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Davidson College Wednesday, September 29,2004 Volume 96, Number 5 War inIraqhitsDavidson community close to home Alumnijacultyshare personal realities * A, * 1b lie ib ■ of war inIraq ByLiz Barry Staff Writer

Whilehischarter planeboundfor IraqrefueledinMainelastThursday, second Lieutenant Keith Carmack used his free time to make last one - 1 phonecallonAmerican soil.Keith's Homecoming King and two-minute conversation with his Queen Collin Setterberg wifewasbrieflyinterruptedwhenhe and Emily Upchurch. heardafriendlyvoicebehindhimcall out, "Hey,Big Guy!" Alums return "We always call him 'BigGuy' becauseheisbig,tall,and athletic," toDavidson for saidEconomicsDepartmentalAssis- tant Barbara Carmack, recounting Homecoming herson's surpriseencounter."When Keithturnedaround,itwasPresident By Lydik White Bush sendingoffsoldiers.That was Staff Writer areal surprise." David Rozelle '95 lost part of his leg on hisfirst tour but plans to return to Iraqsoon. For Carmack andother members Davidson celebrated a well-re- of theDavidsoncommunity, theon- gets very hard. off to war. infant son. ceivedHomecoming thispastweek- going efforts to restore order and Last week Keith joined B Com- "I'vegottenalotof support,espe- "Wehavea veryclose family,and end,successfully bringing together democracy in a war-tornIraq are pany, 252 Armor Division,a U.S. cially here at work,"Carmack said. that's the only way you can get allmanner of students present and much more thandistant strugglesin ArmyunitthathasbeeninIraqsince "Many of mycolleaguesknow my throughthesethings,"Carmacksaid. former. afar-offland.Formany,therealities February. family verywell,soI'vegottenalot "Wetrytostaystrongfor him.That's Last Thursday's SGA-sponsored of war havehad profoundpersonal AlthoughKeithwas nottoldwhere ofsupport throughthe faculty." all we cando." PattersonCourtbonfirekickedoffthe importance. inIraqhe wouldbe stationed,hetold TheOfficeofSupportStaffiscom- weekend'sfestivitiesbyhonoringall family members prior to departure pilingaboxofusefulitems,ranging Tommy Dugan'98 fall sports. Keith Carmack that he would be joining ground fromnutri-grainbars to magazines, U.S. Army Reserve Captain SGApresidentKatharineHubbard 252 Armor Division troops. tosendto Keith'splatoonduring the Tommy Dugan '98 was a Biology '05 hoped that this would become a Barbara Carmack has worked in "It is disconcerting not knowing Christmasholidays. majorandcaptainofthefootball team new Davidsontradition. the Economics department for 16 where he is," Carmack said. "But I Carmack has also set upacollec- during his time at Davidson. He "Ithoughtthepeprally wasahuge years and has been associated with guess thegoodpartis thatifIknew tionfor Keith's platoon in thestaff joinedROTC during his freshman success,"she said. thecollegefor over 30 years. where he really was, Iwould be a lounge. year to help pay his way through "Ithinkthebonfirehelpedtomake "Iusually do very well,"she said wreck. Maybe not knowingis bet- Carmackusuallyreceivesupdates college. people aware of and excited about duringaninterviewlastThursday,the ter." from Keith's wife, Shannon, who Duringthesixyearsafter gradua- Homecoming,and about fall sports same morningher son left for Iraq. Davidson's tight-knit community Keith contactsdirectly byphone or tion,Dugan served inNorthKorea, in general," said Freshmen class "It's just times like this whenI'm has helped Carmack deal with the e-mail wheneverpossible. Afghanistan andIraq. seeHomecoming,page 4 really focusedonhimleaving,thatit emotional stress ofsendingher son ShannonlivesinRaleighwiththeir seeIraq,page5 MECCA campaigns for Arabic professor By AdamMartin David Jemison, MECCA'S President Bobby Vagt showed NewsEditor founderandpresident,said"thereis generalsupport for the idea. - overwhelming ■jpr *. flj pkyy an demand for Ara- "It iscertainly^worthyof consid- Eight hundred eighteen students bic at Davidson and in a post Sep- eration,"he said. recentlysignedapetitionin support tember 11 worldand theonus ison However, when asked about the of hiring a full-time Arabic profes- theacademicinstitutionsoftheworld realityofbringinganArabicprofes- sor. to meet this demand." sor to Davidson in the near future, The new student organization Thirty-one studentsalsosigneda Vagt said "scarceresources require Middle-Eastern Cross Cultural As- differentpetitionthatsaidtheywould you tomake choices" and that "you sociation (MECCA) began the be "willingto takeclassroomArabic don'tpick coursesbecause ofimme- "Bring Classroom Arabic to here at Davidson if offered by an diate popularity." Davidson"campaign soon after its Arabic professor." Davidsoncurrently offers Arabic inceptionthis fall. A handful of leadingliberal arts in its Self-Instructional Language Thegroup willpresentitspetition schools,suchasAmherst, Williams, Program. — -"""*' and proposal to Dean of Faculty Wellesley, Vassar, and Middlebury, SILP allows only five students to PhotowyEmilyKota Vl^V'I.r ii^ Clark President hired full time tenure-track enroll in each of its two Arabic petition to professor Rossand Bobby Vagt have MECCA'S hire a full-time Arabic professors. collected 818signatures. and thenSGA nextThursday. Arabic seeMECCA,page3

NEWS: Folk artist Newcomer performs see page 4 Davidson's Debate heats Player/fan DECISION , ,. little-known d^tfbtfgJ3j| up as election altercations: art- collection draws near who's fault? i K HA&L, 7 PERSPECTIVES,PAGES10-11 SPORTS, 12 PAGEPAGE PAGE 2 The Davidsonian News Wednesday, September29,2004

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Professor Clayton Whisnant of Wofford College willmake three presentations about homosexuality in 20*century Germany on September30. Thefirstpresentation,"The PersecutionofHomosexualsDuringtheThirdReich." willbein an8:30a.m.class,a^idthe Davidson contributedto hurricane relief efforts after four hurricanes second presentation,""TheGermanBody intheTwentieth Century," willbe in a1p.m. struck the Atlantic coast. class. Whisnant willalso give a public lecture on "Controlof Gay Culture inPostwar Germany" at 4p.m.intheSprinkleRoomoftheAlvarezCollegeUnion. Forpermission toattendeitherclassroompresentationorforinformationabout thelectures.call(704)894- Students, faculty take part 2855. inhurricane reliefefforts BiologySeminar By KateGillespie "Thehurricane passed through west of us, Dr.ChuckPetersonofIdahoState will giveapresentationon"SpatialDistributionand Staff Writer hit the northern area of westernFlorida,and theConservationofAmphibiansandReptilesin theIntermountainWest**onSeptember30 headedforLouisiana,"Webb said."Mycousin at 4:30p.m.inRoom146of theDana Science Building. Four hurricanes have struck the Atlantic goesto schoolinTulane,and theentire school coast within the past five weeks,causing bil- wasevacuated.Itdidn'thitashardasexpected, lions ofdollarsofdamageand theevacuation but it really disrupted my family since three GSAFilm ofmillionsofresidentsofFlorida andsurround- members of it were evacuated." ing areas. Webb'sparentsdrovetoMarylandafterleav- TheLaramieProject,thefirst filmof theGSAFilmFestival,willbe shownonSeptember ForDavidson studentsand staff who come ingDavidson to make sure that thehurricane 30 at 9p.m. onBelkLawn. Thefilmhonors those who were affected bytheMatthew from the southeastern United States, thehur- wouldn't veerback in their direction. Sheppardtragedy. Intheeventofrain,themoviewillbe shownintheTomlinsonConfer- ricanes havehitclosetohome andcausedprob- "Theydrove throughall of thedestruction enceRoom. lems for family andfriends. fromtheprevioushurricanes,"Webbsaid."The No statehas beenhitby four hurricanes so trees were flattened, and everything was a quickly since Texas in1886. mess." PresdentialDebateand PandDiscussion Hurricane Charley reached southwest College Communications Assistant John Florida on August 3 and was followed by Symedrove 1500 miles infive days to reach TheDavidsonStudentsfor Kerry-Edwards,Students forBush,YoungDemocrats, and Frances,Ivan,andJeanne,whichhitlastSun- his mother's beach house in Orange Beach, CollegeRepublicans willhostapresidential debate-watchingonSeptember30 at9p.m. day. Alabama. inthe900RoomoftheAlvarezCollegeUnion.Followingthe debate,apanelofprofessors The storms wereblamedforatleast70 deaths HismotherlivesinDekalb,Mississippi,and moderatedbyDeanShandley willdiscuss thedebateandfieldquestions from studentsin inFlorida. Hurricane Ivan struckboth towns. the DukeFamilyPerformanceHall from10:30-11:30. Thepanelincludes Dr.Levering, AlexWales '08 was stilllivinginhishome- "Her house is on stilts,and no space was Dr.Stell,andDr.Kumar. townofLakeAlfred,Florida whenHurricane finishedunderthehousesoall thatwastrashed," Charley struck. Symesaid."Everyshingleonthehouseandall "My friend, who lives in a mobile home, the siding came off. There were boats in - Faculty ResearchGroupPresentation evacuated the night of Charley," Wales people's yards that didn't own boats." said."When she returned home, she had to AlthoughSyme traveledtoAlabamatohelp ProfessorSharonGreenoftheTheatreDepartmentwillgiveapresentationabout"Sistren climb through agarage thathad been depos- with the recovery, there was notmuch to do TheatreCollective:Struggling toRemainRadicalinanEraofGlobalization"onOctober itedinher lawn to get to her home.After the since reliefefforts were notyet inplace. 1at4:30p.m.in2164Chambers. Forarfonnation,call(704) 894-2279. nextstorm,shereturned tofindherneighbor's "Iwaspacking to godown thenightbefore, entirehouse twolots down theroad." andIfound some things Iwanted to take to Wales' family is in the antique furniture GoodwillsoIputtheminabag and tookthem Rock SiteManagement business,and they worried that the flooding with me," Syme said. "I took canned goods from thehurricane would- damage the wood. frommy pantryand thoughtabout sending an DavidsonOutdoorsisofferinga< Their showrooms and warehousesall had tin email toDavidson students.I'mgladIdidn't able wattmanagingagroup< roofs,which createdanother concern. becauseright nowpeople arefocused on eat- costs $20! "WhenCharley swept through, wehearda ing andstayingdry." gut-wrenchingsoundsimilar toagiant zipper Oncampus,Davidsonstudents didtheirpart comingundone," Wales said. "More than 50 to helpvictims of thehurricanes. QftsfayWhito feet oftinandtheinsulationandfurringstrips Connor House,Kappa Alpha, andSigma and two-by-fours underneath had just been Alpha Epsiloncollaborated to collect money Davidson! peeledoff theroof ofoneof theshowrooms." fortheRedCross.Students couldusetheirCat VirginafromO AlthoughWales saidthe extentof thedam- Cards to make donations in the Unionfrom sceneryandclass 2 ageis stillunknown,he didhis parttohelpthe September 13 to 17. relief effort. "We decided to participatebecause KA is "Ispentthenightwiththelocalpoliceclear- always looking for waysto helpout thecom- ingtreesanddownedpowerlinesfromtheroad munity, locally withourKArnival,nationally and settingconstruction and road signs back withourMuscularDystrophy fundraisers,and TbeEngl intoplace," Wales said. "Comemorning,my wheneverelsewedetermineaneedexists,"said majorson< father andIslappedon anew roof forthean- KApresidentAndrewDevlin'05."Thebroth- tiquestore;then wesetabout dryingthecarpet ers inour houseareextremely dedicated,like asbestwecould.Twodayslater,theranchwas all Davidson students,to assisting peoplein restored to relative normalcy." need." Laura Webb '08 had a surprise visit from Although the student response in the herparentsandtheirpetsonSeptember11after fundraisingwasnotoverwhelming,Devlinwas - LomeHolyak ol niversity herhometownofKeyWest,Floridawasevacu- pleasedwith theresults. ofSaskatchew » willbe ated. "Wearegoingtobein contactwiththeRed onOctober4a:7:30p.m.inRoom313oftheAlvari ition.call They stayedinDavidson for aday,but the Cross over thenextcoupleof weeks and will (704)894-2305. hurricane endedup missingKeyWest. helpin whatever waytheyask," Devlinsaid.

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Students withinformation aboutcampuscrimes can contactCampusPolice anonymouslybyloggingonto www.davidson.edu/publicsafety TheDavtdsonian News Wednesday,September 29,2004 3 MECCA,frompage1 that the needfor Arabic is notapassingaca- College begins preparation courses (101 and 102). demictrendbutindeedacriticallanguagethat Students learn through workbooks and ac- will find its wayinto academic institutions companyingDVDs,and thenmeetwithalocal acrossAmerica," saidJemison. for SACS reaffirmation Arabic-speakingpersonfor 2.5hours a week. MECCA met forthefirsttimealittleover3 The students meetoften to practice speak- weeksagoandquicklybeganitsflurryofcam- ing skills,muchlikeanATsessionforSpanish paigning,settingupbooths in the Unionand orFrench.That tutorispaidasmallsumbythe school. Attheendof theyear, anexternalevaluator "...the need Arabic is not a meetswith eachstudent to test his orher oral for skillsandgive afinal grade. passingacademic trendbutindeed SILPalsooffers Italian,Hindi,Swahili,and acriticallanguagethat willfindits Japaneseif anativespeakerliving in thearea wayintoacademicinstitutions" across is willingtomeetwith the students. America. Jemisonacknowledgedthathiringafull-time -David faculty member to teachArabic would notbe Jemison an easyprocess. "Thereisnomagic wandand weknow there are very real obstacles inbringing an Arabic outside ofChambers. professortoDavidson.Thisiswhywearecom- Over 40 students have joined thecultural The process ofreaffirmation includesa survey of all campus mitted to workingwiththefaculty and thead- organization, different from the religious services from academics to student life. ministration to work towards this deserving group,theMuslimStudentAssociation(MSA) goal," he said. thatbegan fall 2003. By DonWilliams studies. SGAAcademic Committee Chairman Jack MECCA plans to promote understanding StaffWriter Davidsonchose tostudy themaximumfive Hubbard'06metwithJemisonlast weekabout and awareness ofMiddle Eastern culture by areas. gettingSGA support. holding a variety of events and services, in- The office of Planning and Institutional The self-studyprogram allows acollege to Hubbard, who is the juniorclass president, cluding onebig Arabic foodand dance festi- Research has begun preparations for the re- assess its progress in meeting its long-term said "I'mwithhim 100%,and we willbothbe val. newal of Davidson's accreditation with the goals and inremaining faithful to its institu- presentingaresolutionin frontofSGAin two Othereventsandservices theyare planning Commission on Colleges,a division of the tional mission. weeks." include screeningsoffiction anddocumentary SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools AccordingtoLeFauve,theconceptofacom- MECCA willpresent their petitionandpro- Middle Eastern films,anArabic table at Vail (SACS) that certifies institutions of higher prehensive self-study is nothing new to the posal to theAcademic TrusteeCommittee on Commons,a MiddleEastern Newsemail dis- learninginAlabama,Florida,Georgia, Ken- collegeaccreditationprocess;itis widespread Oct.7. tributionlist,guestlecturers,campus- widede- tucky,Louisiana,Mississippi,NorthCarolina, forinstitutionsapplyingforreaffirmation. All Jemison foresees several difficulties for the bates, Arabic TeaTime discussions (through "South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas,Virginia, major accrediting organizations have some school: funding afull-time professor's salary oneof theDeanRusk Center forInternational andLatinAmerica. form ofaQuality Enhancement Plan. for a tenure,hiringoutside of anexisting de- Studies programs), and cosponsoring the This processofreaffirmation occurs every Community forumsandotherformsofcam- partment structure because of Davidson's Ramadan'idalFitr celebrationwith theMSA 10 years. pus communication about theprogressof the "strongdemocratic faculty,"anddecidingthat and Interfaith. Davidson was last reaffirmed in 1996 and reaffirmation process will occurin thefuture. studentswillhaveasustainable interestinAra- MECCA'Sotherofficers includeAlaa'Odeh thiscycle will becompleted inJune 2007,as Thecollegewillsubmit anelectronic report bic. '04(VicePresident),RobMark '08(Treasurer/ SACS requestedDavidson wait anextrayear to SACS sometime inthe springof 2006 out- "Webelieve thattheU.S.willbeengagedin Public RelationsChair),andMegal Atias '08 becausemany schoolsarebeingreaffirmedfor lining theinstitution's compliancewithSACS the Middle East for many years to come, and (Secretary). 2006. standards. The process starts with a comprehensive Thisreport willbe studiedby acompliance surveyofallareas oftheservicesprovidedby review team that will provide feedback and thecampus, fromacademics to campuslife. allow for concerns tobe addressed. Director of Planning andInstitutional Re- The review teamwill then make a campus search LindaLeFauve said, "There are stan- visit in the fall of 2006 and will meet with dards setbySACSthat covereverythingfrom members of the administration,faculty, staff academics to techndlogy tojustabout every- andstudents. thing thatcouldaffect thelearningprocess,and "If we werenotaccredited,we wouldnotbe GOfTROUBLES? Davidsonmust show compliancewiththem." abletoreceivefederal studentloans.Thiswould morecomprehensivestudyofoneaspect us asignificant disadvantage to our A place at llL of the school,known as a Quality Enhance- peers," saidPresidentBobby Vagt. n Bt>^Br Elttn Bs^^B Stan B B ment Plan,must take place.This study must However, thebenefits to thecollege arenot look atone areain terms of whatitmeans for only monetary. studentlearning. "The benefit to accreditationis that itpro- This aspect of the reaffirmation process is videsanobjective,externally vettedappraisal relativelynew. ofhow wellaschool adheres tostandards that Davidson participatedinan earlyincarna- all theschoolsintheaccreditationregionhave tionoftheQuality EnhancementPlanin1996, hadahandinshaping,"saidLeFauve."Italso when institutions had the option ofcomplet- providesanopportunityforeach schoolto take MM W ingas few asone toas many as five in-depth agood,hard lookat itself."

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For alist ofsupported software,visitour website:http://www2.davidson.edu/its/resnet/. 4 The Davidsonian News Wednesday,September 29,2004 Homecoming,frompage1 Thecollegealsohelda two-dayleadership Folk artist Newcomer advocates presidentSarahAllen '08. conference withtheintentionoftrainingalumni Saturdayafternoonthefootballteam,intheir volunteers for positionsintheAlumni Office, through firsthomegameof the season,captured their the Annual Fund and the Davidson Athletic peace her music firstwinoftheseasonagainstButlerbyascore Foundation. of21-14. Vagtpraisedthe"intergenerationalenergy" By MaryKatherineEvans workshops. At halftime, the Homecoming Court was surroundingtheweekend,suchasthenetwork- Staff Writer Her visit to campus was well timed with announced. ingof '39alumni with '99alumni.. newlyformeddivisionsanddebates about the Colin Setterberg 'OS andEmily Upchurch AccordingtoVagt,thegoalof thesealumni Last weekDavidson hosted folk musician upcomingelection. 'OS were named Homecoming King and and songwriter CarrieNewcomer. Beach-VerheysaidthatdespiteNewcomer's Queen: The visit was sponsoredby the Lilly Pro- one-sided opinions, "Itcertainly was not the "I am verysurprised and flattered to have "Despite theunfortunateconflict grams for theTheological ExplorationofVo- intention of the Lilly Programs to promote beenelected.It's ahuge honor and Iam ex- between...Homecoming 2004and cation. Lilly Programs director TimBeach- aparticular partisanagenda.Itwasourpurpose tremelyappreciative,"saidUpchurch,whois Verheyheard about Newcomer through her tobringsomeonetocampus whocouldhelpus inRuskandwasrepresentingSigmaPhiEpsi- the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, agentanddecided afterlearningofher music allreflectonthedepthandsignificanceofdaily lon. ouralumnireturnedinrecordnum- and workshopsthat,"shewouldbeperfect for life and action." Setterbergexpressedsimilar sentiments. bers,and,byallindications,hada Davidson." Beach-Verhey waspleasedby the turnout. "Itwasajoyandanhonor torepresent some timereconnectingwith Newcomerwas thefirstmusiciantocometo "Ateach of the workshopsthere were be- of the amazing people here, even though I wonderful " ended wearing silly purple hat while each otherand withDavidson. Davidson asapart of theLillyPrograms. tween30-40peoplethere.Attheconcert,Ithink up a Merrell, "I thinkbringing amusician tocampus re- therewerearound150.OneofthethingsIliked doing it,"said Setterberg,anindependent. —Matt Director of ally worked wonderfully.Music helps us to bestabouteachof these eventswas themixof Turn-outwasbetterthanexpected.Over330 AlumniRelations explorethedeepterritoryofour ownexistence peopleinattendance. Itseemed fairlyequally alumni and over 500 guests in total attended in a waythatlectures oftendonot.Somehow, divided between students, faculty and staff, the Homecomingcelebrations. of held forthe of weekendais"tomakealumnifeelthe goodmusicresonatesattheheart things,-and alumni,and community members. This al- Thecollege reunions classes connec- thatiswhat theLillyProgramsisallabout the lowed for a great mix of experiencesin the '99,'94,'48,'49,and'39. tion." heart of things," saidBeach-Verhey. workshops,givingfolksalottotalk about,"he Happy Gladstone '31 ofGreensboro,N.C. "It was.wonderful to seesomany members Newcomer led twoopenworkshopscalled said. was theoldest alumni tocome. of the Classof '99back on campus for our 5 "TheSacredOrdinary"and"TheSpiritofPeace "Carrie's presence was one of peace and "Despite the unfortunate conflict between yearreunion. Wehadagreat turnout,enjoyed andJustice:LivingYourDreams,"andcapped patience that weoften don't findonthis cam- the schedulingofHomecoming 2004and the receptions at the VAC and in the renovated offher staybyperformingaconcertinthe900 pus. It wasagifttobeinconversationwithher Jewishholy day YomKippur,our alumni re- Chambers Gallery, and got to seehow much room. aboutmattersoffindingsacredness amongthe turned inrecord numbers and,by allindica- Davidson has changed since we Both workshops centered on vocation and ordinaryhum-drumof life. Her gift of music tions,hadawonderful timereconnectingwith graduated.Mostofall,weenjoyedcatchingup thespiritual componentofdailylife. Shealso wasalsospecialas thoseattendingtheconcert each otherand withDavidson,"saidDirector with each other and relivingour collegedays encouraged those in attendance to practice wereabletogathertogethertorelaxandenjoy ofAlumni RelationsMattMerrell. a little," saidclass of '99 Alumni Co-Chair peaceinrelationshipswithothersandwiththe her gifts of guitar and voice," said Patricia President Bobby Vagt' addressed the 10 Liddy Hall. worldingeneral. Massey'07. membersoftheclassof 39atdinneronFriday "I'venever seenonethatappearedtoinvolve Intheworkshopentitled"TheSpiritofPeace AQuakerandanactivist,Newcomer values night. better planning andexecution,"said class of andJustice:LivingYourDreams,"Newcomer and teaches thenobilityof theindividuallife. Vagtalso visitedandofferedremarks at the. '39Alumni Co-ChairDonDavidson. quotedher favorite Quaker adage,"Let your Inthebrochure that describesher workshops, classdinners ofallthealumni classesonSat- "Ijusthopewehaven'tkilledagreatcollege life speak," and led a thoughtful discussion itstatesthatNewcomer "encouragesacontinu- urday night. president named Bobby Vagt. He was about calling and connection with the larger ingdialogue withthesacredandamoremind- On Saturday morning Associate Professor everywhere,andwhatamarvelousjobhedoes world.Thedialoguewasfacilitatedby students ful way ofexperiencinglife." ofPoliticalSciencePatSellersaddressedmany inmaking people feel glad they came and,if andfaculty as theydiscussed thedifficulty of Newcomer has been very successfulin the of the alumni inalecturehe providedon the possible,loveDavidson Collegeevenmore," fulfilling this saying. folk music industry, having performed with presidential campaign. he said. "When you'rebraveenoughtotake thefirst singers such as Bonnie Raitt,Alison Krauss, step,sometimes otherpeople will take thestep and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Nickel Creek to meet you,"said Newcomer. covered her song, "IShould've Known Bet- Newcomeralsodiscussed theimportanceof ter,"fortheir Grammy winningalbum, "This respecting the opinions of others during the Side." v. |NOW OPENff

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Iraq,frompage1 friends,"he said."Wewereallunderthesame Having completed wellover four-years of stress.Underthosesituations,soldersjustkind - active duty obligations connected with his ofbond together." ROTCscholarships,Duganentered theArmy AlthoughDuganhadnearly completed his reservelast month. obligatory four yearsofactive service before Dugan was stationed ata basecamp inAr September 11,2001,the tragic eventsof 9/11 Ramadi,amajor towninWesternIraqbetween compelled him to remain active in the Army August 2003 andMarch2004. for severalmore years. He served as a Battle Captainfor an engi- "Havingthe opportunity to goover twice, neer battaliontactical operationcenter,track- servemycountry,deal withthestress andcome ingengineertroops in thearea andassigning back safely wasone ofmost fulfilling experi- them to missions. encesinmy life,"hesaid. DuganalsoassistedTaskForceRestoreIraqi Electricity (TFRIE),agroupofUnitedStates DavidRozelle '95 expatriatecontractorsworkingtorestorea400 U.S.Army Captain kHz power line spanning a 250kilometer On June 21, 2003, Army CaptainDavid stretchofIraqisoil. Rozelle '95 losthis foot and aportion ofhis "Bythe timeIrotatedoutofIraq,theresto- lower leg when his Humvee hit a powerful ration was75percentcomplete," Dugansaid. landmine. "Once you'regone,youareoutof theloop,so AfteranamputationinIraqandseveralsur- geries in Washington, DC, a determined Rozelleunderwentextensivephysicaltherapy "Whatmakesmesickistohearabout toregain fullmobility. a soldier who's been injured and By Christmas 2003,Rozelle wasableto hit who'sgiven up.Ispend allmy time the ski slopes and enjoy his favorite winter pastime since childhood. to those and weed trying find guys Rozellehasalsoregainedthestrengthtotrain out. take That's them I" itpersonally. and compete in climbing, mountain biking, mypurpose. biathlons and weights. -DavidRozelle '95 Lauren Stutts '05 contacted Rozelle last springafter hearingabout his story. Stutts, who suffered a spinalcordinjury as Idon't know if the project is fully complete a teenager,and Rozelle shared their experi- yet." ences in coping with an unexpected Dugansaidthatthefirsthandgroundperspec- physicaldisability. tiveshedlightinto theconflictinawaythatno Theyhave stayedin contactinformally for mediaoutlet could. thepast several months. "Theguysonthegroundget tosee theben- "1wasveryimpressedwithhim,"Stuttssaid. efits anddangersofbeing over thereon aper- "Despitehisdisability, he snow-skis andruns sonallevel,"Dugansaid. "Youhave to weigh inraces.Heisjustagenuinely wonderfulguy." inyourownmindifit'sworthit.Everykidyou Rozelle's storyhasreceivedpublicity from see in the streets waves to you and is happy many major media outlets,including NBC's youare there. Tome,that makesit worth it." Todayshow and USAToday. Above: Keith Carmack, son of AlthoughDuganhas experiencedprogress Rozelle uses his experiences to encourage EconomicsDepartment inIraqfirsthand,herecognizes theincredible andsupport other waramputees struggling to AssistantBarbaraCarmack, left dangerinherentinoccupyingacountry witha regainan activelife in themilitary orback at lastThursdayforhis first tour dangerously unstable political climate. home. of duty Iraq. "Anyoneonamilitaryconvoy,anyone who "I've never thought of myself as beingre- In drivesfromonebasecamptoanother,isatrisk allyinspirational,butbecauseof what1'vebeen Rozelle '95lost his bomb," to them," Left:David for aroadside he said. "Everyday we through, I'm the one that can talk aportionof hislower soldiers wounded." told Davidson Journal writer John have Rozelle i/hen he hitalandmine DuringDugan'sfirst weekinIraq,Dugan's Syme '85 in an interview last spring. "What igthesummerof 2003. convoy buried on soldier who's v "<■> ■ hit a remotecontrol bomb makesmesickis tohearabout a m\ Christmas, theside of theroad. been injured and who's givenup. Ispendall ever,by that he again "Luckily they missed and detonated it too my time trying to find those guys and weed once able to J P^ cipate late so itblew upbetween two vehicles rather them out.Itakeit personally.That's my pur- in his favorite thanunder one,"he said. "AllIcan sayis that pose." Iwaslucky.Thingslike thathappeneveryday TheU.S.ArmyhasrecentlydeclaredRozelle over there." "fit for duty." omLeft: Carmack with his Indealing withthe tremendouslossassoci- Currently, Rozelle is in command of and child,wholivein atedwith war,Dugan saidthat thesupportand RemingtonTroop,3rdArmoredCalvaryRegi- igh. Last week Carmack camaraderie among his fellow soldiers was mentinFortCarsonColorado,rightoutsideof jd B Company,252Armor invaluable. Colorado Springs. lion,aU.S. Army unit that "I was fortunate to haveanexcellent set of Rozelleintends to return to Iraq sometime been InIraq sincelast peers,fellow captains now some of my best nextyear. February. iand Courtesyphotos

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2O2 South Main St. Davidson, NC. 704-892-0604 TheDavidsonian Wednesday 6 Arts September29, 2004 Advice to fellow freshmen: because youhaven't gotten enough ofit already BySaraSams proclaimedproudly:"IusedtomakeA's!"and SpecialContributor surrender,as smile for whatI'msure willbe a painfullymeaningfulphotograph.Needlessto Gobonkers.Ibroodedoverpossiblephrases say,1'mpleasantlydistractedfrommyschool- forawhile,andintheendthisonewon.There's work to write this in the weehours of the reallynoother option.Ifoundmyself— inthe morning.That'sastrangesortofgiggle-snort- firstthree weeks ofcollege— boggeddownby inggoingon afew doors down;I'vecome to homework.Ofcourse,IfeelitmyDavidsonian expectthisand actually feelquite emptyinits duty to proclaim myselfanerd and proclaim absence. myloveforacademia,etcetera,etcetera,etcet- Soabandon thebooks at1a.m.foraWaffle era.But no matter how much we love our House run.Stay up three hours later talking classes (blah,blah,blah...),wemust come to aboutthephilosophyof time-travel withyour accept the fact that time for silliness mustbe newfound friends,kindle thecreativityinside allotted.Ihad been repressing this desire for of youregardless of the massive amount of quite some time. I'msupposed to be serious chemistryhomeworkyouhave.Itdoesn'thave here,focused. Ikept telling myself this. to make sense. The pastmonth or so, we havebeenreluc- tantly exposedto gobs ofadvice— Itook the wiserecommendation not to rape my friends into seriousconsideration,andIseriouslyhope the rest of our class did. But nocounsel ex- ceeds the impact that a certain professor's words had onmea couple of weeksago at a poetryreading.As theeverincreasing,never- decelerating to-do list jumbled up thoughts inside myhead,he told me: "We didn'tbring youhere to belogical." BeforeIcouldofficiallybecomeaDavidson com student Iwas forced to display a poster that Reasonable food, good times. A fan' * fareweM to Christian ska band prominentchangebeingthatasaband,theyno "These arenotMy Pants Rock Opera." (2000),"FiveIronFrenzy2:ElectricBoogalcio" longer exist. Remember whenImentioned weird Five (2001),and"CheesesofNazareth"(2003).The Withinthepastyear,oneofthegreatestbands Iron tunesearlier? These are someprime ex- bestsongoffof"AlltheHypeThatMoneyCan of Christianrock has thrown inthe toweland amples."ThesearenotMyPants"goesthrough Buy"is"PhantomMullet." Ifyouareafanof disbanded. Finishinguptheir farewell tourin eight different genres of music rangingfrom themovie "Joe Dirt"likeme, this song isfor 2003andreleasingtheirfarewellCD,"TheEnd HeavyMetal to Salsasingingabout apair of you. isNear,"soldatFiveIronconcertsfirstinJune pants whoseownerremainsunknown."These FiveIronFrenzy'sfarewell,CD, "TheEnd of2003andinstoresin2004,theirpassinghas arenotMy Pants" isalways goodfor alaugh isNear,"is agreattwo-disc set.OneCDislive beenmournedbymyselfandotherfervent fans. and the country versionis hilarious. and the otheris from the studioand contains Rivaled by only the O.C. Supertonesas the FiveIron's first liveCDcame out in1999. mostly new material. ThestudioCDcontains kingsoftheexpansiveChristianskaworld,Five Entitled"Proof thatthe YouthareRevolting," alotofgoodtunes,with"WizardNeedsFood, Iron was loved andrevered by many in the thisCDismy favorite.Combining well-done Badly" beingmy personalfavorite. The live Christianrockcommunity.Inthisarticle,Iwill liveversionsofold"classics"andnewsongs, CDisalsowelldone,withagoodvarietyofold attempt toconveythesingulargreatnessofthis funnydialoguefrom theband,andgreatinter- favorites and newer songs. band. action withthecrowdthis CDsticks withthe Even with FiveIronFrenzy officially dis- FiveIronreleasedtheirfirstCDinthespring establishednorm thatliveCDsare almost al- banded,Istilloftenfindmyselflistening totheir of 1996,anindependentrelease entitled "It's waysbetter than studiorecordings. CDs. As one of the most creative recorded Funny ButNot VeryCreative." Ineverheard Between "Proof that the Youth areRevolt- bands everlyrically,they deservetobeheard, By MichaelCavell this CD,butbasedonthefacts that it was re- ing" and "The End is Near,"FiveIron came even though are justa little biton the weird Staff Writer cordedintwodaysandonly soldfivehundred out with"All theHypethatMoneyCanBuy" side. copies,Iassume that it was pretty terrible. Five— IronFrenzy isby far the greatestband FiveIron's firstrecordingfor FiveMinute ever oratleast theywereuntiltheybrokeup. Walk Records,thelabel they wouldspendal- Iamaself-describedhardcoreFiveIronFrenzy most their entirecareeron, was "Upbeatsand fan.Asadevotedlistener sincemiddleschool, Beatdowns"recordedinNovemberof1996.1 Ihave often been perplexed by the flat-out have alsonever listened to much of this CD, weirdness of some of their songs,but some- but theband'sopinionof itaspostedontheir howIfindmyself— continuously drawnback to website reads, "15 songs of cosmic vomit." theirmusic it's as if their lack of appealis ThatmostlikelymeansFiveIrondoesnot think endearing. very muchof thisCD. Don'tgetme wrong— FiveIron Frenzyhas FiveIron's first bighit was "Our Newest written some greatserious songs,but therest Album Ever," released November 11, 1997. of their songlist reads like a greatest hitsof Thiscameoutaround the timeof sixthor sev- WeirdAl. Fromsingingabout pants,mullets, enthgradefor me,andback then,for meand Canada,andgettinghitbycarsinthestreetand alltheotherkidsinmy church'syouth group, then makingmashedpotatoes,thereisnoend it was the best thing ever.Consisting ofen- to the sillinessof thisband. couragingandupbeattunes"Suckerpunch"and Nonetheless,Iwilladmit thatFiveIron,as "Every New Day," hilarious classics "Blue fanscall them,was asourceofinspirationfor Comb '78," "Oh,Canada," and "Where is me during middle school. As a saxophone Micah,"andstaple tongue-in-cheekFiveIron player,beingexposedtothemusicofFiveIron tunes "Superpowers"and "Handbook for the inspiredme to thinkthatItoocouldmakeitas Sellout," the release of this CD represents a rock androllsuperstarinasweetskaband.In highpointfortheband.Alloftheelementsthat fact,if you would haveasked me in seventh make FiveIronFrenzy great canbe foundon grade what Iwanted todo whenIgrewup,I this CD. wouldhave toldyouinallseriousness,"Dude, FiveIronFrenzy'snextbigCD was"Quan- Iwantbe arock starsaxophoneplayer,likein tity is Job 1." Released in 1998, this CD is aska bandorsomething." hilarious.ThisCDnotonlycontains the great Obviously, things change,and along with song,"Untimely Death of Brad," which tells my career aspirations, things have changed the storyofanunfortunate trumpetplayer,but drastically forFiveIronFrenzy withthemost alsofeatures "WhenIGoOut"and thefabled Last week's bonfire kickedoff Homecoming weekendevents. The Davidsonian Wednesday,September 29,2004 7 1 ARTS & LIVING .-■ Mainstreet Mexican restaurant contains no flavor By AndrewSchapiro & Virginia Gregory our order. When asked for her suggestions RestaurantReviewers regardingmeatentrees,shequicklypointedout the mostexpensive item; then again, she ac- ElParaisoisatbestoneofaseriesofrestau- commodated our specialrequests withouter- rants that comeandgoontheMainStreetvoid ror. betweenDavidsonandCornelius.Theowners The stereotypical menu includes fajitas, havebarelycurtainedthespacewhereAnnie's burritos,andenchiladas as well asafew sur- priseslikefriedseabassandthedaily specials. IM^HiUaisoI- at the Lakeonce stood withaveneer ofLatin ( flavor,resultinginadiningexperiencethatfails Tunafishsaladandahamburger with fries on Restaurant to satisfy thesensesor the wallet. Its most di- thelunchmenuwasslightlydiscouragingsince I ■ f^HH rect competition, Zapata's Cantina in weanticipatedwhatwasadvertised as"authen- Cornelius,soars above ElParaiso in nearly ticLatin cuisine." Latin turned out to be en- Latin everycategory. tirelyMexican toourdiscerningpalates,which W) we found to be ElParaiso's truedownfall. I IflH^^^K ElParaiso's decor instantly turned us off. eight-mile Maroonnapkins setatopFormicatables,black Inan stretchbetweenMooresville 20700 N. Main St. I metalcafe chairs,anda greenand white tiled andCornelius withMexicanrestaurantsrang- Cornelius, floorhardlysatisfythetrueAmericaninusthat ingthegamut,ElParaisocouldbestdistinguish NC 280 31 L| longsfor tinlanterns,cacti,andsombreros in itselfbyofferingdishes from variousLatinand inexpensive Mexican restaurants. Artificial SouthAmericancountriesrather thanrun-of- flowers in sconces on the wallscombine with the-mill fare. Instead,its mediocre value and B^H /'M-^K.-I.OO^^MBB theemptinessoftherestauranttocreateaneerie, uninspiredcuisine will have ahard timecom- morose feeling. Large windows and what petingagainst themore established Zapata's. looked to be outdoor light fixtures provided Furthermore,itdoes nothave aliquorlicense. adequatelighting Thereisnot margarita insight atElParaiso, but hindered the interior's a Foodthat is too much like the run of the millMexican fare. intimacy.Thatsaid, therestaurant was clean, thoughtheydoofferaselectionofbeers anda and oversized booths could easily fit large few wines as wellas some non-alcoholic ex- dressing) were equallybland and disappoint- interestingfood ata good value.Iteasily dis- groupsof friends. otic drinks. ing. tinguishes itself from other Southeast Asian .We only spotted two members of the staff Ourmealstartedoutwiththerequisitechips Our best solution was to wrapthe various restaurants by offering acuisine not before uponour visit:one serverandonechef. How- andsalsa,whichwehave typically foundtobe componentsin the flour tortillas providedin representedinthearea.ElParaiso,on theother ever,withonlytwoothercustomersintheres- a goodpredictor of the rest of the meal.The hopes of creating a makeshift fajita. The hand, not only falls into a list replete with taurant,attentive serviceprovednoissue.Our salsa was fresh andclearly homemade, butit chicken chimichanga, which also came with Mexican restaurants,butit has already fallen waitress,the owners' daughter, was pleasant was slightly wateryand didnot have thecus- beansandrice,wasslightlybetter. Unlikesome somewhere near the bottom. We genuinely andconscientious,ifslightlyrushedintaking tomarybitethat weexpectfromMexicanfood. chimichangas,thisone was not overlygreasy hopethatasayoungrestaurant.ElParaiso will Weorderedasupplementofguacamole,which andhadjust therightproportionofcrisp,fried realizeitsfaults and worktoimprovethequal- proved tobe veryfresh. The cilantro added a tortillatocomplementthepulledchicken found ity and variety of its offerings. A few cacti zesty flavor to the dip,but we weresurprised inside. Again we found thatthe tracesofmole wouldnot hurteither. by alack of tomatoes, which arecustomaryin sauce and cheese, which weresupposedtobe ElParaiso mostguacamoles. on top,did notprovide thenecessary kick to ElParaisoRestaurant Even though it was recommended by our make the dishmemorable. 20700 N.MainSt. server,thePlatoAzteca,acombinationplatter Menuitemsarereasonablypriced,butwhen Cornelius NC,28031 Food: C+ ofgrilled steak,achickentamal,and acheese compared with the quality and portions that (704)-896-6064 enchilada,didnotimpressus.Thesteak,nestled Zapata'soffers atadiscount for Davidsonstu- Atmopshere: C+ on abedoficeberglettuce,wastoughandcould dents, theyseemhigh. Open 11:00am-9:30pmMonday-Thursday have greatly benefited from seasoning. The WeleftElParaisounsatisfiedboth withour 11:00 am-10:00 pmFriday and Saturday Service:B tamal seemedundercooked,and thecornmeal foodand the fact that yetanotheropportunity ClosedSunday C+ surrounding the scant chicken was still very for an eclectic dining experience in the area LValue: mushy.Its accompaniments (rice,beans,and was wasted.Mai Cafe, the last restaurant we Prices:lunch specialsand combos $4-$6 asaladcomposedofshreddediceberglettuce, reviewed,was the antithesis to El Paraisoin Dinner: $6-$12 entrees chopped tomatoes,and sour cream with no thatitsowners provideconsistently tasty and Unsung andUnhung:Davidson's Art Collection an Underutilized Teaching Tool inthe VAC

which,although small, were very important. can Art, New York's Metropolitan Museum Then,in the 1970's,William H.Williamson of Art,and theAmericanEmbassy inCaracas, Professor ofArtDr.HerbJacksoncame to the Venezuela. collegeandstartedtheNationalPrintandDraw- Thomas encourages students who want to ■HBIiftl| lard ing Show. This jump-started the permanent seethepermanentcollectiontocontacthimfor collection,bringing national recognition to atour,callingthecollection"anincrediblerich Davidson's growing art program. However, resource,likealibrary, andperhapseventhat mostoftheacquisitions weremadeduringthe is underutilized." Thomas and Jackson are 1980's as many collectors and corporations hopeful that students' will start taking advan- started to consider donatingart to Davidson. tageofDavidson sgreatestuntappedresource. Brad Thomas, curator of thepermanent col- RegardlessJacksonbelieves thattheperma- lection andgallery director of the WilliamH. nent collection is still a valuable attribute of Van Every and Edward M. Smith Galleries, DavidsonCollege."It isn't wastedbecause it says thatduring theseyearsthere was "agreat is underused. Our jobis to takecareofit ina deal of visionfor the art collection and art careful manner and the let the future of the gallery." .. collegedecide how touse thecollection." Thomas describesthepermanentcollection asa "teachingcollection" and stresses that it does get utilized.There is an "Artin the Of- JoinAmenta's #1StudentTourOperator where piecesfrom thecollec- fices"program, NkUN tionaredisplayedinvariousstaffofficesaround j^ £\ 17 campus. Also,every three tofour yearsthere arese- Dr.Jackson and Thomas pullout some of theart collection. lections fromthepermanentcollectioninagal- By DarrylF.Ratcliff,II deKooning,Motherwell,Goya,Rauschenberg, lery exhibition.Inaddition,there is the Herb Staff Writer Jackson,Dine,Hockney,Hesse,Seargent,and JacksonandLauraGrosehgalleryendowment, Noland. whichallowsfor specialprogramming,publi- Davidson Collegehas apermanent artcol- Allof thesedrawings,paintings, orprints, cations, and acquisitions for the permanent lectionofover2,800 worksofart.Mostmem- Davidson owns. Yet few Davidson students collection. bersofthecollegehaveseentheVAC'sRodin everview them,becausemostof thesemaster- Finally,Davidson's permanent collection sculpture.Somehaveheardabout theRomare ful worksofartremaininaroomfullofdraw- gainsrecognitionbyloaningoutworkstoother untrained, BeardenCollage.Butfewknow thatthosetwo ers,unhung, collecting time and museums.Works from thepermanentcollec- Go Free1 Now Hirina { <^i nV5TU&ENT Uo free.NowiHim* k^7/V)TRAVEL works are just the tip of the iceberg. In the shadows,if notdust. tion havebeen loaned to theNationalGallery gro«p , , Call for diuowih T^Hlin .SERVICES basement of the Visual Arts Center one can By1953,Davidsonhadapermanentcollec- inWashington,D.C., theNorthCarolinaMu- find worksby Picasso,Rembrandt, Matisse, tion.Itconsistedoffewer than10worksofart seumof Art, the WhitneyMuseumofAmeri- 8 The Davidsonian ARTS & LIVING Wednesday, September 29,2004 D.O.it the outdoors way: a mark oncampus life Mt. Roger's backpacking trip and an Ever- Becoming a trip leader,or 'TL"in D.O. gladescanoeingexpedition,whichhasbecome shorthand,ishardly a walk inthe woods.The apopular winter-breakretreatoverthelastfew positioninvolvesa sizable timecommitment years."My trips to the evergladeshave been and an excessof positiveenergy.One of the incredible," saidShelton. four requirements foebecomingaTL isase- Eventhoughheacknowledgesthathe's"al- mester-long Wilderness Leadership Course. waysbeen a hiker," Sheltonis quick to point The course involves weeklymeetings and a out that "mostof our tripsare at the beginner fewgroupexcursions. TL'sarealsoexpected w i level,so if it's your first time,all thebetter." tokeepupcurrentcertification inWilderness Hecreditsmany of his own outdoor learning AdvancedFirstAidand'CPR,as wellascom- experiencestoD.O."EvenatDavidson,thefull pleteadrivertrainingcourse.Alltheseprovi- rangeofoutdoor activitiesiseasilyavailable, sions,however,arenecessaryforensuringthe s6I'velearned to paddle while I'vebeen here enjoymentandsafetyofeveryoneon the trips. as well." Everyone who venturesoutonaD.O.expe- LauraBeach '07, the program's co-presi- dition,however,isexpectedto pitch in. dent,agrees. Although she has always loved "Another philosophy wehaveinD.O.isthat theoutdoors,Beachstates that"D.O.has given we want to give tripparticipants the skills to me alotof skills tohelpmeenjoy it more,as beable todoalotoftheessentialtaskson their wellasopportunitiestolearnfunnewstuff like own,"saysBeach."Everyonetakesresponsi- climbing and kayaking." bility, whichmakes it a lot more fun and re- Outdooropportunitieshavenotalwaysbeen warding." 'soreadilyavailable.AsastudentEdDaugherty, 85,aDavidsonalumnusandthecurrent direc- tor of DavidsonOutdoors,became frustrated "D.O. tripsare a First-years on Odyssey this summer. that the school didn't offer more for those By Katie Hunter all"requiresspendingtimeoffof theDavidson wantingtoexperiencethelocal wilderness.Due great way toget to Staff Writer grounds.Sowheredoesonegoforachance to inpart toDaugherty's efforts,DavidsonOut- escape thegrind and getback to nature? Stu- doorshasbecomemuchmore thanthemodest knownewpeople, After a stressful week of class and carrel dents arenow abletodoso with aquick visit "outingclub" that yearsagooccupiedasmall forgetabout confinement atDavidson,it's notrare to wit- to the website oroffice of thecollege'sever- roomin the UnionAtrium. ness some students literally' "climbing the expandingDavidsonOutdoorsprogram, which "The Club ownedabout six sleepingbags, school, andenjoy walls."JustaskBenAshton 08,whocompletes provides details about variousexcursions of- andmostof theequipmentwasneverreturned " his work-study by supervising therock-wall fered throughout the semester. onceit was borrowed" recalls Daugherty.As theoutdoors. climbers inthe office ofDavidson Outdoors. "D.O. trips are a great way to get to know Union Board chair for the club, Daugherty "It'sagoodresourceto have,"Ashtonsaysof newpeople,forgetabout school,andenjoy the teamed up with the ResidenceLife Office in -JamieShelton Davidson'sclimbing wall,available foruseby outdoors. You can really be present in the 1984 andhelped to create the school's initial any Davidson student. Open from Monday momentonour trips,"saysJamie Shelton'05, Odyssey trip.Davidson Outdoors became an throughThursday, the wallis apopular spot the currentpresident of Davidson Outdoors. extension of thatprogram, eventuallyacquir- Sowhatabout thosefolks whoareincharge? for those seekingto air their frustrations and Someof theupcoming ventures include abe- ing two full-time staff members and a much Many peopleconsider D.O. tripleaders tobe have somefun. It ranges inheight from 10 to ginnerclimbingcourse fromOctober 16th to larger office on theUnion's base floor. D.O. "hippies," as IveyMcAliley '08putit. "We 20 feet,allowingstudents tochoosehow chal- 17th on PilotMountain,as well as aParent's nowboasts a very active participation level. dokind of standout in our flannel andover- lenging to make their ascent. WeekendDayHikearound Davidson. Theprogramtallied 1,976active accountslast alls,"saysBeach.Thoughsheunderstandsthat Sometimes, though, "getting away fromit Laterin theyear,featuredoutingsinclude a yearforstudents whoattendedtrips,usedequip- theTL'sareoftenconsideredaDavidsonsub- ment,tackledtheChallengeCourse,orattended culture because of"similar philosophies and nM^ *, 3-L At Bit i^H Odyssey. attitudes toward life,"asBeach termsit."We IntheOdyssey'sfirstyear,Daughertyman- try to beprettyinclusive,andall havefriends agedto gatheragroupof13freshmen for that who aren'tinvolved inD.O.stuff." initialpre-orientationprogram, whichlasteda Sheltonagrees."Theoutdoorsisagreatplace total of3 days.Now, theOdyssey has around togetto know people,because thereisa clear 180participants, whocome out foroneof the commongoalandnodistractions."Hepraises three week-longexcursionsofferedduringthe theOdysseyashis"bestgroupexperience,be- summer.Incomingfirst-yearstudents tacklethe cause of the amazing sense of community greatoutdoorsbyeitherbackpackingalongthe among the leaders." AppalachianTrailorcompleting anintensive "Somethingabout goingintothe wilderness serviceproject. andrelyingoneachothermakesuslet goofa "TheOdysseymade suchahugeimpression lot ofpretenses and justbe ourselves," sug- onme.Ihadthebestexperience,"reports Anne gests Beach. Most obvious is the fact that it Weaver '08. Thoughit provides all first-year allowsyoutoescapeall thestressthatcanbuild participants withachance togettoknow each uparound classesandevensocial lifehere. other before orientation begins, Odyssey Before youpack upand head out, though, prompts some of the more eager returnees to be sure to take along some nutritious grub. become involved withD.O.themselves. "Af- Beach suggests that youuse the D.O."dehy- termy experienceon Odyssey, Iwoulddefi- drator,"whichdriesfoodmakingitlongerlast- nitely consider becominga trip leader," says ingandlighter."Mynextnew foodexperiment Weaver."Bothmyleaders wereamazing"she isdehydratedwatermelon,"saysBeachexcit- recalls,"andIthink it wouldbe awesome to .edly."Iexpectittohavetheconsistencyofthe make the same lasting impressiononincom- gummy orangeslices they used to sell inthe Upperclassmen welcome first-year to campus. ingstudents." Union."Sounds likegoodeating. Peninsula ChinaBistro 7Od Q87-2ZQQ "Each Heidi Edidin. "TheWandering Gourmet" FineWines* Full Bar Contemporary,Friendly Atmosphere Reservations Accepted j oupon canyout

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THEUBI ORTAYOWLUBERTAS DAVIDSON'S NEWS FOLLOWER Futon mattress flipped Dormitory SEEMIE5 Little tobe conuerted into as theconversionof the Preyer building,located Uolleyballteam parking garage acrossConcordRoad,into freshmen substancefree digthemselues This year,moreDavidsonstudents also be permittedonthi housing. haveregisteredvehiclesoncampusthan roof.Furthermore,inorde The planis saidtopro- everbefore.Withtheincreasednumber tocompensatefor thelos videthose whochoose to intohole of cars on campus has comea corre- ofcampushousingcausei live in substance free spondingrequirementforplacestopark bytheloss ofLittleDormi housing with morequiet SEEP1IE1 thosecars.The answer to their needs: tory, thePreyerbuildin; hours, andan evenmore LittleDormitory. will be converted inti isolateddormitory. "It Inresponse to numerous student freshmen substance-fre willbemucheasierfor the llew uending complaints,theadministrationformeda housing. inhabitantsofthedormto ParkingCommitteeconsisting of six The collegeishopingt havethe quietcollegeex- membersofthe faculty, the SGApresi- beginworkas soonas pos periencethey need,ifthey machines dent,andtheCollegePresident. sibleandclaimthatneithe arefurther awayfromall After deliberationswithvariousstu- inhabitantsofLittleno theloudhappeningsofthe threatenSoda dentleaders,theParking Committee faculty whohaveoffices i: rest of campus," said presentedtheirrecommendationstothe Preyer shouldbebothere Trimble. Shop monopoly hoardof Trustees,andtheirplanwas by theconstruction.The "It is a win-winsitua- quicklyapproved. Theirchoiceofloca- plantohavePreyer opent Artist'ssketch oftheproposedparkingfacility tion. We get anewpark- IBPillII tion,however,hasbrought withitsome housestudentsby the be- ing lot closer to campus controversy; theproposedlocation for ginning ofthe2005-2006 andthesub-freefreshmen the newparkinggarageis onthesite schoolyearandexpectthattheLittledormi- Garage'willbein agreatlocation. Itslo- willhave a moreidealdorm. And we wheretheE.H.LittleDormitoryis cur- torystructure willbereadyforparkingby cation nextto the WattsDormitory will couldsellthenamesofthenewdormand fllum still rentlylocated. Novemberof 2005. makeit theclosest parkingoption to parkinglottohelpdefraytheconstruction on Whilemost oftheoutsideofLittlewill SGA presidentMarkWilson'05believes Chambers." costs." lookthe same,thewallfacingthe Watts thismovewillbe tremendouslybeneficial. Hector Trimble,DeanofStudentsand Others,however,areagainst theideaof campus Dormitory willbeopenedup,and the "Parkinghasbeena majorissueforthestu- headoftheParkingCommitteeexplained a newparkinglot.SaidGeorgeMichan entireinteriorwillbeguttedinorderto dent bodyfor a whilenow,andit'sgreatto thecommittee'srationalefor theirdeci- 'o8, "I came to Davidson forthe small SEE PMC11 create a three storyparkingstructure finallybeabletobeginto fix thatproblem," sion:"Studentshavebeen complaining classes,greatprofessors,honorcode,and whichthe administrationsays should statedMark. "Thenewparkinggarage,ten- aboutthesizabledistancebetweenSatel- its beautifuloak filled campus.Ididn't holdseventy-fivevehicles.Parkingwill tativelytitled'the Belk SatelliteE.H.Little liteparkingandtherest ofcampus. Some comefor convenient parking. What's peoplealsoblamethebreak-insthatoc- next,parkingonChambersLawn?" curinSatelliteparkingonitsremoteloca- EnvironmentalAction Committee tion. Thisnew parkinggarageshould presidentBurtEdwards'05 claimed, "If providefor a significant decreasein a wekeepaccommodatingformore cars, student'saverage walkingdistance per we'llkeepgettingmoreandmorecars on happened dayas wellasmore security,sinceitslo- campus. It'sanever-endingcycle. Soon Dauidson? on Dormitory Row.Plus, to tear to cross-country What weare we'llhave downthe cationis that theschool has beeninvadedby onto my cot, cause there wereall those going toput videocameras alloverthe trails or evenAlumni Stadiumto make place." Yankees.Especiallythemliberalones. doggonebatsnestingontheboard.With all moreparkinglots. Eventually,thewhole Someseethebiggestbenefitoftheplan campus willbeonebig parkinglot." When Iwashere,youcanbetyourrear thatstuffgoin on,wedidn'tworry'boutre- thatwedidn'thaveno YoungDemo- views or papersnearly as much as the " cratscluboncampus.Backintheday,if poindextersthatg^oherenow. Heck,ourap- I /"* Classier thantheNew Yorker youevenmentionedFDR, you would plicationdidn'thavenoessay,whichwas More fun than theNational getrocks thrownatyou. We didn'thave danggood,becausepartofthetestback then TJJTltC ITOT Enquirer no New Yorkersneither. We could requiredyou tofight in 2 yearsina World Till1VflfWl Mon-' reliable than the Wall schedulehomecominggameswhenever War. Speakin'offight. Our footballteam Illrj lUllL Street Journal wedamnwellpleased.Infact,weused hadit. We beattheBulldogs.NonotButler, [email protected] to schedulehomecomingonYomKip- darnit. Georgia. And wealwaysworesuits Now hiringdisgracedjournalists Contact pur onpurpose. That'show youknew tothegames,especiallyifwebroughtladies. withyourideas whenhomecomingwas.Wehadstuffin Ladies.That's theoneareatheschoolisbet- thehonorcodeaboutthem.That'san- terinnow. Isaw thegirls in their sun- Davidson College Record Book otherthing. Thehonorcodehas gone dresseslast weekend,andletme tellyou, ■ completelysoft. Allthoseoldprovisions they werelookin'mightypretty. Infact, we Wing aregone. NowIcan'teventellifit'sthe Inhonor oftheupcomingVailCommonsChicken honorcodeorthepansycode. Heck,it eating contest,sponsoredbyDiningServices, welookback ■IJl /I* wasagainst thehonorcodetouseball- onpastrecordsthat havelefttheirmark ontheCollege pointpens. Nowyou're allowedtouse "If youeven those dang-blastedcomputerseven. Longest time for clothingnot picked up at laundry: Back in theday,we didn'thaveany FDR, August Stinking BelkComputerLab. We just mentioned Marc Kitzen114.35 Days T.WallaceIV hadaroomfulloftypewriters,not even niceones. We calleditthe"typin'and you wouldget Most pages printed inBelk Computer Lab: Classof 46 smokeroom." It wasso full of cigar Bridges: 525 Pages smokeyou barelysee whatyou Jess Thisisaboutthehundredth time could rocksthrown at Butit didn't matterso I've beenback to oldDavidsonfor weretyping. much,becausebackthentheschool was Most plates taken at Commons: homecoming,and Ithinkit'sabout you" Terry time spokeupabout allthechanges alotharder.We didn'thaveno24hour Clark:13 Plates* I room, then, thathavegoneonhereoverthelast60 library causeback we were that years. Themost glaringdifferenceis so tiredfromourmarchingdrills we Most consecutivehours spent inUnion: couldn'tstayuppastteno'clock.Evenif didn'tevenhavegirlshere. Ididn'tevensee JerryWashington: Minutes 8 Seconds wecouldgetsomeextraenergy,itdidn't agirlfor the firstthreeyearsIwashere.I 73Hours 32 matter nothing, cause therewerenone wentandateat thatnewfangledCommons THUVOWL of theseelectriclightsinthedorms.In andheardsomeyoungsterscomplainingin bluebooks usedon one exam: YourOiwidwfiiiln ftunitn Section ourdorms wehad tosleeponcots. No lineaboutthe food. SoIpretendedtotrip MariaTide:8.25 Books mattressesneither,justwoodenboards- and smackedthemacrossthebackofthe People whowantto takecredit for the PMost on cots.Isaw that thesekids getreal kneewithmycane. Ihatehearin'complain- junk wechurnedout this week: listeners for a WALT Show: JeffYeakel beds withsprings.Yet,theseungrateful ing aboutthe food. Allwe had wassalted Robbie Reynolds youngstersstillyapptfy-yap aboutevery pork and crackersat thecommons. For The Chris andMiles Show:3 Listeners drink, wehad whiskey. ofthosefancy PMost dangthing.Iheardsomebodycomplain- None Czar: ingthatthelaundryruinedtheirclothes. fruits'orvegetables,atleastnottillmyfresh- BrendanParets Most pastel pants owned: Inmyday, theywashedtheclothesin manroommatecamedownwithscurvy. We Rick Baltski: 8 pairs Students withstory suggestionsor the river.They complainabout the didn'thavenoneofthis foreignerfoodlike interested inwritingshouldcontact the ► thingyouknow, place editor atbrparetsOdavidson.edu cable?The onlyentertainmentwehad quesadillas.Next this Note:Ifyouhaven'tbeenlivingin acave for waswhenwe wouldmakefreshmenper- is gonnabeVassar.Ifthat'swhatyouwant, Shortesttime between Shirley AddandDrop: thepast six months,thenyoushould know that the Yowlis asatiricalsupplement tothe form vaudevilleshows. Bats in the bemyguest,butIain'tnevercomingback GeorgeO'Grady:72 Seconds Davidsonian. Hence,nothinginitshould be dorms? We hadbatsflyingaroundour forhomecomingunless there'smorepretty takenas truth. girls ' rooms.Onenight,Icouldn'tevenget next time. *lndudespastryplates : .' TheDavidsonian Wednesday 10 Persi^tives September29, 2004 StaffEditorial Letters to the Editors tripsabroad? Most meaningfulcommu- intentional) as the Conarroe lecturer. Homecoming nity service? Icouldnotbringmyself to Whether or not the college thinks Remembering the believemynewfoundhomeoffouryears salmanasuitable lecturer,they should would organize aneventbased ongood take into consideration how such a Court doesn't looks and popularity. choice wouldbe receivedby the Mos- reality of war Maybe inhighschool,when the world lemstudentpopulation. As students,we grewup at atime when 24hour cablenews belonghere remains smallenoughtomake whodates Ido not wish to limit salman's free was gaining inpopularity, who and who wears what significant, a speech,forIfeelAmericancitizensand making world events all the more Ihave a question. A quick one,one I apparentto in HomecomingCourtmaybe thoughtofas non-citizens alike should be able to us our own homes. thoughtIknew the answer to,butI'mnot Manyofus canstillremember thefirstGulfWar, whenCNN an interestingand enthrallingcampaign. enjoy our Constitution when in our sosure anymore. broughtusimagesfromguidedbombsrapidly approaching Eventhen,theemphasis thecustomputs country. their AmIin college,or am Istill in high targetsandeventually turning digital snow, onsocialhierarchyandphysicalappear- At the same time, the kkk has the screen into or school? You see,Iwas pretty sure Iwas theeerie image of night- cameras ance is only detrimental to the people marchedinWashington,DC,yetIhope green vision recordingtracer done withthe whole highschool bit,I'd fire from involved.Itteaches the wrongpriorities, Davidson neverinvites them tospeak. anti-aircraft guns. donemy four years,I'dpaidmy dues. But hurts feelings,andbelittlestheinstitution Personally,Ifeel thechoice is aslapin We grewupinanera when therealities offoreign warswere then this weekend came: Homecoming more apparent thaneverbefore due to the advancesin that sponsors it. the face forMoslem students,and my commu- Weekend at DavidsonCollege, 2004. nications and thenews media. These injurious effects are even more college'schoiceembarrassesmebefore A grand old tradition I'm sure,dating Yetat the time, we at unnecessary and ridiculous in a college God, my parents,and myself. same now live atime when we seem back from some grand old time and not muchmore disconnected from whatisgoingoninour current setting.Thisisatimeandplacemeantfor Iam not implying that the college changed since who knows when. There warinIraqthan wehave in anyprevious wars. students tobroaden theirhorizons, focus wishesto scornMoslemstudents;Iam weresomethingsIexpectedtoseethispast Looking back through TheDavidsonian archives from the on therealprioritiesinlife,andcreatean implying that thecollege acts without Friday and Saturday. " Vietnam era, words such as existence that isuniqueand their own. thinking. "protests," and "walkouts" scat- Abigfootballgame.Check.Abigfoot- tered this In short,it isatime to learn tobe pro- The Davidsonian reports President newspaper'sheadlines.Today,on this samecampus, ballwin.Checkagain,andcongratulations apersonal ductiveandindependent,notatime when Vagt assaying"IfIhadknownabout it, wesense students feel muchlessof stake inthecur- to the team! A lot of alums. Definitely rent GulfWar. students shouldbe worriedabout theap- Iwould'vechangedit,andIshould've check. Not to, mention a lot of alumni's Perhaps this disconnect compared to previous such proval or disapproval of the rest of the known about it," in reference to the wars as kids. A super clean campus and a great Vietnam isnot surprising. student body schedulingconflictbetweenhomecom- weekend of parties were alsopart of the Thereis draft never ing and YomKippur. no today.Moststudents will themselves equation. So what was amiss? It wasn't serve incombat.And for many, theclosest they will ever Halley Aelion '08 Thecollegeshould know how ade- per- actually an issueofsomethingmissing.It to to cision affects the studentbody before sonallycome knowing whatitislike be inthelineof fire was anissue ofsomething existing. isfromhearing storiesof theyhave littlein acting.Thefactthatitdidn'tdisplays a strangers common Ihadn't thought twice about thisbeing withon the evening news. Rushdie noteworthy lack ofconsideration. areality atDavidsonuntilIgotthee-mail Yet for a group of students, alumni, and close friends and askingstudentsto voteforaHomecoming family in theDavidsoncommunity, therealities of war are far Richard Shayegan '07 kingandqueen.AHomecoming kingand offends too apparent. queen?Theyhave tobekidding.That was TheDavidsonianwelcomes This week.TheDavidsonian tells thestoriesofjust few of a honestly thefirst thingthat wentthrough andstronglyencourages letters the members of theDavidson Community who have beendi- my head. my God to theeditor.Please e-mail rectlyaffected by thiswar,either throughservingthemselvesor DavidsonCollege,oneof themost elite SchedulingHomecoming during 250 having a closerelative serve. Yom submissions oflessthan liberal arts colleges in the country has a Kippurisn'ttheonlyexampleofalackof words to Some of the soldiersprofiledhere are just leavingfor Iraq, HomecomingCourt?Nominatedby what consideration fornon-Christianreligions. [email protected] while others have already served several toursof duty. They merit? Gradepointaverage?Numberand Iseeasimilarissue comefromdifferentbackgroundsandeachhasadifferent story withthechoice for We reservetherighttoeditfor qualityofextra-curricularactivities?Most salman rushdie (lack of capitalization content, totell.Yet what theyallhaveincommonisaconnection to this brevityandgrammar. school and to thecommunity that we areall apart of. Read their storiesand think about what these soldiershave gone through. Bushis reckless inplan to contain WMDs Think about both all they have accomplished and all they BySam Spencer community insharingintelligenceandstoppingthetradeof havesacrificed. StaffColumnist nuclear materials and technology,themassivefailures that Readingthestoriesofsoldiers who,just afew yearsago, sat led totheA.Q.Kahnincident willneverhappenagainunder inthesame seats wesitintoday,mayremindus that thewaris While making the case for Iraq in 2002, numerous Bush Kerry. real andnot just animage onour TV screens. Administration officials,fromCondi toRummy toCheney to Contrast this with Bush's plan:Bush does notpropose thebigmanhimself,said that they "didn't wantthe smoking strengthening any of the broad (involving 70+ countries) un to '1L amusnroomcloud." Nevermind international agreements,andinhis "Agenda IlEftlCIAll ' forAmerica" UtulwlUn thattheofficialadministrationstance wasthat BushtakescreditforstoppingA.Q.Kahn sproliferationnet- Batotbsiontan £{)(}/I. tnere were nonuclear weaponsin Iraq;the work,thoughnothinghasbeendonetopunishKahn.Bush's Wbt LUX IJBI C)RT7>r ♥AIJZMOA UBER.TAS♥ B Bush administration - seemed dedicated- to plan does notpropose that we lead the way byending the EditorinChief keeping WMD andespecially nuclear weapons outof the production ofnuclearfissile material. DavidCrow wronghands. Bush'splanalsostates that"inanera whenrogueregimes ManagingEditor However,theadministration was only focused on Iraq; not still seek long-range missiles, the President continues to Zach Williams thecountriesthatactuallyhadnuclear weaponsprograms.Bush protectAmericabypushingforward withmissile defense." News Editors hasn'tdonemuchtokeepnuclear weaponsandotherWMD out Insteadoffocusingonkeepingweaponsoutof thehands of Zach Kazior.AdamMartin& RuchiTurakhia ofthehandsofterrorists,andthe terrorists,or PerspectivesEditor administrationhasdonenoth- keepingKimJong-Ilfrombuildingmore weap- ing tostrengthen NicholasCarlson oroverhaulU.S.nonproliferationefforts.They ons,Bush is wastingmoney on a missile defense system Arts &LivingEditors havenotsecurednuclear weaponsstockpiles,theyhave weak- that won'tprotectlikely targetslike Tokyo,and won'tpro- AndyMartin & SarahRobinson ened international agreementsandregulations,and theyhave tect theUS from adirty bomb or a high-yieldEMPblast YowlEditor notstoppedthefermenting nuclearprojectsinIranandNorth from a nuclear weapon detonated above American soil. BrendanParets Korea. Terrorists couldeasily smuggle abomb into the US,right SportsEditors This is in direct contrast to Kerry's plan for our security. under our noses andunder the reach of a missiledefense Drew Brookie8c. WilsonMcCrory According toKerry,"preventingterroristsfromgainingaccess system.Kerry'snuclearnonproliferationplaninvolveswork- PhotographyEditor y)-. to weaponsofmass destructionmustbeournumber one secu- ing withtheinternational community and actingquickly to Dorsett Chirk ritygoal."TheKerryplanproposessecuring * Business Manager fissilematerialin keep fissile material outof thehands of terrorists. the former Soviet Union within (under :~ NickHortoa:3 Jr. four years Bush'slei- Bush's plan is slow, is not comprehensive,focuses on *\%iL> surelypace,this is.supposed to take 13 years),and we would obsolete plans likemissile defense,anddivides the world leadtheworldbyendingproductionofnuclearweapons.Kerry into "good"and"bad"guys.Kerrybelieves inusinginter- Advertising Managers gotitright whenhe laidouthissimple formula: "Nomaterial. national agreementstohelp countries that areonthefence PagePersons andSarah Bogue No bomb.Nonuclear terrorism." AKerry planstops nuclear stay away from nuclear programs, while Bush's planfor terrorism at the source by getting rid of the fissile material; nonproliferationinthe"AgendaforAmerica" starts witha Kerry wantstheU.S. togoto theU.N. togetnationstopledge threat. ThoughKerryreserves theright touse force when by the students ofDavidsonCollege. Onecopyperstudent. Please toneverusehighlyenricheduraniumorplutonium, address while atthe our countryis indanger,he will tryand winthenonprolif- allcorrespondencesto: TheDavidsonian,P.O.Box 7182, working globe Davidson,NC 28035-7182. Phone(704) 894-2148.E-mail same time acrossthe to shutdownenrichment erationbattle without a war. [email protected]. Our offices arelocatedinRoom 411 ofthe plants andconfiscating illegalfissile material. Thiselection,wehaveachoicebetweenthenuclearpolicy AlvarezCollegeUnion. Opinions expressedinlettersto theeditors Kerry's planalso involves strengthing counterproliferation thatletA.Q.Kahngetaway withnuclearproliferation,and orceraaeatariesdom* necessarily reflectthe viewsoftheEditorial agreementsliketheCooperativeThreatReductionprogramand acomprehensive policy that will make our countrysafer Boardof T*« DavuUonian. Subscriptionscost $50.00per year. theNuclearNonproliferationTreaty,anddealing with"rogue" froma possible WMD attack. If you don't wantthe Advertisingratesareavailableuponrequest evi- states bygiving them nuclear fuel in returnfor shuttingdown dence for my case to bea mushroom cloud, for Copyrightis. heldby theTrusteesofDavidsonCollege. vote John enrichmentfacilities.Finally,by workingwiththeinternational Kerry inNovember. The Davidsonian Perspectives Wednesday,September29,2004 11 JohnKerry flips, sometimes also flops By Joseph Adams This lineof reasoning,advocatedby Kerrymore than four Staff Columnist yearsbefore theSeptember11 terrorist attacks, wasbothpre- scientandprudent.HaditnotbeenforSenatorKerry'sdecision I In the same week thatPresident Bush surveyedhurricane to tie his candidacy's positions to polls insteadofprinciples, damageinFloridaandleddisasterreliefefforts there,JohnKerry theforeignpolicy issuein thiscampaign may wellhavebeen alsomadelandfallinFlorida,criticizingPresidentBush'sper- that SenatorKerrybetterunderstoodthe terrorist threatandthe BS wiSi ispies formance as commander-in-chief and again revising his dangerlurkinginSaddamHussein'sIraqbefore September11 isour campaign'sIraq policy. thandidPresidentBush SenatorKerryalsoinspireshisbaseby d liscer- Whileitis truethat tomorrownight'sdebatebetweenPresi- repeatedlytalkingof"launchingandleadinganew eraofalli- I )t down \ thOPP. aimmu dentBushandhis opponentwillfocuson the ances" andarguingthat theUnitedStates shouldnotrelyupon M B aders, wenowoffer you DmEulwIUN foreignpoliciesofthetwocandidates,Kerry "coalitions ofthe willing,"asPresidentBushadmiringly calls ■ W M leral example toillumi- W'" likely attemPlto shift me debate to a our friends and allies throughout the world. M M ateDavidson'songoingdis- R discussionofPresidentBush'sleadershipin Kerry claims that he can "restore credibility to the White M M^M Iregardfor OPP.Afteralong. Iraqand thebroader war against terrorism. House"and"reachout"tonationslikeFranceandRussia,whom hard day of classes,most Ifoneis tolisten toSenatorKerry's complaintsaboutPresi- heslanderouslyclaims arenothelpingus inthe waronterror. [peopleenjoycollapsingonto dent Bush'sso-called "mismanagement" ofIraq and the war IsSenator Kerry'splan for expandingAmericanpowerin the mum mm mm theirbeds totake arefresh- againstterrorism,thenoneshouldalsoexploreSenatorKerry's world tocontinuallyrefer tonations suchasGreatBritain,Italy, ingnap.A simple andreasonableexpectation,yes? 11 troubling recordonforeignpolicy inrecent years. and Japanas a "coalition of thecoerced and bribed?" But whatif,upon entering yourroom inahalf-sleeping Many supportersofJohn Kerry clamor to his side because Kerryemphatically says that theUnitedStates "can't count stupor,you seethat yourfriendJohnhastakentheliberty of they—believeheis apeace-loving— man wholacks thereckless- onFrance [or]Russia,"yetExhibitAinhiscaseagainstPresi- employingyour bedfor hisownslumberingintentions?We ness somecallitcourage todefend ourcountryby sending dent Bush's war inIraq is that the UnitedStates failed to get expect that you wouldbeatadcross, tosay theleast. Americantroopsintoharm's way.Hissupportersreaffirm their FranceorRussia tocommit troops totheliberation ofthe Iraqi Asyoustandin your doorwayandobserve flu'sprettypic- commitment to hiscampaignby embracinghis staunchoppo- people.IfSenatorKerrycontinues tobelievethat takingevery ture,yourcrossnesssoondevelopsintoasenseofterror.There sition to thedoctrine of preemption. positiononeveryissue willcarryhim to theWhiteHouse,then Johnlayswithasmugsmileonhisface(you know,thekind Butdoes JohnKerryreallybelieve whathis supporters think he will lose thiselection in alandslide. youarejustitching tosmackoff).Immersedunderyourwarm he does? In 1997, Kerry criticized President Clinton for not AlexanderHamilton once observed that "he whostands for covers andsnoringpeacefully as he assumes the fetalposi- beingsufficiently forceful against the regime of Saddam nothing, falls for anything." The American people stand for tion,John beginstostraddleyour lovelypastel-coloredpil- Hussein,arguingthat theUnitedStates should"take preemp- freedom, security,andintegrity.Over thelast fouryearsand in lowbetweenhislegs.Apuddleofdroolleaksoutofhismouth tiveaction whenever we feelit's inour national interest." thenext fouryears tocome. President Bush stands with us. andexpandsintoamassive pool,andyourhorrorincreases as youcatch a glimpse of hisdirt-coated sneakers rubbing against yournewly-washedcomforter. Kerryhas a to 'Win the Peace' inIraq Could thesituation getanyworse? plan Yes folks,itsurelycan.ImaginedearJohnwakingupfrom By Joe Reed powersand Iraq's neighbors" to both insist that they provide hisnapandexplainingtoyouthathejusthadthe"mostamaz- Staff Columnist thefinancial supportpromisedunderU.N.Resolution1546and ingdream" about Pamela Anderson. give themincentive to doso in theform ofa possibleinvest- But whataboutour otherprizeddormroompossessions? Thedebateover thewarinIraq,bothinthenationalpolitical mentroleinIraq'soilinfrastructure. Kerry'ssecondmain idea Let'ssay,forexample,that Johnnow hasthedesireto"check arenaand inthe media,seems"" to metobe focusedalmost en- £ involves accelerating the trainingofIraqi security forces,both hisemail"onyourlaptop.Noharmmere,right? ItEAICIAU |HV'-V tne wrongissue.The most impor- police and military.Given that only 5,000of these vital secu- Younaive fool!Johndoes infact checkhisemail,but then UCulvlUR tant question now concerning Iraq is not rity personnelhave been fully trained, Kerry's proposals to proceedstodownload aplethoraofsongs,videos,hardcore *£{%{% dL whether the American-ledcoalition should expandand standardize police and military training, vastly porn,and(inevitably)countlessnasty virusesontoyourpre- M orshouldnothaveinvaded thatcountry;that increase the number of trainers (particularly from our allies), ciouscomputer.Now,thankstoJohn,you'rebombardedwith is apolicy debate whosecurrency has longsince expired.Of andimprove thequality andefficiencyof training, seem long aslewofquestionablepopupadseverytimeyoutry tocheck course, that question does bear some relevance to the current overdue.As doeshis thirdpoint,on thenecessityofdesigning electioninthat thecandidates'answers toitshedsomelighton a "reconstructionplanthat finally providestangiblebenefits to After successfullysoilingyoursheetsandcontaminating theirphilosophyofforeignpolicy,butafarmoreimportantand the Iraqi people." yourcomputer,Johnjumpsupfrom yourdeskchair(knock- farmore urgentquestionconcerns what shouldbedonenow to Todo this,he suggeststhatAmericareprioritizespendingin ingitover,ofcourse),rushes to thecloset,andpullsoutyour ensure thefreedom and securityof the Iraqi people. Iraq towards "high-visibility, quick-impact projects" tobring hidden stashof junkfood.Without askingor waitingfor an Senator JohnF.Kerrylaid out acomprehensiveplan for the visible.benefits to Iraqis on the local level, and also make a offer,Johnconsumesfivecandybars,twocansofCoke,and rebuildingofIraqinaSeptember20speech at New YorkUni- concertedeffort toinvolvemoreIraqisintherebuildingoftheir eventuallystuffs therest of thestash intohisbackpack and versity.Afterspeakingatlengthontheproblemscurrently faced country.Fourth,Kerry arguesthatit isessential for the presi- jeanpockets. in Iraq— the large and increasing number of monthly troop dent to "take...steps toensure thepromised elections can be But that'snoproblem,right? Youcansimply modifyyour deaths, the growing number of —terrorattacks, the worsening heldnextyear."Among these stepswouldbe forminganinter- jam-packedschedule tomake a trip to thegrocery storeand living conditions,and others and criticizing the Bush national U.N. protection force to ensure security in the elec- spendanother eightybucks tocompensate for yourloss... Administration's actions at every stepof the way as ineptand tions andundertakingthe responsibility ofhelpingtoestablish Now don't getus wrong; we are actually quitegenerous reckless,Senator Kerryturnshisattention tohisownfour-point long-termconstitutional stability inIraq. withour friends.But there isone serious finelinebetween plan to "win thepeace"inIraq. Inshort, then,Senator Kerryhasnow articulated aclear and acceptingalittlegenerosityandstompingalloveryourbuddy's The first point of this planis theinternationalization of the substantive vision for the future of Iraq. Whether you agree personalspace.Allwe're askingis that every lasthomie get Iraqi conflict. To this end, Senator Kerry proposes that the withhis planornot,hopefullyit will atleast (andatlast)move down with alittle OPP. President convene "a summit meeting of the world's major the debate onIraq towards the future andaway from thepast. These guys don't regret choosing to live on a substance-free hall By Carey Baxter saidMattScott. Burtonisadisc jockeyon Sundays at 8 p.m. onWalt 1610 Guest Columnist "Youdon'thavetogetdrunk tohavefun withdrunkpeople," AM. He alsolikes torap on occasion. saidErsagKeskin. "Ipickedsub-free because Ihate smoking," said Burton. Thefirstyearguyslivingsubstance free onthe thirdfloorof Anders Wells,whosefamily isinthealcohol business,said "Sub-free doesn't mean we can'thave a goodtime." Cannon dormitory want everyone to consider dispelling the he canunderstanddrinkingalcohol but notto excess."Ihave Peter Simov,thequiet,unassumingBulgarianguy,blasts50 sub-free stigma, if only for amoment. arealproblem withalcohol abuse,"he said.It showsa lackof Cent inhis dormroom. "DatingAdvice" fromTheYowlsectionof theSeptember 1 respect for alcohol, yourself,and your friends, who have to Sammy Kim,a very quiet fellow withadorm room sparse issueofTheDavidsonian stated:"If youliveintheSubstance takecareof you. enoughfor anascetic,was bornin SouthKoreabutnow lives FreeLivingOption,it isimportant totelleveryonethat either "You gotta takecareofyourself," saidChrisBurton. in SantoDomingoof the DominicanRepublic. yourparentsmade youlive thereor that youdidnotchooseit, "I've seen toomany people do sick things when they're Hespeaksthree languages(Korean,Spanish,andEnglish), but there was no roominthe traditionalresidencehalls sothe wasted," saidCraig Pickett. andhelivesinSantoDomingobecausehis parentsaremission- school forced you.Ifnot,bereadyforalong,lonely,sexually Even though they may not relish being around drunk or aries. frustrating year." druggedpeople— "It's sloppy.It reallyisn't cute, andalotof "He's a refugee from Cambodia," quipped Keskin. "We hiresponse to this,Matt Scott, a safety for the Davidson girlsdon'tknow that,"saidMattScott-thegirls stillfindthem, smuggled himoutof theVietnam War." football team, summonedme tohaveachat withhimand his they claim. Andthenthere'sErsagKeskin,whoknows almosthalfofhis hall-mates that would allow me to eloquently enlightenThe "Theycome downontheir own," saidMattScott. fellow first year studentsby name. Davidsonian reading audience with some stereotype-busting Around this point Burton made a cell phone call. Soon, "Ifyouhaven't metErsag,youhaven'tlived. He'stheTurk- facts about thelivesof thesesub-free gentlemen. Whitney White walkedintotheloungewhere we wereallcon- ish delight intown," saidByronMiller. Firstofall,theguysItalkedtodecidedforthemselvestolive gregated."Youneededme toprove apoint..." she saidupon "Imetonegirloncampus thatdidn'tknow Ersag,"saidMatt in SubstanceFree Housing. entry. Scott. "Weall chose todoit," saidBlakePoole. Laughter erupted.Not so smooth.Itold White why Iwas "And she was deaf," finished J.C.Boyle. Andthey'renotafraid to defend that choice. there,andshe replied,"They areawesome, soIdon't mind." Englishisnothisfirstlanguage, yet"heknowsmore idiom- "Why sub-free? How about whydrink?"asked Poole. Obviously, third Cannon is home to some really cool and atic expressions than we do,"saidChris Goldrick. "We don't look down onit.We don't see thereasonfor it." very interestingguys. So maybepause and think before youjudge anddismiss a But this certainly doesn'tmean that theguysdon't party.A These are the guys whodonned war paint and rippedtheir fascinatingpersonwhojusthappenstoenjoysobriety.Imagine resoundingchorusof"ohyeah" metmyinquiry as to whether shirtsfortheFreshmanOlympics. Notonlythat,theybellowed that. they godown toPatterson Court. warriorchantsandusedanupturnedtrashcanasakindoftribal There'salwaysthatstereotypethat sub-freestudents aregoing But when theygoto parties they wantto remember every- drum. Theguyswonthirdplace,or,asthey wouldhaveit,they to become "cornballs and nerds,"said Burton. "But we have thing.Insteadofadrunkenalterego,"it'sbetterifyouarethere," "tiedfor second"butlostin suddendeath. our fun downhere." 12 TheDavidsonian Sports Wednesday,Septermber 29,2004

j Week inReview j Fans shouldrealize thatprovokingplayers Playersshouldknowbetter:fans who is dangerousforboth them andathletes heckleshouldbeignored,notattacked

By BobbyDemuro ByDrew Brookie Staff Writer SportsEditor

Inthe summer of 2003,Kansas City Royals first base coach Tom Iconsider myself a baseball fan. That's why it hurts me when a Gamboa wasattackedbyamanand his 15-yearoldsonduring aRoy- smallpercentageofMajorLeaguers,playerswhom thebaseballgods als' victoryin Chicago over the White Sox. havegifted somuch,treat the gameandits fans withdisrespect. In the unprovoked attack, Gamboa suffered only minor cuts and Frank Francisco gave the game a figurative black eye last week bruises.Coming tohis rescue werenotonlyhis counterparts from the whenhegaveanOaklandA'sfana veryrealblack eye.Respondingto Royals,but also theChicago WhiteSox players and coaches. persistenthecklingfrom fansnearthebullpen,he threw achair wildly When the34-yearoldattacker wasinterviewedby USATodayafter into thecrowd. Thechair hit a woman'inthe face. his arrest,heonly saidGamboa, a54-year-oldman, "got whathe de- Ican't forgive Frank Francisco,no matterhow good of abaseball served." player is.Idon'tnecessarily feel bad for the Oakland A's fans who Last week in Oakland,Texas Rangers rookie reliever Frank Fran- instigated theheckling either,althoughhecklingispart of thegame. cisco threw a chair from the bullpeninto the stands late in the ninth Playershavehadtodealwithhecklingsince thegamebegan.Mostly, | The Week Ahead jinning, defendinghis veteranteammateDougBrocail fromheckling. the best ones ignore it. Professional major leaguers usually have a The chair cut a woman's face and vervhieh level of mental touehness, and don't involve themselves broke her nose. withpettybanter. The game then stopped as the Ido,however,feel verybadfor the Soccer: 9/29vs.Asheville 5:00 Rangers had to restrain relievers lady who was hit in the head. My Carlos Almanzar,Francisco and sympathy goes out toall the fathers Soccer: 10/1vs.Chattanooga4:30 Brocail from enteringthe stands. who willhave toexplainto theirkids VoIIeybaU:9/30vs.East Tenn.State6:00 This seems to be a growing trend that this kind of unjustified retalia- Volleyball: 10/3 atChattanooga2:00 Baseball; is, isunacceptable. mightbehard in Major League that m MUM *2r—^^.AKif tion It Men fans are interacting negatively with toconvince kids wholook up to the Football: 10/2atDayton1:00 players andcoaches more and more. players as much or more than their Ask when he beat fathers. Soccer: 9/29 vs.SouthCarolina Randy Myers, up an aggressor-fan in 1995, Chad Ialso feel for fans who will have Kreuter who fought with fans as a to be moved further away from the Dodger several years ago, or Jeff gamebecause of idiotic behavior. A Nelson who fought with a bullpen few bad apples... attendant inBoston last year. There So whatcanbe done tostopthisin , .,_,< , are many more examples of this in A ir thefuture? the past20 years,such as whenGraig Nettles defended anumpire in Frank Francisco absolutely got what he deserved when the New York from acrazedfan in the 1980s. Commissioner's Office suspendedhim for therest of theseason (and AlthoughFranciscoactedasunprofessionally aspossiblelastweek, the playoffs if theRangers are to make it).Iguess Bud Selig didn't he isnot thebiggestproblem in thiscase. buy the third-grader "He started it" argument. The real problem in this situation are the "armchair athletes," the Selig sent amessage to the rest of the players:act like achild,and fans who relentlessly critique and heckle players from the safety of you will be given amajor timeout. their seats in thestands. This was asmall step inthe direction baseball needs to go.Should We'vealldoneit; wecriticize athletesinasportwe've neverplayed, baseballgo further,cutting off faninteraction with the game to pre- Wildcat game of sayingthat'"wecould doitbetter."I'vedoneitat the volleyballgames serve theplayers' safety? here at Davidson. Sure, the commissioner's office could beef upsecurity in vulner- the meek: But theproblem is that there is afine line that must not be crossed able spots at stadiums,create somebarriers,cut offbeer salesearlier, as a spectator.It was only because of ridiculously offensive and un- move the fans away from the game. But some fans are going to be Soccer newAlumniStadium: at provokedhecklingby fans last week in Oakland that Francisco and idiots regardless. Wednesday,9/29 the veteransBrocailandAlmanzar evenconsideredattacking thefans. Aslongasthecommissioner'soffice makes somereasonableregu- Women vs.UNCAsheville 5:00 The armchair athleteshurtlinginsults atplayers need torealize this: lations to ensure the players' safety, it is up to the players' to start Men vs.SouthCarolina 7:00 thesemen are professionalathletes,andhavebeenfor years.They are acting responsibly. They are primarily at fault for letting relatively muscular,conditioned,people to heckling get Themen'sand women's soccer teamsopen who are focused on thefield do an harmless thebestof them. upbrand-new AlumniStadiumonWednes- important job. Fans arealwaysgoingto be fairly close to thefieldand theplayers, day withadouble-header match-up.The After witnessing these attacks and fracases on television,Iwould especially now that stadiums are becoming smaller and more inti- if, time, fans, stadium wassupposed tobereadyfor use not be surprised in a short a crazy or out-of-control fan is mate.These new features are a gift to the majority of baseball well-behaved, several weeksagofor theadidas tournament, killedon thefieldbyprofessionalathletes.Thesebaseballplayershave whoare anddeserve to feelcloser to theaction. butrains forced thedelayof thestadium's no tolerance for thatkindof immature,stupid, drunk behavior. Players will be heckled, and it does not always have result in a A warning must be sent out to fans who fail to realize this. It is negativeoutcome.For somepeople,thisis thefunofgoingtoagame opening. - The women will takeonUNCAshevillein important to remember, as well, that Rangers andAthletics players a way to beinvolved.It's not my choice,butit isfor some. theirfinal non-conference gameof the came over to assistBrocail and Franciscoin theincident. Thoughthe The bestbaseballcando tostoptherowdyhecklers is to kick them season,and theyhope toavengea tough8-0 see Fans,page 13 see Players,page13 loss to Dukeoverthe weekend.Themen will then face SEC powerSouth Carolina at7:00. The men too arelooking to rebound froma IjIHIiJ tough stretchof games, as theyhave givenup -lt JLvFU-JlMl/ UMMM.VrM Ulllillviy llvlHCi5l llvl\vi MMM l»Vr YtMM threegoalsin eachof their past threegames inbeing outscored9-1. ByRichardConnolly early,withafamiliarandunmistakablecrack- findacollegepresident who paces theside- Staff Columnist ingnoise echoing through my apartment at line,completely focusedoneveryplay?I'm 9:24a.m.Someofyoumay notpayattention pretty sure if you told President Vagt that Funny thatwhen youtry tosneak anunreg- to such milestones, but trust me, when you Chambers was on fire again he'd wait unit Outside the Den: istered party past the administration it's like look back at your college experience,things halftime to check it out. CollegeFootball trying tosneakthesunpast arooster,butthose like that will matter. Thegameitself wentswimmingly,as John 9Auburn vs.No.8Tennessee same powers-that-be somehow schedule Fromourporch,my roommates— andIstood Leverett rushed for two scores and,behind Saturday,7:45,ESPN Homecoming for the most important Jewish in total shock as numerous "backpackers" twokey interceptions fromKevinSaunders eorgia/LSUmatch-up willbe huge. holiday.Prioritiesmuch? began to summit Mount E.H. Little at 10 andBrendanDete(nottomentionanearmiss C thisweekend,but thegame lost a I'man Irish-Catholic and we had nothing o'clock in the morning. On a Saturday.Dur- by Zack Drozda), the defense held Butler klotofits luster whenAuburn handed the plannedfor Saturday, soIwas at thefootball ingHomecoming.I'm well aware that we're scoreless-inthe second half. with,like, defendingnational-champions alast-minute game along 48 ofyou. Here's one here to be students, but let's set aside some After spending last weekend inside and instituting policy root alone, loss two weeks ago.Georgia, too,hasn't voteforDavidson anew that time toroot,root, for thehome team.Your it was nice finally getting out in the to library roommate looked likea truenational titlecontender in wouldlock alldoors Little onHome- carol willbetherein themorning;Homecom- sun and socializing.My alsoen- the first weeksof theseasondespite its high coming.Is itjust me,ordomorepeopleshow ing will not. joyedthe sun,butmade theunfortunate mis- up to food-court day atCommons than foot- Justprior to kickoff, we assumed posi- take of wearing sunglasses— and not ranking.As aresult,the toptenclash our — sun- betweenAuburn andTennesseemay show ballgames?But I'mnotabout to fight a los- tion on thesidelines near President Vagt and screen allday,andnow lookslike thePink -who isa legitimate national titlecontender ingbattle, soI'lllet you all live vicariously those kids who paint their chests for every Power Ranger. through single just students, out of the SEC,asboth teamshavelooked me. Davidson event.This may be ru- Despitetheanemic turnoutof the way — mor, very stronginthe early seasonin wins over There wasno Homecoming2004 my but someoneapparently saw those guys crowd was rather impressive. Iwatch all lastas astudent— would fail to entertain like at a Young Republicans meeting,red chests LSU andFlorida,respectively. see Connolly,page so many of these columns. Saturday began and all. Andby the way, where else canyou 15 Wednesday,September 29, The Davtosonian Sports 2004 13

(XX) cE: Vhere's Jo oCd'cDd cE: Kittii settingsenior herb fore they be- goalie 1 ast three games,howev er,thedefensehassurrendered a total of nine goals. Granted, those games Astari I havebeenagainstSaoFrancisco,SantaClara things so good for the 'Cats cE) c(X) andCharleston,butathree-goals-againstav- against] r when senior quarterback JO cDd cB erage in anystretchis stillpretty high. Par- Damion White'05 wentdown withmiankle ticularly disconcertingis that the Wildcats injuryinthefirsthalf.Freshmanreplacement have allowedquick offensiveburstsineach Beaux Joneswasnotflashybehindcenterfor of thepastthree Against theCougars, the Wildcats, going 4-14 for only yards, losses. 28 " the Wildcats gave up three goals ina little but he did enough todirect the Wildcats to over 12 minutes... thegame-winningscorein the thirdquarter. (Bd along-time JO cCX> cDd cE: Jones' father,Bert,was quarter- back for the BaltimoreColts,and was in at- AfterfailingtoqualifyfortheSoContour- tendance forhisson's firsthomegame... neyfor thefirsttimeinteamhistorylastyear, the women'ssoccerteamhasopenedupcon- Anew streak ferenceplayinfineformthisyear witha2-0 Football's victory on Saturdaymarked the first time inalmost two calendar yearsmat E theWildcats had won at home,as Davidson Thecurse of the Devils last won at Richardson Stadium on.Oct.26 fg Ontheotherhand, women's soccer has no 2002againstWesley College. Thefreshman \nm desire to seeDukeon the scheduleany time andsophomoreclasses gottoexperiencetheir in soon.Lastyear,theBlueDevilshumbledthe firsthome wins together.... Wildcats in a 7-0home loss. This year, the Wildcats wereclose at thehalf,as Dukeled Record run only 1-0atintermission.Fourgoalsinseven Senior John Leverett '05 needs only 964 minutes by the Blue Devils,however, iced yardsrushingthisseasontopassRaySinclar for Duke,as they wentontocruise '81 as Davidson's all-time rushingleader. Leverettalreadyhas 199 yardson theground misseason,andneeds765 yardsover the re- isketballaddsStJoe's mainingseven games toovertake Sinclair... Hfs\ourfutuM's a tooTofthepast.It's competition. ith a strong schedule that already in- knowledge. Camecluded Missouri, Duke, Seton Hall, and laming thecorner? It's stressmanagement.It's Georgetown,among others, the men's bas- Volleyball has struggled toan early 3-13 an art.Iteareproduction. ketball team this past week announced that mark, but showed improvement over the Jfs theyhavealsoaddedStJoseph's tothe2004- weekend inbeating Citadel in three games gCb 05 cBd cD3 E schedule. St.Joe's wentthroughlastyear's and nearly pulling out the win against the JO regular season undefeated,andfinished the College ofCharleston. fromFans,page 12 from Players,page 13 two teams are opponents on the field, they out of the stadiumif they arecausingamajor have a mutual respect and understanding of disturbance. Unfortunately there are no mo- c(X> (XX eachother whenitcomes todealingwithchild- ron detectors topreemptively turn themaway Jo dfc> cE: ishbehavior. at the gate.Butiffansarebeing safe.without Thegameofbaseballpridesitself onbeing disturbingother fansexperiencesat thepark, America's pastime, as well as on being the Idon'tcare ifthey heckle at all. mostprogressivesportinterms ofinteraction The fact is,the playershave the choice to betweenplayersandfans.For example, there ignoreit and go about theirbusiness. areautograph sessionsbeforegamesandplay- Players likeCalRipken Jr., CurtSchilling, JO cB3 cCd cDd cE: ers throw balls in the stands at the endof in- and Edgar Martinez have provided a great nings, and all of this interaction contributes example. to a veryopen,sociableenvironment. These players choose instead to interact However,there are problems with this in- with fans in positive ways. Players like teractiveenvironment.Fans,andinparticular Schillingeveninteract withhecklersinaposi- men,are ruining a family baseball environ- tive way,joking with Yankees fans as if he c(X> mentbycrossing the linerepeatedly. were justanother Fenway-dweller. JO cBd cDd cE: Perhapsalcoholisaproblem.Perhapsthese The fact is,baseballplayers arerole mod- aggressors, through jealousy or bitterness, els, whetherthey likeitor not.Youngpeople, need toreevaluate their seatingchoice. andsomeadults look upto them. Either way,thereneeds tobea warningsent IgrewupidolizingMajorLeaguebaseball outtofans: donotmess withprofessionalath- players.AsIgotolder,Ibegan to realize that letes.Thesepeopleweight-1ift for aliving,and athletes were notperfect,justnormal. zfio dBD cCX) cDd cE: have for years. The men of Major League Too many players,like Francisco, have Baseball,especiallythepitchers,are verybig. grown up in environments where authority DougBrocailis6 feet,5inches talland weighs figures let them behave poorly -as long as 235pounds. theythrow hardorhitconsistently.Theygrow What doyou see? Everyday,TheNew YorkTimes helpsyousee the worldaround Perhaps seating arrangements need to be up withasense ofentitlement. Actually,they you ways. up your copy to changed.Therecouldbe family sectionsnear don't grow up: they remainchildren. in whole new Pick of The Times today. And subscribe bullpensanddugouts,noalcohol served after Now,choosing the baseball playersIlook at a very specialstudent rate of more than 50% off, call 1-888-NYT-COLL and thefifthinning(itcurrently cutsoffindiesev- up to is a moral dilemma.Ilook for players mention mediacode S84AJ. Or visitnytimes.com/student.THE NEW YORKTIMES. enth inning), and Major League Baseball whoIrespect as peopletoo. could do anything else mat might help tone Ifeel thankful that Iam now oldenoughto INSPIRING THOUGHT. DAILY. down the intensityof the wanna-be athletes. know thedifference.I'mworriedthatyounger Granted,Francisco, Brocail andAlmanzar baseball fans donot. (all of whom will be suspended) acted like Frank Francisco could take a lesson from **Work knowledge network. childreninretaliation. Butspatslike thismark someofhis morematurecounterparts.Frank, ©be itfetu ©hues INSPIRINGTHOUGHT agrowingtrendin M.L.B.,and the fansneed if your out there, grow up. There are kids to be dealt with before someone is hurt far watching.Ireally don'tcareifthey startedit: worse thananyoneinOakland last week. youshouldknow better. Septermber 14 The "AVIDSONIAN Sports Wednesday, 29,2004

fromFieldHockey,page16 Freshman already takingcontrol on field sensation KayliMaxwell '08 assistedon the goal. A stringof goals followed Cowley'sopen- By BrutMercadante ingscore,as theWildcatsheldacommanding Staff Writer 7-1 lead at the end of the first half. Tiffany Human 'OSandMaxwellbothadded apair of KayliMaxwell '08,aforward/midfielder for goals,withEmilyDavis'06andCarrieLewis thefieldhockey team,was selectedasRookie '06addingonegoal apiece. of the Week in the Northern Pacific Maxwell,chosenas theNor-PacConference Conference's Eastern Division last week af- EastDivision Rookie of the Week for her ac- terregisteringtwogoals andan assistagainst complishments againstLongwood,dominated LongwoodUniversityonSept. 19.Thehonor the second half as she burned the Catawba was longoverdue,however, as Maxwell has rVvj defense forthreemoregoals,giving hereight carried the Wildcat offense throughout the Bui ■ ftfl goals on the season.Homan, not to be over- early season. shadowed,added her third goal of the game ■■ ■V I Maxwellcomesto DavidsonfromEdmond, ■ andfourthontheseason.Homanhas thesame Oklahoma, where she attended the Casady amountofgoalsinthefirsthalfof this season School. There, she was a first teamall-con- as she had all of last year. Head coach Lisa ference selection for both field hockey and Thompson was excited about her team'sper- soccer,as wellasMVPofboth teamsher jun- formance, as she said they "playedwithcon- ior andsenior years. fidence anddrive.They were notafraid totake She ledCasady to the conference champi- risks on the field. Indoing so they createda onship and was aRegional All-American in lotofgreat opportunities." fieldhockey.A four-sportathlete,she wasalso TheWildcatsreturnedSunday toBelkTurf a member of herhigh school's track and bas- Field in an important match-up with the ketball teams. Radford Highlanders,a member of the Nor- Kayli Maxwell 08 takes a shot in a Sep.19thgame versus Longwood. The main reason Idecided to play field PacEastDivision,andthe Wildcats werelook- hockey wasbecauseitwas my strongestsport. cool, notnecessarily because they wanted to schedule]helps me get things done. Since I ingtobounceback in theEast Divisionafter a At one time Ihad to choose between soccer play fieldhockey.ButontheDavidson team, have such limited time,Iamable to sit down disappointing 3-0 loss at Appalachian State and field hockey, but Idecided that field everyone loves the sport and loveseveryone anddo my work without wasting time." earlierin the year. Radford got on the board hockey would be better," saidMaxwell,who on the team," saysMaxwell. While thetransition to thecollegegamehas early witha score only two minutes in to the ended her senior year withtwelve goals and Davidson has been a very comfortable fit beentoughon severallevels,Maxwellhas not first half, and the Wildcats were unable to thirteenassists. sofar for the 5'8" freshman.With itsreputa- shown,any struggles on the field,where she solve the Highlander defense over the final Growingup and watching theolder girls at tion as a college that expects scholastic ex- leads all Wildcats witheight goalsonthesea- 68 minutes ofplay.DavidsonoutshotRadford herschoolplay fieldhockeyhad ahuge influ- cellence fromall its students, many athletes son,including three game-winners. 12to six in the game,but was unable to con- enceonMaxwell."Ialways thoughtthatitwas would be intimidated. This is not true for Despite thecontributions fromMaxwelland vert anyof thoseopportunities into scores. so cool that they werereallygood andevery- Maxwell,whochoseherschoolbasedonboth theotherfiveincomingfreshmen,teamchem- The loss drops the Wildcats to 3-5 on the one knew it.Iwanted to be like them," she athletics and academics. Maxwell says, "[I istry is also excellent according to the fresh- year but, more importantly, 0-2 in the Nor- said.Herhighschoolhasconsistentlyboasted am] thinking about majoring in either chem- manforward, whosaid,"Thegirlsaresoawe- PacEastDivision,which they wonintheregu- a high-quality squad, winningthe Southwest istry orbiology.Iamhopingtogo to medical some,andthereisnodivisionofclasseswithin lar seasonlast year.TheWildcats willhave to Preparatory Conference numerous times, in- school,butI'mnot sureyet." the team.It's great.Beingafreshman has not forget about the game with Radford,though, cludingMaxwell's senior year. Time managementis of the essence,how- atallaffected [my ability to bea leader]." as they face some tough competition in the "Themajordifference formebetweenhigh ever,for this youngfield hockey player, who Head coach Lisa Thompson says, "Kayli nextcoupleof weeks.Threeof their nextfour schoolandcollegefieldhockeyis the paceof said that,""balancing academics has been contributes agreatdealto thisprogram inev- games,whichareallontheroad,come against the game.Ihavenever played on turfbefore, muchharder thanIhad thoughtit would be.I erycapacity.Sheisafast andfinessedplayer, teamsrankedinthetopteninthenation:North and soitfeels alot faster.Also,theattitudeon donothave alotofspare timebetween sports, as wellasasupportiveandpositive teammate. Carolina (No.2) onSept.28th,Duke (No.5) this teamis alot different. Inmyhighschool, classes,and theother things that arerequired Ibelieve sheis just beginning to tap into her onOct.3rd,andAmericanUniversity(No. 10) somepeople wereonthe teambecause it was for the freshmen to do. But Ithink [my full truepotential." on Oct.10th. Men's Soccer loses first SoConmatch against Charleston ByBrianHelfrich Staff Writer

The men's soccer team traveled south on Sunday into the heart of Hurricane Jeanne's bad weather toface theCollegeofCharleston inthe Wildcats' SouthernConference opener. IDavidson; ,.-- «

Men's teamdoesnot to Andrew was "the third fastest time by a fare Davidsonrunner on [the] course."Following as wellagainst top compe- him wasAustinMercadante(110th,26:22.77), whoaccording toAndrew "recordedhis fast- titionfromnorthernstates est 8K time ever." SamMorris '08 (122nd, 26:51.70),LeeWheless '05(127th,26:57.96), ByPierceTrumbo andNickLehman'05(130th,27:00.30)filled Staff Writer out the Wildcat topfive. John Doehring '07 (145th, 27:34.09) and Douglas Noreen '07 LastSaturday thecross countryteamstrav- (150th, 28:02.53) finished sixthand seventh eledtoBethlehem,Pa.forthePaul ShortRun for the men. at LehighUniversity.Amongst stiff national FreshmanMorris was a bright spot for the competition, themen's teamfinished 20thout men,placing thirdinhis first ever collegiate of 24DivisionIopponents.The women asa 8K. Lehman said that the freshman "ran The volleyball team may be turning thecorner on a losing season. team,meanwhile,placed 1lthout of 26 Divi- tough" and that his performance was "good sionIfoes. to see." Wheless alsoran wellashecontinues For the women, the spotlight again be- him comeback frommultiple knee surgeries Volleyballbeats SoCon foe longed to Senior Kelly Fillnow '05, who duringhiscollegiate career. Whelesshad not placed 12thoutofover 200runners inatime runarace sincehis freshman year,and he set of 21:20.89. Fillnow's performance proved his personal bestby 1:29 at the Lehighrace. Citadel, that she can competeand do well against the As was thecase withthe women, thecom- loses to Charleston nation's elite runners. ByNathanBradshaw merous chances topickup their secondSoCon Freshman Brittany Crawford '08 also ran Staff Writer winof the seasonagainst theCougars. well, placing 32nd in 21:53.19. Brenna "There's noquestion that WithDavidsonleadinglateinthe first game, Bums'08 (72nd, 22:34.61), Anna Brew '05 weneedto in Volleyball split their two Homecoming Charleston deliverednine unansweredpoints (73rd, 22:35.14), and Meghan Fillnow '05 getfaster matches overthe weekend,trouncing theCita- to claim the lead and the victory.The second (107th,23:17.59)rounded out thetopfive for order to becompetitive in del threegamestonone and thenlosing3- 1 to game was a thriller that ended 35-33 in favor the Wildcats. Sally Stanhope '05 (110th, CollegeofCharleston. of the 'Cats, riding on ablock by freshmen 23:18.46) and Annie O'Donnell '08 (113th, theconference champion- The Citadel match, after a slow beginning Lindsey Woeste '08 and Katie Pierucci '08. 23:22.19) ransixthand seventhfor the team " with severalerrors for Davidson, wententirely Davidson wason the way to another game and contributed to the overalleffort. ships. the Wildcats' way.After theoffense struggled win in the third frame after coming from be- Even though the women were not one of in gameone,the Wildcats came alive intheir hind tolead 28-25,buttheCougarscameback the top teams at the event, thecompetition at bestoffensive performanceof theseason.For yet again to win the game 33-31. The Cou- Lehighwasbetter than whatthe Wildcats will petition in the men's meet was formidable. thegame,the Wildcatsnotched a season-high gars held Davidson to only 23 points in the face in the Southern Conference and served Andrew described the teams as "extremely .312attack percentage. decisive fourth game for the 3-1 win. as great preparation for the season to come. high level [competition]," and Mercadante Erin Balak '06and Katie Pierucci '08 led Statistically, Dykstraput up anexceptional Said senior MeghanFillnow '08, "The high added, "There were a lot of teams at Lehigh the team with14 killseach,andBalak tallied 52 assists,Liz Williamson '07 ledtheoffense levelofcompetition was greatpreparationfor that are top teams in the nation."Baker said a career-high .591 attack percentage.Setter on 18 kills,with Pierucci right behind at 15, our conference tournament...Ithink we sur- that, despitethe 20th place finish.'The meet JennaDykstra'07notched41assists,andTarn and Gallen paced the defense with 29 digs. prisedourselves how [well] wecan stay with was astep in theright direction." Gallen '05 led the way on defense with 19 The Wildcat defense was "phenomenal," ac- thebigteams." Overall,Baker said, "The racehighlighted digs.In total five Wildcatshad at least 5 digs cording to Cron. The teamrecorded 90 digs Intheir first8K ofthe season,themenraced someareas thatrequire alittle work...There's to hold the Bulldogs to a .090 percentageon on the match,holding the Cougars to a .194 decentlyatthePaulShortRun.Asco-captain noquestionthat weneed togetfasterin order offense. percentage. Nick Lehman '05 said,the performance was to be competitive inthe conference champi- The second match of the weekend against "As a small team, our defense is what will notanything"tobe excitedabout,"nor was it onships,but we allknow that,and we'vegot Charleston was a far more evenly matched getus throughthe tough matches,"saidCron. anythingto be "discouraged [about]."Coach time to get there." Mercadante said,"We still contest.SaidCourtney Cron'08, "Thematch "The hopeis to come out stronginthese next Gary Andrew described themeet as""asolid need to work harder at stayingtogetherearly was a hugestep ahead for the team. Outside few matches like we did against College of performance." in therace." ofclosingafew ofthegamesafter significant Charleston...We are going tomake animpact Leading the 'Cats was junior Jonathan Both cross country teams continue their leads,wedefinitely showed that wecancom- inconference play."The 'Cats go up against Baker '06, who ran a time of 26:07.72 and seasonson Saturday,Oct.9th.in Greenville, petefor the top spotsin the SoCon." The 3-1 conference opponentETSUonThursday and placed97th overall.Baker's race, according S.C.at the FurmanInvitational. score was deceiving,as the Wildcats had nu- travel toChattanoogaon Sunday.

Elon, from Connolly,page12 Women's Soccer beats loses to Duke theseothercollegegamesmostSaturdaysand ByMichael Tellis this season has already galvanizedthe team. we have played all season. We managed to see kids bouncing— of —the stadium walls and Staff Writer Says Cameron Hardesty '07, "We are very hold themoffin thefirsthalf to 1-0,butinthe hope once just once wecan get thatkind positive about the SoCon this year. We feel second half they showed us what they were ofatmosphere atDavidson.I'dsaySaturday's It was a tale of two very different games like wecancompetewithanyteaminthecon- really made of.Also,Wednesday's hard-won atmosphere was roughly equivalent— to a JV this weekforthe women's soccer team,as the ference andgeta win.Itfeels greattohave an battle with Eloncaught up withus." game at West Caanan High notbad consid- Wildcats traveled to1-6Elonbefore playing unbeatenrecordandweareworkingveryhard The teambelieves that they have learned ering the library wasstanding-room-only. host to national power Duke this past week- to maintainit." somevaluablelessonsfromthegame,andare Don'tget me wrong; that wholepicnic-in- end. The 'Cats' good fortune in the SoCon so looking to work onthe glitches that wereex- the-park environment is part of what makes The 'Cats unbeaten run in the SoConcon- far has not made then complacent either. posedbytheBlueDevils.SaysHardesty,"The Davidson great,but we're only in college tinued as they beat Elon 1-0 on Wednesday. Freshman Kristen Koehrn '08 says "Being one thing that we took awayfrom thegameis once. Let's go for that I-want-to-get-on-TV- Jenny Soldano's '06 first goal of the season satisfied withthe two wins that wehaveasof to think about replicating what we did well, and-embarrass-myself attitude. less than five minutes into the match turned now is a ticket to disaster. Taking the season likeourperformanceinthefirsthalf." Accord- Thefestivities continuedwellinto thenight, course, out to be the decisive score, as neither team gamebygameishow wehavegottothispoint ingto Koehrn, "With a breakdown of about of with averitable Who's Whoof re- was able to generateany offense the rest of and thatis theintended strategyfortherestof eightminutes,we lost thegame.Welearneda cent Davidson graduates packing the the way. the season." valuable lesson that everyminute counts." Brickhouse. It was a little frustrating, how- After a relatively quiet first half with just Davidson thenplayed18thrankedDuke of Davidson next plays UNC Ashville on ever, when several alumnae commented on Gee, two shots ongoal,Davidson createda num- theAtlantic CoastConference onFriday, and Wednesdayintheir finalnon-conferencegame how "grownup"Iwas. thanks.Now that berofopportunitiesinthesecondhalf,butthey the Wildcats were unable to continue their of the season.Thegame will beplayed at the you've completely squashed my ego, why wereunable to convertany of those chances winning ways as they lost 8-0. Goalkeeper newAlumni stadium. Says Ashton about the don't you justgoahead and kick my dogand into scores.Kara Koehrn '06, in particular, SarahHobart '05 putona greatperformance game, "We are really excited about playing spray-paint my car. impressed with five shots ongoalin the sec- in thefirsthalf to denyDuke several scoring on the new stadium. Ibelieve that the team Youknow it wasagoodday, though,when ond period. opportunitiesandkeepthegame scorelessfor will reboundand come outeven stronger." you wakeup the nextmorninghappy that you Saidheadcoach GregAshton,"This was a the first 33 minutes. A disappointing defen- The 'Cats will then host Chattanooga on stillhave your wallet andcell-phone,but sad very tough game. Both teams wanted to win sivedisplay in the second half,however,led Friday in their third conference game of the knowing what happened the day before only twice, really badly. We were lucky to score first. toan offensive explosionby the Blue Devils. season, and will be hoping to continue their occursonce,maybe asemester.Wehave Though wedidn't createtootnanychancesin The 'Cats were unable to recover after con- unbeaten run in SoCon play. In Ashton's acouplemore homegamesleft,andIhope to thefirsthalf,weplayedvery wellinthe sec- cedingfourgoals inthefirst sevenminutes of words,"Chattanooga is a great team in the see many of those "backpackers" along with ond. This also was the bestperformance by the second half after beingdown only 1-0 at conference. Theyareonawinningstreak and therestofyououtthere. So,come on,let'stry ourdefense this season." intermission. it will be a great game. We will hope to do tomake "the12thman" notmerely the atten- The 'CatssplendidrunintheSoConsofar Said Ashton,"Duke is the best team that well." dancebut an actualpresence. TheDavidsonian Wednesday, September 16 29,2004 Football ends losingstreaks with tough homecoming win winning scoring drive late in the third quarter. Head coach Mike Toop said Jones "did enough for us to win the game, and dida good job ofplaying within the system and making good decisions." Thedefensehadby far theirbestgame thusfar, forcing two turnovers andeffectively stopping both therun and pass. The who, B^F^TBB l^h^l 17V *^9 B^BBH P^^^^ H^vH^B'^Br strongestperformancecame from Saunders, after miss- inglast week'sgame with aninjury,recordednine tackles and ■p Hwj an interception in the red zonelate in the game,earninghim Jb^**- honors as the PFL defensiveplayer of the week. mJW^^l E-4^ IP^ IbbUhM bW HI Despitetheloss ofJim Walter '07early in thegame withan ■bl tET IFbVB Ihk / «foC ankleinjury, thedefenserallied to record four sacks, and shut down thepassinggame withgreateffortsbycornerbacks Yeatts Anderson '06 and Frankie Jones"05.Alex Arinsmier '06 led the teamintackles,andBrendanDete"05recorded four tack- les inaddition to recordinghis first careerinterception.Coach Toopsaidof thedefense "Wemade some goodadjustments at half-time and playedmuch better all-around." On a positive side note, the Butler player that wentdown with a neck injury late in the fourth quarter was able to ride back with the team on Saturday. The player was motionless on thefield for over twentyminutes before being cartedoff in an ambulance,but after being checked outbriefly in the hos- pital was cleared to go home with aclean bill ofhealth. Next week the 'Cats look to build upon their momentum lead the Wildcats. Beaux Jones '08 relied on the rushing of John Leverett 05 and others to with a toughmatch-up with the 3^1 Dayton Fliers, who are By Stephen Halliday The winthis week was accomplishedbyagood all-around ranked second among Division 1-AA mid-majors. Daytonis Staff Writer team effort,including an efficient ball-control offense and a coming off two straight shutouts,including a 40-0 win over strong defensive againstboth therun and pass. Austin Peay last Saturday. The Wildcats are looking for re- After an 0-2 start to the season, thefootball teamreturned On offense, John Leverett '05, Jonathon Hubbard"07 and venge against the Fliers,however, after aheart-breaking32- to Davidson for their home-openerand homecoming match- Christian Hunt '05 ran for a combined 181 yards rushing. 25 last-secondhome loss to Dayton athome ayearago. up against Butler looking to notch their first win of theyear Leverettledonthegroundfor his ninth career 100-yardrush- In preparation for this game, Toop wants to improve the and break a six-game losing streak dating back to last year. inggame. Leverett alsohad a greatday returning kicks, with kickoff coverage,and hehopes the defense comes out strong Despiteseveral injuries,includingone toquarterbackDamion 75 yardson two returns to give the 'Cats good field position and that the running game canpound the Flier defense into White '05,the 'Catsresponded witha21-14 win againstBut- andmomentumfollowing Butler scoringdrives. the fourth quarter. lerbehinda100-yard, twotouchdown performance fromJohn White was effective in the first half,going 9 of 13 for 93 Furthermore,according toToop, the defense misseda few Leverett '05 and a dominating game from safety Kevin yards andoneinterception before goingdown with a sprained tackles this week, and that's something that the"Cats can't Saunders '05, foot.He wasunable to return to thegame,andis listed as day afford to do againsta teamlike Dayton. The offense willalso With the win over Butler the 'Cats also won for the first to day. Freshman Quarterback Beaux Jones '07 played the need to avoid turning theballover,asthey gaveup three more time atRichardsonStadium since Oct.26,2002, aspan ofsix entire secondhalf,and though he didnotputup bignumbers, turnovers this week in a trend that has plagued the"Cats all home games. he managed the offense well and led the teamon the game season. FieldHockey splits two games over weekend homestand Wildcats dominate Catawba, butfall jg »muMM| |^tfkMMflSE&082&fiUlttHHfll HUB toNorPacrivalRadford,1-0

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After starting the season with five games on theroad., field hockey returned to Davidson for three games,including two this past week,before headingoffagainonanother four game road stint. The Wildcats were hoping the support from the home crowd would help them improve their 1-4 record over- alland their0-1mark inthe Nor-Pac Conference. The Wildcats played flawlessly in their first two games, overpowering the LongwoodLancers 5-1and trouncing the lljakl |\f Indians of Catawba 11-2. They were unable to continue their v I Bf A Bj. BBj Bft v A l^| success in theirimportant Sunday match-up againstNor-Pac foe Radford. Catawba arrivedTuesday at Belk Turf Field anxious for their first victory,but the Wildcats showed nomercy as they hammered Catawba todrop the Indians to 0-7 on the season. EleanorCowley '08,amember ofthehighly-toutedfreshmen class, was the first to score for the Wildcats, and freshman hockey match-up Radford, 1-0, Sunday. see FieldHockey,page 14 Field dropped an important NorPac at home vs. on

Player ofthe Week PLAY OF THE WEEK Saunders Kevin '05 Volleyball wonthe first two gamesagainst Gardner-Webbon Tuesdayin Football relativeease, 30-21and30-19.Inthe thirdgame, the Runnin' Bulldogs Roanoke, Hometown: Virginia had two game points toclimb back into the match at 2-1,but Davidson Major:Biology rallied to eventhescore at 30-30.Liz Williamson '07 then notched her safety Senior Kevin Saunders was named PFLdefensive player team-high 17thputawayof thematch togive the Wildcats a 34-32 victory. of the week after anchoringthe sound defensive effort for the ( The winmoved Davidson to4-14on the season,including two victories in victory against 4 'Cats in the 21-14 Butler on Saturday.Saunders their past three matches. had nine tackles,forced a fumble,and most importantly, inter- P cepted a Bulldog pass at the goal-line to preserve the victory.