field for grantedlikeitspredeces- Richard Connolly AstrosoverBraves Cardinals over Astros Red Sox -ln£. sors.Insteadof a veteranteamthatknew the RedSox over Yankees J& seasonstartedinOctober,thisteamisabunch Red Soxover Angels '\jtfjl/' of guys that had to scrap to get toplay an- Yankeesover Twins '^|jpp' otherroundof games. And somewhere in the midst of that 162- StevenHalliday AstrosoverBraves CardinalsoverAstros Cardinals game schedule,theBraves hadtofind a team nab overDodgers YankeesoverRedSox ■k identity andcharacter that they never had to iover Angels 14B5 I |£, developinyearspast,characteristics that will Yankeesover Twins J^ come tobenefit them inthe tough situations B^^~^H they willinevitably facein thepostseason. BrttMerci over Astros BravesoverDodgers So while others may acknowledge the Bravesasmerelymaking their mandatory and lackluster showinginOctober baseball,this reallyis the team that canfinally winit all. 14 ThealAVIDSONIAN Sports Wednesday,October 6,2004 Dykstra leads young volleyball team justlike a veteran By MonicaJamouneau memberof theCalifornia ScholarshipFedera- NAUand Liberty Invitationals. tobe growing up,though, since the 'Cats are Staff Writer tion,astatewide organization thatrecognizes Dykstra's integral role on the teamas an 3-1over theirlastfourgames,andalso3-1in thosestudentswhohavedisplayedparticularly underclassmanisnotunique,however,asnine Southern Conference play. HailingfromManhattanBeach,California, impressive academic achievement. of theelevenplayersonthe current squadare Said Dykstra, "Our schedule prepared us sophomore setter Jenna Dykstra '07 islook- Last year, Dykstra was invaluable for either freshmenor sophomores. very well for conference play. We had three ing at this season as a perfect opportunity to the'Cats, starting every game and playing a "Last season the team was already estab- tough pre-conference tournaments that ex- make a name for herself while helpingher wide rangeof positions. Sheended the 2003 lished and as freshmen, we justfilled in the posedus togoodteamsfromallover thecoun- teamsucceed on the court. season with 317 kills,232 assists, and 293 gaps.This year the teamis new and the dy- try. We'vedefinitelygrownupalotsince then Much wasexpectedofDykstracominginto digs, a mark second only to Tamara Gallen namiciscompletelydifferent.Asayoungteam as a team,in terms of how we play and how Davidsonlast year,as shehada verysuccess- '05,andshehad three triple-doublesandseven wearedefinitelyouttoprovesomething," said we work togetherrather than asindividuals." ful high school career at Marymount inLos double-doubles. Dykstra. "I anticipate our team really clicking and Angeles. Dykstra led the Sailors to the Sun- After moving around the court last year, Dykstra has certainly had help from the coming togetherinthe nextcouple of weeks. shineLeague andStateChampionshipcrowns Dykstra waspenciledinas the setter this year newcomers too, as she says, "The freshman There is no team that is dominating in our inher senior year,and the teamfinished with toreplacedepartedcaptainNicole Tonelli '04, aredoing awesome. They are allfillingposi- conference,so everyonereally has a shot. 1 animpressive 34-4mark. andbecause of her successful freshman sea- tions thatthey donotnormally play,and they expect our team to take this opportunity by Outsideofhighschoolcompetition,Dykstra son,Dykstra was the lone Wildcat named to areall playingtheirroles well.Ithinkthatthey winningclose matches and establishing our- participated in the National Beach Champi- the preseasonAll-Conference team. are definitely contributing positively to the selves as a contender in the conference tour- onship as apart of the AAUJunior National Dykstrahas notdisappointedeither,as she team." nament," she said. VolleyballProgram in2003.Withher partner has certainly met the heavy expectationsin Asiscommon withyoungteams, however, And ilDykstra"s playisany indication,she Taylor Carico, also from Manhattan Beach, the early part of the season. In particular, the Wildcats have struggledin the early sea- will do everything shecan tosee thatpredic- Dykstra won the event in the women's Un- Dykstrahas been theleader of the Davidson son,andarecurrently 6-13.Theyouthappears tion becomes areality. der-21division. offense,leadingthe Wildcats with773 assists. Dykstra, however,is proof that Davidson In contrast, the next closest Wildcat has 19. islookingfor more than athletic skillfromits Dykstrahas alsoregistered 64killsandis tied student-athletes. Graduating from her high for secondbest on theteam witha.198 attack schoolmagnacumlaude,sheearnedadepart- percentage.As a result of her play, she has mental distinction in English and became a beennamed to theall-tournament teamsatthe Football drops game to top- rankedDayton on the road Stephen J. Halliday Following the score, the 'Cats forced the Staff Writer Flyers to puntafter three plays,and the Wild- cat recovered abad snap on fourth down at The football teamfell to 1-3 this week after theDayton30. Jones thencompletedatouch- another tough loss, this time to top-ranked 1 down pass to Schrandt, making the halftime AA mid-major Dayton. The 'Cats offense score35-20. looked good attimes despite playing without Dayton dominated the time-of-possession starting QB Damion White '05, but Dayton in the second half, however, and used three was dominant throughout the game on both scoringdrives to takea45-20lead with3:44. sidesof theball,rackingup 500 yardsof total Davidson responded with its only scoring offense andforcing two Davidson turnovers. drive of the half,whenJohn Leverett '05 ran The game started out with the teams ex- it in from 10 yards out for his 35th career changingtouchdown drives,butthe Wildcats touchdown,leavinghim just one point shy were down 7-6after failing toconvertonthe Davidson'scareer scoring record. extrapoint try. The Wildcat defense forced a For the game, Daytonracked up 340 total three-and-out on theensuingFlyerpossession, rushing yards anddominated the timeofpos- Dykstrahas 63kills so far, and leads the team inassists with 773. but Davidson fumbled the punt and Dayton session, holding the ball for nearly 40 min- recovered the loose ball in theend zone for utes. The 'Cats managed over 300 yards of their second score. totaloffense,including 119rushingyardsfrom On the first play after the kickoff, Beaux Leverett on just 19 carries, and 194 passing FieldHockey hangs with Jones '08 was unable to connect with Chris- yards fromJones inhis first careerstart.Rice tian Hunt '05 on a pitch, and Dayton again and Schrandthadgoodgamesreceiving,with UNC, recovered the football at the Wildcat three 89 and 91 yards respectively, and both had falls hard at Duke yard-line and ran in for a touchdown a few scoringcatches. By BrittMercadante playslater.TheFlyersthenquickly addedtwo Next week the 'Cats face Pioneer league determination." After the strong showingin Chapel Hill, more touchdowns to takea35-6lead with6:23 rivalJacksonville (0-4)inRichardsonStadium Staff Writer then traveled to Durham on remaining in secondquarter. in what willbeanimportant game for theteam. Davidson Sun- season, to Davidson was able to cut the lead before ThisistheDavidson's first gameagainst aPFL After a successful 2003 field day faceNo.5Duke.AgainsttheBlueDev- hockey easy just ils, however,the defense unable to the half, as Jones connected with Zach South opponent,and they need a win if they decided that an schedule was con- enoughtochallenge team explosiveDukeoffense that scored Schrandt '08ona55-yardcompletionand then want toremain in thehunt for thePFLSouth wouldn'tbe the this trolan 13 year. result,theWildcatshaveplayed goals in total. convertedona10yardtouchdownpasstoJake crown and a chance at the PFL Champion- Asa one The Davidson offense, the other hand, Rice '06 with1:08 toplay in thefirst period. ship. of themostdifficultnon-conference schedules on in thenation,includinggames this pastweek was unable tocreate anyopportunitiesagainst *^ againstnationalpowersUNC-ChapelHill and a stalwart Duke defense that has limited 11 j^"^^B *^H fc^*^ ff ■ h v^B^f^^B fM MELT'S §^? Duke. opponents this season tojustfivegoals over- Davidson traveled to ChapelHill this past all. Davidson managed just two shots to Tuesday to play the undefeated Tar Heels, Duke's 40. currentlyrankedNo.1intheNCAADivision Thompsonsaid,"[Theteam]cameout flat- Ipoll, but the 'Cats did not wilt against the footedright from the beginning.Thereis no "Eachentree a masterpiece..." strongNorthCarolinasquad. reasontoplay hesitanthockey.Dukeisa fan- Heidi Edidin, "The WanderingGourmet" TheTarHeels feature oneof the strongest tastic team,but Iknow we couldhavechal- FineWines"FullBar offenses in the nation,highlightedby first- lengedthem more." team Ail-American KelseyKeeran, but the Although field hockey has played two of Contemporary,FriendlyAtmosphere stingyDavidsondefenselimitedtheTarHeels' the topfive teams in the nationin one week, Reservations Accepted top three scorers toonegoal. theycannotrelaxtoomuch,as their nextgame Canyout North Carolina still dominated on the of- comes Oct. 10against American University, fensive end,as theyregistered70shotsinthe currentlyrankedninthintheNCAADivision FREE DELIVERY (mmpo} contest,butgoalkeeperSarahNolan'OS, who lpoll. head coach Lisa Thompson said "was out- TheWildcats thencomplete their fourgame " |^£| I I1 77 LUNCH HOURS standingin the cage,"made 19 saves tokeep road stint at Georgetown,before theyreturn id% I J Inn11:30-3:00 the Wildcatsin thegame. to Belk TurfField for three of their last four Although lost 4-0, result gamesof theseason. ~1mi the Wildcats the iidlisz^U **? n j against thetop-rankedteaminthecountry was Thompson is optimistic for the remainder encouraging for the 'Cats. Thompson season,as she has "aroster fullofstrong and 19906NCow Rd Cornelius Mon-Tt says,"[It] was the finest performanceof the determined women" who "will roll with the season. Weplayedasacomplete unit.We took punchesandgetback upstrongerthanwehave risks,and playedwithalotof confidence and ever been." Wednesday, 6, The Davidsonian Sports October 2004 15
from Men'sSoccer,page 76 from Connolly,page 12 first half]. Weplayed very well." Women's Soccer loses to chain of events Iwill still be talking about at Dejavu seemedtohitDavidson hard,how- cocktail parties in 30 years. First, Western's ever,asthechangeinhalfparalleledachange coach,who was maybe 20yearsold,stormed inplay. After playing an excellent brand of Asheville and Chattanooga off theice,but notbefore rifling hisclipboard soccer inthe firsthalf,Davidson was unable in no particular direction. Then someone's to match South Carolina's intensity and Picks up Southern lost our concentration and pretty much lost mother came on the ice. When was the last athleticismin the second period. first thegame. Wecamebackstronginthesecond timeyousaw amotherdisturb agame?Ithink Just three minutes into the second half, Conferenceloss this season half,butby thenit was toolate." Haskell felt Iwas nineand my teammatehadjust wethis South Carolina ripped home a shot to even ByMichaelTellis that the team was notplayingat their best in pants. the score at 1-1. TheGamecocks added what Staff Writer the game,saying "We weren't inpossession Shortly thereafter half of Western's team provedtobe thegame-winninggoaljustthree enough and the other team was able to capi- quit. Then their fans started climbing the minutes later. It wasa tough week for the women's soc- talizeon that." boards screaming obscenities,someof which— Asaresultof thebrutalsix minute stretch, cer team,astheWildcats lost athometoUNC- The 'Catsdefense does seemto have some I'dneverheard before. Certifiable lunatics the Wildcats found themselves fighting toget Asheville on Wednesday before falling to issues withmaintainingconcentration,as this yousimply cannotmake this kindof stuffup. back in the game rather than trying to main- Chattanooga at brand-new Alumni Stadium was the second gameinlittle over a week in Finally,therefs decided thatif thefive West- tain the lead. South Carolina later added two this weekend. which alapse of attentionhas cost Davidson ern players who didn't quit would play fair moreinsurance goalsand wonthegamehand- The 'Cats dominated the offensive end the game.The Wildcats allowed fourgoals in hockey thegamecouldcontinue. But then, a ily. against Asheville,as they out-shot the Bull- quick succession against Duke last week in Westernplayerinexplicably tore ofhis jersey "It'sa little problem for us," Spearadmit- dogs13-7,butapenaltykickindie71stminute the 8-0 lossinDurham. and skated around theice like a damn figure ted."When wegive up agoal die guys need byAsheville was enough to secure thegame The teamseems tobe workingontheir prob- skater. tostaypositive.Recently,after wegetonegoal forAshevilleandhandDavidsonits firsthome lems though,asKara Hawkesworth '07 says, Ah,yes, thesoap opera thatisclub sports. scored on us, it's been rolling into two or loss ofdieseason. "We have reviewed our tapes and are work- Andwith that,we'vereached ourwordlimit three." Davidson's defense was much-improved ingon our mistakes." for the week.Best ofluck to anyone withup- Thescorefails to representthematchaccu- from the0-8 loss to Duke, however,asSarah The 'Cats are also getting ready for their coming games. See you in the weight room. rately, however, as the Wildcats outshot the Hobart '05 tallied four saves and freshman bigmatch at home against Western Carolina Psych.... Gamecocks 20-11.Davidson's abysmal scor- defender NancyHaskell '08 made animpres- on Wednesday,andAshtonisoptimistic about ing percentageseems to be a trend early in sive defensive save to deny theBulldogs the the team's prospects,ashe says"We arehop- this season. Aside from a five goal outburst leadearly in the second half. Still,the effort ing to puton a strongdefensive performance JoinAmenta's #1Student Tour Operator against a weak Vanderbilt team earlier this was notenough for a win. and comeback strong anddo well." season,Davidsonhas scored just five total A disappointedHaskell says, "A few mis- The 'Cats will then travel Georgia South- goalsintheirother sevenmatches, asopposed takes intheback costusdearly.Wereallyhad ern onSaturday. Says Ashton,"Playing away to the 15 that they havesurrendered. thepotential to winthisone." Continuedhead inconference isalways tough but wehave to "Wehavehadsomegames this season,such coachGregAshton,"Iwasreally disappointed takeeach gameas itcomes." as San Francisco or Charleston, where we by the result of the game. We played well The teamhas notletthe three-game losing couldhave put the teams away," Spear said. enoughto win.But theytook thelead through streak affect itmuch,andisinsteadusingitas "I thinkif wecould getafewmoregoals then apenaltyand wewerenotable tocomeback." amotivation to do evenbetter in the upcom- wewould get ourconfidence going." The 'Cats then wentinto their SoCon game ing games.InHaskell's words"We arereally The Wildcats schedule fails to get any on Friday against Chattanoogahoping to ex- pumpedup. We need to do wellin each and easier, as they travel north on Saturday to tend their unbeaten streak in the Southern everygameleftinthe season,andhope to turn battle ACCpowerhouseVirginiabeforehost- Conference this season. our fortunes around." AsAshton says, "Our CoFro*!N*wNWm r^TTT^tfvttfNT ing undefeated Southern Conference rival Hobart putonavaliantdisplayon thenight, goalis toget to thetournament, whichmeans Coll lor group distoimh UNC Greensboro at Alumni stadium next tallying four saves, including one from the that we have to do wellin every game from Tuesday. penalty spot,but a three-goalburstlate inthe now on." Thematch againstUNCGiscrucial forthe firsthalf was toomuchfor the"Cats torecover Wildcat's season,as theycannotafford tofall from,andDavidson eventuallyfell 4-0 inthe to 0-2 in the conference. Davidson hopes to first gameever played atAlumni Stadium.. utilizetheircurrent ten-daylayoffasachance According to Ashton,"[Thegame] wasre- topractice andchangethemomentumintheir allydisappointingsinceitwas ourfirst SoCon
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After losing eleven of their first thirteengames, volleyball appears to be getting it together just in time for,conference play.Withthis week's wins,the 'Catshave wonthreeinarow andfour of thelast five,improving theirrecord to6-13 over- all and 3-1 in the SouthernConference. The successful week started last Tuesday as the Wildcats disposed of Gardner-Webb in three straight games. Liz Williamson '07 led the 'Cats with 17 kills in the women's IliillJifl WWmim H M If Yarn WxtlXTM victory,but therest of the week's wins wouldnotbenearlyas mm easy. wM OnThursday,EastTennessee State traveled to Davidson to face the 'CatsatBelk Arena.After losing thefirst two games of the matchontheirhome floor, the womencould have eas- ilybecome discouraged.However,they foughtback and won closethirdgame30-28. Said Williamsonof the team'searly a The young volleyballteam has dependedlargely on their group of freshman this year. play in the match, "[It] took a while to wake up." Building from the win of game three, the women won the final two winningtwo outof the three.Butagain, down two games to the Wildcats were 1-3 against conference rivals ETSU and games,securing the match 3-2 (28-30, 27-30, 30-28, 30-22, one going into the fourth game, something clicked for the Chattanoogaayearago.SaidGallenof the team's recentsuc- 15-9). women and they beat Chattanooga30-13 in the fourth game cess, "Definitely we're buildingour confidence...we're tired Williamson played a major role in the victory, with a ca- and then (5-12 in the fifth and deciding game. Williamson of losing." She continued, "I think that we're learningeach reer-high 25 kills.She washelpedbyKatiePierucci '08 who described the 30-13game as atime when the team "came to- other tendencies and forming confidence in one another." had 18 kills.Anchoringthe defense was TamaraGallon '05, gether,[in]oneof [our]bestgames." Williamson supportedthis idea saying, "I think everybody's who registered27 digs.She was followed byJenna Dykstra Pierucci led the team with a match-high 33 kills and starting to know theirroles." '07andLindsey Woeste '08, who had20and21respectively. Williamson added 24. Overall,the 'Cats had a .212 attack The womenareoff until next weekend when theytravel to OnSaturday, the 'Cats traveled toTennessee toplay Chat- percentage.Onthedefensive side,ErinBalak '06had29digs, Greenville,S.C.to faceFurmanUniversity onSaturday Oct. tanooga.Thefirst three gamesof thematch werealldecided Gallen had 28,and Woestehad20. 9th. Theythenhead toSpartanburg,S.C.onSundayOct.10th by narrow margins (27-30,31-29, 21-30),with Chattanooga Gallensaidthe wins this week were thatmuch sweetersince to challengeWofford. Men's Soccer collapses in2nd half against USC ByBrian Helfrich StaffWriter
Visiting South Carolina scored four second half goals to lead the 15thrankedGamecocks to a 4-1 win over the Wild- cats atRichardsonStadium last Wednesday.The four Game- cock goals were the most surrendered by Davidson since the 2002 season.Spanning thelast four games, the Wildcat's op- ponentshave tallieda total 13 goals, thehighest such total in five years. Forthe thirdstraight game,Davidsonstartedthematch well and took the lead in the first half of play.Utilizing a high- pressure defensive scheme and a possession oriented offen- sivestyle,theWildcats wereabletocontainadangerousSouth Carolina attack andcontrol theflow ofplay. Just over twenty minutes into the first half, a Gamecock foul warrantedaDavidsonfree kick from25 yards.Freshman Robby Hoak '07 then sent the ballover theleaping wall and into the side netting for the early 1-0 lead. Hoak's goal was the firstofhis youngWildcat career. "It wasgreat for Robby togethis first goal,"headcoachMattSpear said."Ianticipate many more fromhim." Stellardefense,ledbyjunior WillCarroll '06who was fill- ingin for injuredJohn Lading '06,preservedthe leadfor the remainingminutes of thehalf and the"Cats entered thebreak with thelead. Davidsonstudentscamp out In "McKillopville" to be first In line for tickets tothe "I thought we had them pinned it,"Spear said. "I thought basketball game againstDuke.Toreadabout this year'scampers, go to page 12. wehad thebetter of theplayandmorescoringchances [inthe see Men'sSoccer,page 75
PLAYOF THE WEEK Liz Williamson '07 Alumni Stadium finally opens Volleyball Last Wednesday, theMen'sand Women's soccer games were Hometown: Austin,Texas supposed to be the first ever at the new Alumni Stadium.Due to I Major Undeclared "various construction issues"the openingwas pushed back on A bigreasonforthe volleyball team's turnaroundlast week gameday,moving bothgames to Richardson Stadium. Finally, on had todo with LizWilliamson's exceptionalplay and clutch Friday eveningthe women's soccer teamplayed the first ever game putaways at theendsof matches.In the win against ETSU, on the new field. Although they lost to a solid SoCon team, Williamson posted a career-best 25 killsand hit.365. Shefol- Chattanooga,the girls were glad to break in thenew turf after a lowed up with 24kills jn the win against Chattanooga. failofuncertain circumstances surroundingtheconstruction.