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Davidson College Wednesday, March29, 2006 Volume97, Number 20

New neighbors on the Patterson Court scene By Emily Kota Senior Staff Writer

The Patterson Court house that 11 formerly belonged to CoHo will be available for useby another student organization next semester. According to Patterson Court advisor Joy Hamm, PCC is putting the final touches onits application KA was shut down this week for violating new member laws. policy for groups that want to use the house.PCCplans to voteonthe policy on Apr.3. BV IBJ " -. c" 4HJ KA removed from The final decision will be up to President Bobby Vagt. Student organizations are already planning to apply for the campus until 2007 house. Alpha Phi Alpha president The Outpost usedto be the on campus site for late-night dining. By LizBarry normal amounts of sleep" and Brendan Watkins '07 said that his wehad the CoHo house, we would The Outpust was a student-run Editor-in-Chief caused them to "miss or be ill pre- fraternity planned to submit a pro- set it up as a"Queer Union," basi- late-night food service located on pared for class." Activities involv- posal. cally a safe place for students to Patterson Court that closed once Kappa Alpha Order fraternity ing theillegal consumptionof alco- Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) come, hang out, and talk about the Knobloch Campus Center was shut down this week due to hol by new members also took president Sam Hotchkiss '08 also issues surrounding sexuality. We openedin the spring of 2001 violations of Patterson . Court's place. plans to apply, although he is would also use the space to host No current Davidson students New Member Bill of Rights. The Following the first week of uncertain whether the GSAhas the regularly scheduled meetings and, were enrolled when the Outpost earliest KAmight return tocampus spring break, several family mem- funds and members to qualify. who knows, maybe the occasional existed, making it difficult to is the fall of 2007. bers of pledges complained to the "Many other schools similar to court party." appreciate the passion many alum- K.A was charged with violat- administration. After hearing the Davidson in terms of location and There also exists muchbuzz sur- ni felt for the former service. ing13 of 31 possible regulations, allegations, Shandley held a meet- academic rigor have meeting rounding the possibility of brining "Weall figuredthat when we left said Vice President and Dean of ing with the officers of KA. spaces designed specifically for the Outpost back to Patterson Students Tom Shandley. "To their credit, they called a their GSAs," Hotchkiss said. "If Court. See Outpost,page 4 TheNew Member Bill of Rights meeting that night, sat down with stipulates that violations occur active members and came back when new members of fraternities with a listof violations,"Shandley or eating houses are said. "Once confronted, they were Committee begins process to "required/expected or even very cooperative with coming 'strongly encouraged'" to perform forth." certain prohibited activities. KA's Former KA President Mill select sorority violations involved activities that Pan-Hellenic KA,page prevented pledges from "securing See 3 By ColleenMcKown youth. when they were repressedin socie- Senior Staff Writer Alice Frimpong '08, who has ty. Zeta Phi Beta emphasizes been heavily involved in the soror- "scholarship, service, sisterly love, National Pan-Hellenic Council ity initiative, is attracted Alpha and finer womanhood." w*i iiir i',r I'Vuii11! (NPHC) Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha because of the Zetas Helping Other People sin *^ Zeta Phi Beta sororities begin to "strong female leaders of integrity Excel(Z-HOPE),anoutreach serv- ■ visitDavidson this weekin order to and its vision of service that ice program, provides cultural provideinformation regardingtheir extends internationally." informational activities and sup- organizations. "Influential women such as ports community service organiza- NPHC sororities are historically Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, tions. black organizations that emphasize Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou Their "Stork's Nest Program" diversity and services. There are are members of AKA," said provides incentives that promote Mr. IQijI Han four sororities inthe NPHC. Frimpong. healthybehavior during pregnancy. Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) was She is also impressed by the After the idea for bringing a the first historically black sorority sorority's service work in Africa. NPHC sorority to Davidson was in the United States. AKA started the African Village approved by President Vagt last Theorganization was founded at Development Program in 1984, semester, a selection committee Howard University in 1908 and establishedIvy AKAdemy inSouth was set up to carry the issue for- promotes leadership, scholarship Africa in 2000 and built nine ward. and service. schoolsin 2002. Vice President for Business and TheIVYAKAdemy isoneof the Zeta Phi Beta was founded in Finance Karen Goldstein heads the service hallmarks of Alpha Kappa 1920 Davidson students andcommunity members marched to asa progressiveorganization. committee. Patterson Court Town Hall in protest of the war inIraq on Sundayafternoon. Alpha; the academy seeks to pro- The sorority was founded to give mote scholastic achievement in support to black women at a time See Sororitypage 5 |T7[cjTi]=Mfyrcc^VJj^flNEWS: The need for homeless legislation page 2 TumblirT, fl^B XAPPty to be H|HHFailum: or shenanigans ■fi^sjroommate Classic? ■see A&L,PAGE 7 see YOWL, PAGE8 see SPORTS,PAGE 13 2 The Davidsonian News Wednesday, March29, 2006

3/20/06 MartinScience Building SuspicionsPerson

Officer wasdispatched to meeta personinresponseto a reporf of a suspiciousper- son. The reporter said he was walking towards Chambers and observed a personin blue jeanshiding in some shrubbery at the northwest corner ofMartin Sciencebuild- ing. Ashe walkedby,he tried to see the subject,but was unable toseeany distinctive features. The subject spoke to him,saying something to the effect of "How are you sir?" Theperson saidthe voice sounded like that ofa white male. The reporting offi- cer searched the area but was unable to locate any suspicious persons. The officer advised the person to call the police office if he heard anything else orhad any more information.

3/20/06 Martin Court Fire

Officers were dispatched to Ryburn Apartment to assist the Davidson Fire Department withafire. Theofficer reported that a acurlingiron hadbeenleft plugged inand lyingonsomeclothing.When the firedepartmentarrived at theapartment, there was anopen flame onthe clothing,and dense smoke filling the room. Fire personnel extinguished the fire and carried the burnt articles outside, where they doused them with waterto ensure the fire hadbeen completely extinguished. When the reporting offiicer entered theapartment toinspect the damage,heobserved alargehookahbeside the sofa, which he confiscated. Physical Plant employees were called to assess the damage to the apartment

Stoopskicked off Engagefor Change'stwoweeks of events on Mondaynight. 3/21/06 DukeDormitory Theft Stoops addresses need The police department received an email from the administration about a student who reported that someone had stolen his prescription Adderall from his room. The reporting officer went to the student's room to investigate the incident. The student toldhim that sometime prior to springbreak, someonehadentered his room and taken for homeless legislation abottle ofprescription medication, whichcontainedapproximately 40Adderall20 mg By KateGillespie "We have people who are working who XR. The student said that he had been leaving his room unlocked, and at about the NewsEditor are homeless," Stoops said. "When you same time, other students had noticed some missing alcoholic beverages. graduate from college, you are going to be ActingExecutive Director of the National facing the same problems that the working Coalition for the Homeless Michael Stoops poor arefacing." spoke on the need to end homelessness by TheCoalition is currently workingto pass 3/21/06 Baker Sports Center Suspicious Person addressingits root problems. the Bringing America Home Act through "Volunteerism alone, acts of mercy alone, Congress, which Stoopssaid will effectively Reporting officer was dispatched to Baker SportsCenter inreference to acall about " acts of kindness alone are not addressing the end homelessness in this country. Fifty-five a well-dressed Hispanic female asking questions outside the building. The officer was issue," Stoopssaid. democrats introduced the act in the last ses- unable to locate the personor find out why she would be consideredsuspicious. Stoops' talk was the first in a two-week sion of Congrees,and it was reintroduced in series of events planned by Engage for the current session. Change,a new studentorganization focusing According to Stoops, the act would allow on hungerand homelessness. the construction of a substantial number of 3/21/06 Erwin Lodge SuspiciousPerson low-income housing units and would pro- Road, "Nobody wouldever want to be vide subsidies topeopleinlow-paying jobs. Officer observed a redMitsubishi Eclipse parkedby Erwin Lodge on Grey The act, however, lacks the Republican then saw a smallfire approximately SOyards into the woods witha white male stand- war, homeless. Other thangoing to support that it needs to pass through ingbeside it. The subjectsaid he was havingproblems with his girlfriendand needed being homeless is oneof the worst" Congress. to get away. Theofficer advised himthat DavidsonCollege is private property andhe things that couldhappen to you. "Americans are not working quickly needed to leave. Thesubject left withoutincident. Theofficer usedthefireextinguish- —Michael Stoops enough," Stoops said. "We've been working er fromhis patrol vehicle toput out the fire. National Coalition the on certain pieces of legislation since the for 1980s." Homeless Stoops emphasized the importance of making povertyakeyissue inthe 2008pres- 3/21/06 Tomlinson Dormintory Crime Prevention idential election. Stoopsdiscussedtheongoingefforts of the Homelessness has been a serious issue in Officer wenttoTomlinsonDormitory inreference toareport aboutagroupofunder- National Coalition for the Homeless tocon- America since the 1980s, when there were age studentspossibly involved in a drinking game. Uponarriving, the officer heard vince congressmen of the need for legisla- between two and three million peopleliving noises indicating they were engagedin such activinty. When the officer knocked on tion concerning the homeless. on the streets after the Reagan administra- thedoor, theroomgrew silent,andanoccupantof theroomopenedthedoor. Theoffi- "Isee this as a moral test for us as to how tion's tax cuts for the wealthy and entitle- cer observed a fold-up table designed for playing drinking set up with cups of beer. we treat those who are downed and out in ment cuts for the poor. There werenumerous cups and emptyandnear-empty beercans in the room,andfive thiscountry," Stoops said. "We've all grown accustomed to seeing unopenedcans ofbeer wereconfiscated. There were twopeoplein theroom withthe The Coalition has lobbied for legislation homelesspeopleon the street," Stoopssaid. student who opened the door,one of whom was asleep andhad notbeen involvedin since its founding in the 1980s, when it won Stoops also addressed the common mis- the game. The officer asked the student to make everyone who had left the room a lawsuit in New York that established the perception that people choose to be home- through the bathroom to return, andfour students did so. All subjectspresent in the right to shelter for homeless people. less. roomappearedto have beendrinking, withthe exceptionof the student whohadslept "In the winter of 1986-87, [late advocate "Nobody would ever want to be home- throughthe incident All subjects were cooperativeand polite withreporting officer. for the homeless] Mitch SnyderandItook it less," Stoopssaid. "Other thangoing to war, to the streets for a six-month winter vigil," being homeless is one of the worst things Stoops said. "We were living on the streets that couldhappentoyou." withthe homeless." Stoopsshowed two videosof incidents of 3/21/06 SenteUeDormitory ViceComplaint Four months after the winter vigil, violence,including beatings and a burning, Congress passed the Stewart McKinney against homeless people. OfficerreportedtoSentelle Dormitory inreference toareport abouttheodor ofmar- Homeless Assistance Act, whichis currently The tapes also included an appearance ijuanacomingfrom aroom. Thereportingofficer detected theodor ofmarijuana com- theonly legislation for thehomeless. Stoops made on the Daily Show with Jon ingfrom the room,but nooneanswered the door. Theofficer contacted thehall's RA, Although the act offers support for the Stewart whounlocked the door. Upon entering,theofficer noticeda very strongodor of mar- homeless, Stoops said that it only provides Stoops condemned "bum-vertising," a ijuanain the room and observed that both windows inthe room were raised,abrown for emergencysituations. termused by a man in California who paid blanket wasunder thedoor anda rubber glove hadbeen placedover the smoke detec- According to Stoops, the federal govern- homelesspeople three dollars to hangadver- tor.The officer searched theroom, butnomarijuanaor otherparaphernalia wasfound. mentonlyspends $1.5million tofighthome- tisements for his online pokerbusiness from The room's occupants were notpresent,butphotos were takenof the room'sinterior. lessness. Poverty in America has increased their signs. by 14 percent since 2001,andchildren now - by Stoops also showed a short film an Students withinformation about campus crimes cancontact CampusPolice make up25 percentof thehomeless popula- See Stoops,page3 anonymously bylogging ontowww.davidson.edu/publicsafety tion. The Davidsonian News Wednesday,March29, 2006 3 Hempson wins scholarship to study identity politics By Sarah Baley Inaddition to covering her stay in India, Staff Writer the Smith Scholarship will enable Hetnpson totravel outside the country while onbreaks Leslie Hempson '06 recently received from the University. Davidson's W. Thomas Smith Scholarship "All the... previous recipients of the for her academic achievement, leadership scholarshiphave traveled throughthe UK so potential and desire toserve others. they haven't had a lot of money left. But Awarded annually to one graduating sen- Indiais much lessexpensive...I'llhave alot ior, the scholarship enables the student to of funds to travel [with.] President Vagt has study abroad for a year on an all expenses encouragedme to do that," Hempson said. paid trip. Hempsonknows that she wantsto travelto ft m Malaysia and she is currently considering a |^ visit to China as well. Hempson first learned of the scholarship funds, from Director of the .Center for Senators discuss Interdisciplinary Studies, and German pro- w 9 r fessor Scott Denham, who promoted the scholarship when she was an underclassman. restructuring bylaws She began working on her application the summer before her senior year. By JillianBartels actually that different. Hempson submitted threeletters ofrecom- Staff Writer The senatorsthenchose which committees mendation, a written application and a proj- they wanted to join for the upcomingyear. ect proposal that explained what she wanted The Student Government Association The SGA examined its proposed budget, to do and why. (SGA) discussed funding issues and restruc- which was sent to the Activities Tax Council Smith Scholar Leslie Hempson '06 In addition, she was interviewed by a tured certain SGA bylaws during last (ATC) for approval on Friday. panel of eight to nine people who selected Thursday's meeting. SGA is requesting a total of $14,750 for Hempson,a political science major, plans her over theother five candidates. Newly elected senators from all classes this year to cover things like the athletic trips to study Identity Politics and Hindi at the In preparation for her departure in July, were sworn in at the beginning of the meet- they organize to different Davidson games, Jawaharlal NehruUniversity in Delhi,India. Hempsonplans to begin Hindi lessons over ing. the cost of the new Vamanos van program Her limited stay in India will not permit the summer. She is not concerned about the The SGAapproveda measure tocreate an and special projects the SGA sponsors on her to earn a degree from the University, language barrier,however. SGA committee dedicated to Community campus. which requires twoyears of study. "Englishis the language [of] the universi- Service and Development. Chair of the ATC Committee Hanoko "Mainly,Ijust want to get a greatersense ties and the governmentand the majorcities. This committee would be responsible for Kawataba '06 suggested that senators of familiarity withIndia. It'sacountry that's Most of the peopleyou encounter there will coordinating service projects as well as approve $60 to cover the women's club ten- very important to me and a country Iwill speak at least a few words. You can getby," examining policies regarding service on nis team's transportation costs for one of keepreturning to," Hempson said. Hempson said. campus. their away matches. The team originally Her departure in early July will mark Theopportunities made available to herby They would work in conjunction with the requested money to cover their costs for Hempson's thirdtrip toIndia. the Smith Scholarship fit into Hempson's Community Service Director and theEngage lodging while away as well, but it was She visited there in the fall of2004, while overall careerplans. for Changeboard. thought that the athletics department could participating in the Davidson inIndia study "I think probably in the next three to four TheSGA decided toadd a board to organ- cover those costs. abroad program. years I'll enter a PhD program in either ize Engage for Change, a new initiative on Senators approved the appropriation of Shereturned in thesummerof 2005,while ComparativePolitics or SouthAsian history. campus to raise awareness about worldwide this money to women's club tennis. researchingherindependent studyof women Right now I'mjustthinkingabout the classi- human rights issues like hunger and home- Kawataba also suggested that SGA andIslamthrough financial support from the cal PhD program: teach at auniversity, per- lessness.The board wonld report to SGAbut approve funding for Davidson Outdoors' Dean Rusk International Studies program form research -but there are also [positions would have more individual control than a (DO) recent purchase of 10 new kayaks and and the KempScholarship. available at] think tanks," Hempson said. regularSGAcommittee. 16 new kayak skirts. Usually these kinds of The senators also discussed changing the requests would be made in the fall,but DO structure of the groups that report to SGA. sold some old kayaks early in the season so Currently, there are councils and commit- they could get highest amount of money for tees, IS.A., page 1 but it is unclear that two groups really them and is requesting the difference from from said. differ thatmuch in structure. SGA. Graves '07 was apologetic about the viola- Shandley said that during the investiga- SGAPresident Mac Skelton '07suggested This was also approved and the money tions. tion,itbecame "apparentthat theseactivities that they discuss reorganizing the bylaws to will be taken into account when DO makes "KA apologizes for everything that has hadgoneonto some degreefromquite some reflect that committees and councils are not their annual funds requestin the fall. occurred," Graves said. "Our intent was time." never to harm anyone. This is notrepresen- "This was very planned and organized, tative of KA as a fraternity or any specific versus something spontaneous and wrong individuals.Itis something that was embed- that they got caught for," Shandley later ded inour houseandin other houses." added. StOOpS,^ompage 2 likey many homeless people, of the ele- TheCollegehaspermitted KAmembers to Former KA members have initiated an ments." eat meals in thehouse for the remainder of internal review to address the violations and Iraqi student that documented the six nights Stoops also credited President John F. the semester.In the spring of 2007, former are workingtorevisetheirnew member edu- that Davidson student Dylan Atwood '07 Kennedy with influencing his fight against members of KA will meet with advisors to cation programs for thefuture. spent living on the streets of Washington, homelessness. develop a new member education program "Iam sorry to say that these are problems D.C. inMarch 2005. "When President Kennedy issued that that is in compliance with College and that other frats are facing," Graves said. clarion call 'Ask not what your country can national fraternity standards. If the plan is "Traditions, if you will,?are not easy to "It was very powerful, some of the do for you but what you can do for your approved, KA may be eligible to return to change." statisticsespecially. Iwas kindof country,' atage 11,Iwas inspiredby that," campus in the fallof 2007. Shandley said herecognizes that such vio- oblivious to this before. It made me Stoops said. "Little Michael Stoops asked When a fraternity or eatinghouse is sus- lationsat Davidsonare notlimitedtoKAand moreaware. I that Ishould whathe could dofor his country." pectedof violating the New Member Bill of occur at campusesacross the country. feel feel " really engage change. Stoops was an anti-war, conscientious Rights, the case often goes straight to the "I am not trying to tear down KA," said for objector incollege. --Vaidehi Trivedi '09 Patterson Court Judicial Board. However, Shandley. "Frats have been struggling with After graduating, he lived and worked Shandley saidhehas the"rightand responsi- this for decades,"Shandley said. with Catholic WorkerMovement co-founder bility" to investigate and hear more serious Inresponse to the incident, Shandley said "It was very powerful,some of the statis- Dorothy Day inNew York. cases. the college will look at how it educates new tics and the videos especially," Vaidehi "She has the idea thatif you work withthe President Bobby Vagt categorized KA's members and try to moreproactive. Trivedi '09 saidof Stoops' talk. "I was kind poor,youshould livelike the poor,be acon- violations as "very serious." Addressing the "It's not my desire to shut down and of oblivious to this before. Itmade me feel scientious objector, and not pay taxes infractions, issue of new member he said, remove fraternities, but we need to make more aware.Ifeel that Ishouldreally engage because 44 percent goes to the military," "Weneed toeither figureit out,or weneed a sureit is afun andsafe experience,"he said. for change." Stoops said. "I volunteered full-time for 25 new eatinghouse system,because we arenot Graves suggested a stronger dialogue Stoops' family and Quaker upbringing years." going to jeopardize the health and safety of between the leaders ofPatterson Courthous- influenced hisdecision to become an advo- Today, as the acting executive director of Davidsonstudents." es. catefor the homeless. the National Coalition for the Homeless, Most of the violations occurred during 'This isnotjustaproblem with KAinpar- His grandfather, who became hornless Stops works to establish support for housing Week," "Hell a traditionally difficult week of ticular on this campus, but also other frater- after losing his job and farm, also con- and homelessness and coordinates the fraternitypledging. nities on campus and nation wide," Graves tributed tohis compassionate view. Coalition'snational events. "They pledges shipped took and them to said. "It's not a small secret' that that these "He was the first homeless person Iever Engage for Change sponsored the Oxfam various off campus houses and asked that things occur. It needs to stop and be got to know," Stoopssaid. "He became poor dinner at 6:30in the SprinkleRoom and will Week," they stay thereduringHell Shandley addressed." white trash, the homeless drunk. He died hold a sleep-outnextTuesday. 4 The Davidsonian News Wednesday,March2%2006

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different interests, would wind up sitting community character," Papadopoulos Friday or Saturday because everyone OiltpOSt, page said. would from 1 together atthe Outpost,laughing andsharing The Outpost was also something that set always stop by at some point during the it was all over, since we were the last class stories and eating those fabulous quesadillas Davidsonapart from other colleges. night," Perry said. that was there for the Outpost," EmilyByrne that never quite tasted as good at the new "Fromtheperspectiveof a worker,Iloved '04 said. Union,"Byrne said. itbecauseit was a well-paying job ($10/hour The Outpost served a variety of food, The convenient location of the Outpost "The Outpost was one of those lit- plus free food and plus tips if you were the including quesadillas, pizza, chicken-caesar was oneof the strengths alumni highlighted. idiosyncrasies delivery person for the night) with flexibili- bagels,burgers,hashbrowns,grilledcheese, "Youneverhad to worryabout meetingup tle that made ty, the fun of working with fellow students candy and soda. with your friends when you were out Davidson Davidson. Just likeFirst (whobecamegood friends)and theawesome It was open from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on because they'dallendupat theOutpost.The Night Down, laundry numbers, management combination of Papa-D and Wednesday andThursday and 10 p.m. to 3 Outpost filled that niche for those nights and Santa repelling down Dixie. Theyran it like a well-oiled machine a.m.Friday andSaturday. Inaddition to serv- when you wanted to go out, but things Chambers, it was one those and expectedresponsibility out of all of us ing food, theOutpost alsodelivered to dorm weren't too crazy," Katrina Papadopoulos of workers,but they felt more like friends than rooms andother locations on campus. '04said. seemingly small things that played bosses and Ican't ever remember being Perry also said the Outpost's convenient a big part inmakingmyDavidson stressed-out there," Perry said. location drew together different students and experience so unique and cher- Perryacknowledged that the new Union is "There was so much character in created asocial option for non-court-affiliat- ished. It was increat- a vast improvement over the old Union. that building - all the fundamental walls told ed members. ing a sense oftight-knit campus On the other hand, she said the Outpost stories of the classesbefore you. "The great thing about the Outpost was community me." was more conducive to casual student gath- closed, that it wasn't just a Court phenomenon. for erings. When the Outpost --Emily Byrne '04 a little bit its Anyone could come down and feelcomfort- "The Union is great for daytime happen- Davidson lost of " able in the Outpost's eclectic ings small atmosphere," and even some of the later-night spon- community character. Perry said. "The big screen TV always had soredeventsare fun,butit's just toosterilein —Katrina Papdopoulos '04 something interesting on, the walls painted "I remember having friends Come visit comparison to the Outpost and it's notnear- by students had their own personality, as from other schools, and inevitably they ly as comfortable ahangout for those late- workers we got to choose the music and no would comment on how great the Outpost nightquesadilla cravings," Perry said. "I think our delivery service was a huge one had to prove anything just to hang out was, and how it was so different from any- Byrne realizes,however,that current stu- benefit to the student body, one that is no there. Its location was definitely convenient thingthey had at their own colleges,"Byrne dents cannot miss what they have never longerbeingprovided," saidformer Ourpost being down the hill where mostof the action said. "Ithink alittle bitof theDavidsoncom- experienced. employee Julie Perry '04. "I think it defi- was, but that didn't exclude the non-court- munity spirit was chipped away when we "The Outpost was one of those little idio- nitely increased our business,and as a work- affiliated members of campus," Perry said. lost the Outpost. syncrasies that made Davidson Davidson," er, Imust admit it was pretty fun to zip Alumni cited the unique nature of the Recently, there has been tension between Byrne said. "Justlike first night down,laun- around in the golf cart and be raucously Outpost as something they missed in the students andemployeesat theCafe",especial- dry numbers and Santa repelling down greeted at everydoor Iknocked on. Union. ly at night. Chambers, it was one of those seemingly "There so Alumni praised the way the Outpost - was much character in that According to Perry, however, working at small things that playedabig partinmaking brought diversestudent groups together. building all the walls told stories of the the Outpost was enjoyable. myDavidsonexperiencesounique andcher- "People from all sorts of different social classes before you. When the Outpost "I never felt like Imissed out on the ished. It wasfundamental in creating asense circles and backgrounds,who hadall sortsof closed, Davidson lost a little bit of its small Court's social happenings by working on a ofa tight knit campuscommunity for me."

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Chef Papa D takes abreak from cooking. A student worker preparesquesadillas. Workers prepareto ring up student purchases. The Davidsonian News Wednesday, March 29, 2006 5 Sorority,frompage 1 There has been a lot of controversyabout allowing a sorority tocome tocampus. Advisor Joy Hamm.ReligionProfessor Ann Asnosororitiescurrently existoncampus, Wills, Student Body PresidentMac Skelton many students were against the idea of '07, Black Student Coalition President bringingone. Brendan Watkins '07 and Patterson Court Some also felt that it would be unfair to Council President Chris Dwyer '07 are on allow ahistorically black organization when committee, the as well as students Whitney other sororities are notallowed. '08, White Cherita Jeffreys '08, Caroline However, Frimpong says that tension was Morgan '07 andCandace Coleman '08. much stronger when the topic was first The committee sent letters to all four raised. NPHC sororities, requestingproposals from "Once students and other members of the the sororities. Davidson community began to understand The letters included information about the real issue and why it was so important Davidson andPatterson Court. that we have this addition to the campus, we Goldstein speculates that the two sorori- receieved overwhelming support," she said. ties who didn't respond were uncertain of Loney agrees. succeeding at Davidson. "The campus has been very supportive. I As Davidson is predominately small and am truly thankful for all the encouragement white,the sororities may have been wary of and positive energy Ihave received from starting achapterhere. many individuals,"she said. Before each presentation,onTuesday and Mac Skelton can understand why some Wednesday, the committee will have dinner students feel that thedecision wasn't fair,but with the representatives sorority, from each commented that the overwhelming support opportunity to and will have the interview for the organizationmust not be overlooked. them. The firstof three Pan-Hellenic sorority presentationswas "Will the historically black sorority be a After the held last night. selection committee chooses a positive addition to Davidson? Every single Davidson, sorority to come to the sorority women can apply to the organization's relationships across ethnic and social divi- important decision-making body on campus will be invited to campus, and interested nationalheadquarters for acceptance. sions that currentlyexist on campus and will found the answer to be yes," Skelton said. The application process differs from the encourage a sense of campus ownership process ofbeing admitted to most sororities; amongminority women." applying to become a member is much like Charisma Loney '08believes that aNPHC applying to be admitted to college. sorority will respresent Davidson's values. Frimpong said that a NPHC sorority will "Davidson is an institution that prides bring Davidson's minority women closer itselfon diversityand service, which are two together. of the many common characteristics that "Amongst the many positive benefits of NPHC sororities share with the college," beingin a sorority is the bond of sisterhood Loney said."Having this organization on that it fosters," Frimpong said. "These are campus would allow women ofcolor tohave young womenwhoItruly desire to know on aform ofsocialownership oncampus, it will another level beyond just classmates, the promote the interaction between Patterson women with whom Iwill grow and learn. I Court members and women of color, and believe that thepresenceof thisorganization actively represent the social diversity of the will promote the development of personal campus. photo

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By AliKahami Ruiz headinguptheactivities this yearalong with Staff Writer BenYoung '08. The P.E. Sailing Class also kicks off next "It came and then itleft. Now we're wait- weekend.The classes, whichcan accommo- ing for it to come back," said Chelsea date five to 10 students per session, take Henderson '09, asked about the long-await- placeon SaturdayandSunday for two week- ed arrival of spring. ends in a row, with each session lasting for While spring officially began on a sleety approximately two hours. At the beginning Monday last week,many students are eager- of the course, students are taught to deter- ly waiting for sunnier days to come. With mine wind direction and to understand the April at the Lake hosting its first events mechanics of sailing. Friday, studentshope to enjoy what thefore- "Wetry tokeepthelectures to aminimum, casts predict will be sunny weather instead becauseIfeel thebest wayto learn to sail is of thecurrently chilly conditions. out there on the water playing around and ThefirstFriday inaseriesof"Aprils at the trying things out," said Erik Knelson '07, Lake," which takeplace at theLake Campus who has been teaching sailing since his each Friday during the month, will feature freshman year. performances by campus acappella groups During the first meeting, the class also Androgynyand The Generals. learns basic safety terms and techniques On the second Friday, Apr. 7, the Dean related to the sailboats' operation. PhilRuzyckl'08 braves cool weather in shorts and t-shirtto read outside yesterday. Rusk SAC will sponsor an International "We try to get sailors outon the waterfor generalcampusatmosphere. energy,"said Associate Professor ofGerman Sports and Games Day, giving students the a short time the first day so they can get a "With happy students buying tickets for Maggie McCarthy. opportunity to participate in games like taste ofactual sailing," Knelsonsaid. the upcoming Bob Dylan conceit in May, a "Inthe spring, fatigue is particularly pro- cricket and sample foods from around the On the second weekend, the group takes shortEasterBreak comingup,and theendof nounced, maybe because the Christmas world. The winners of the Battle of the out the larger keelboats, but at other times the school year,Ifeel like students will use break has shrunk in recent years and one )Bands will alsoperform. they setupcourses and work onrace tactics. the warm weather as an incentive to study feels the accumulated weight of an entire AnEarth Day celebration is in the works "I'm always amazed by how little time outside and get motivated for studying for school year," she said. for the Friday following Easter Break. The most students have spent at the Lake finals,"said Danielle Lokaj '09. "Unfortunately,professors are much more next weekend will be a preview of Spring Campus; it's an absolutely incredible facili- Some students even see a change in the tethered to consoles and document cameras Frolics,featuring cottoncandy and a moon- ty," said Knelson. faculty's attitudes Said Sarah Petrino '09,'i these days, so it's harder to head for the walk to entertain students from 7 to 11 p.m. "I find sailing enjoyable because you get feel like professors are already in a better Chambers lawnduringclass time," she said. There will also be quesadillas for munching to harness the power of the wind into an mood." Students,however,realize the benefits of and marshmallows for toasting around a exciting shotacross the lake." Professors are also starting to notice the taking advantage of their opportunities to bonfire scheduled for that same night. With the upcoming warm weather and change in students' attitudes. relax and enjoy the season. "It's simple, "We really want to make Aprilat the Lake abundance of outdoor activites, many stu- "I definitely notice creeping slacker ten- sunny days that make students feel happy a tradition," said Sarah Pinson '08. who is dents are starting to notice adifference inthe dencies - spotty attendance and diminished and inspired," saidLee Minims '09. Put down'Pride and Prejudice/ pick up that polka-dot bikini By PaigeTaylor With their encouraging toneand inclusion Staff Writer of scrumptious recipes, the authors offer clever advice to thecollege student.Reading Step away from the textbooks! Put down the snippets of this conversation between those $100, 100-pound banes of your exis- four middle-aged women personally made m m. tenceand look out the window.If the weath- me hope to have the same confidence and LvZ erman iscorrect, the sun shouldbe takingoff charisma when Ireach an age where halters its cloud blanket and wakingupfor spring. and strings seem dangerous. Spring is the time for shorts, sunglasses Using specific, side-splitting examplesof and days atLake Norman. In order to shed a their eagerness to be "bikini-able," whether few pounds,Isuggestyoureplaceyourhefty by hiring a trainer or feeding their volup- school books with Cynthia Lewis' newest tuousphysiques, thefriends lighten asocial addition to the real person's library, "Bikini stigma whichAmerican women always rec- Is a State ofMind." ognizebutrarelyembrace. That's right. Davidson's own Professor of Why did these self-proclaimed goddesses EnglishCynthia Lewis has collaborated with write the book? "We think we're hilarious," friends Nancy Gardner,Ann Haleyand Lina said Lewis. "Wehopereaders agree." Soares in a hilarious narrative on how to So make light wear abikini. 8ih(i * of the semester's Forget about your average"how to" book, fs end with Lewis because these ladies blend readable chatti- andher pals.Pull ness with a down-to-earth realization that out the bikinis self-acceptance enables anyone with the from the back of ability topeeloffafew layers,both this sum- your wooden mer and all yearround. dorm drawers "Bikini Is a State of Mind" is not just a and totealong an book for the women,gentlemen. extra piece of As Lewis said, "Our book is a tongue-in-— advice from cheek manual for becoming 'bikini-able' women who taking the plunge, whether into the literal have gracefully poolor into alife withfewer inhibitions and courtesyphoto plunged into the more fun." Lewis's new book fountain of The text includes humorous labeling of youth. peopleinour lives thatinfluence perceptions Lewis andherco-authors willbeholding a of ourselves and others, such as "Mr. Ab," book celebration party aptly named the the poolmanager whosename fits his frame, "Goddess Gala" at Summit Coffee on and "PITAs: Pains in the Ass," who are the Tuesday,Apr.20, from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. nemeses of thenarrators. The event, which is co-sponsored by The four women frequent Davidson's Summit Coffee and MainStreet Books, and Summit Coffee shop, and affectionately willfeature abook signing, Greek wine tast- thrivein the "Townsies" atmosphereof late- ingand live music. night winetasting.Their observationsduring If you are interested inpicking up acopy thesemeetingsled toa two-yearlong discus- of "Bikini IsA State of Mind,"you can find sionthat cumulated in this book, which tells one in the Davidson College Bookstore or women how to live their lives tothe fullest. through major onlinebookstores. The I)avidsonian Arts & Living Wednesday,March29,2006 7

The Snacksplayed toa packed house In the Union on Saturday night,endingup with second place honors In the ThirdAnnual Battle of the Bands. Third AnnualBattle of the Bands: Tumblin', snacks and shenanigans By Mike Wellman&KatieHunter With guitar amps wailing and drum sticks flailing, the kept them in the mood to hear more great tunes. Living Arts& Editors Battle ensued, lasting well into the night. Whether with Featuringhigh notes and highlights, like the rockin' return familiar songs or original tunes, the Battle's bands rocked, of last year's winners The Blue Barnstormersand newcomer TheUnion rocked lastSaturday,andfor once theusual late using instruments that rangedfrom basicbass guitars to har- Oslo Report's killer trumpet solos, the Battle was truly a night quesadilla stampede wasn't to blame. Students came monicas andmandolins. clash of talented titans. Three hours,seven bands, and hun- out indroves to WALT's ThirdAnnualBattleof theBands to Fired up from all the musical intensity, students cooled dreds of chicken wings later,however,three bands emerged friends, show, support take in the and enjoy free food. down during the evening's set breaks, gulping sodas and with thenight's tophonors. While The Snacks stole theshow Emcees PaigeTaylor '08and Nick Fell '08 kicked things off grabbing candy tossed into the crowd by WALT members. with their original style and the Shenanigans brought the introducing at 9 p.m., theJ.KnowlesBlues Band, thefirst in Several spectators won free t-shirts and other prizes after crowd to their feet at the Battle's end, it was the Tumblin' lineup a of sevenpreviously-auditionedand talented groups. showing off their ownskills in music trivia contests, which Dice who ultimately rolled to a cool $300 first prize finish.

Alex Miller,Vocals Preston Davis '06, Lead vocals Dave Burr '07,Guitar/Vocals GeorgeMcDaniel '05,Guitar Jeff McKinney '06,Backup Vocals, Wilson McBee '06,Keyboard harmonica, mandolin Cory Skipper, Guitar Joe Segal '06,Drums/Backup vocals Brent McCormick '06,LeadGuitar Chas Willimon '02,Bass Will Stoudemire 'OjtittKter Patrick Coman '06, Rhythm Guitar JimNash, Harmonica Usman Salahuddin '06,Drums Brandon Kincaid,Drums Virgil Price '07, Bass

"Cory Skipper,Brandon Kincaid andIwere in a bandpreviously in the late summer and early fall of last year," said guitarist George "After a better than average Karaoke McDaniel '05. "Dave, Wilson,and1 ■tner- night,Preston Davis,soon to beknown McDaniel and Skipperbroughtin Chas and havebeen playirfl asTom Foolery, was approachedby Jeff Willimon '02upon thedeparture of their while,"said Joe Segal Mckinney,soon to be Folk Shenanigan, original bassist.InDecember, Alex Miller broughtin Segal just fl Bp. "We to beginplaying Bob Dylan covers," andJimNash joinedthe Dice, which now were alffriends first,afl Be jokedDavis '06, the band's lead singer. consistsentirely of Davidson's technical bandmates," saidSegafl BrentMcCormick joinedsoon thereafter, staff. Theyoften performonopenmic followed by the rest of the Shenanigan nights on Tuesday nights at Saeed's in cast, includingSalahuddin '06,Coman Cornelius and have been a steadyfixture at '06,and Price '07. the BrickHouse Tavern on Monday nights.

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With their experience,professionalism, tal- Meband's origufl Kas well The crowdappealof the band was one of ent,and amean harmonica,'this band rolled mDavidBurr'sfl UP* a the deciding factrs of Tom Foolery,as away withthe Battle's top honors.AsTaylor Jecond placefinfl P'Sv IMmY they had the crowd on their feet and Ansley '07 putit,"they know how to per- personal favoriuB ■CreS L dancingin the lastsong. form." added that he "was really impressea "They weren'tas strongmusically as "Theyhad the strongestdynamic," added withBurr's vocalability, whichIhad some of the other bands," saidAnsley, Brian Creech '05, "and were themostcom- neverknownabout before." "They were "but they definitely had the strongest fortable playing together." different,butreally good," added reaction from the audience." "Someof the other bandsusedtrumpets and Neumann,"andIreally enjoyedtheir "They sangfun sungs and hada lot of violins,which wascool too,but this band cover of the song "New Orleans"by give and take withthe crowd," added was really well-practiced," saidAnsley. Silver Jew." "Theyhad thebest styleof Neumann. BrianCreechnoted that the AddedAliceNeumann '06, "Theyhad a all the bands.Itwas really unique to band was "strong andfun-loving." senseof professionalism that the otherbands them," saidAnsley, who alsocalled lacked." Burr "an incredible singer." 8 The Davidsonian Humor Wednesday,March29,2006 ■ 'Ufor Uagina' theatricalpro- gram a success SKPAH3

■Ill *TM"tl*w » ' nil Bob Dylan I 1 iiUI Iv IE cancels, says THFYflWIUBI ORTA UBERTAS 'Who canfollow DAVIDSON'S NEWS FOLLOWER w Rfroman?' Seepages CommonsTU Theater department placed on academic probation continues to Last Sunday,the theater depart- rehearse for theplay. Themother scenes. One sceneinvolved a lonj Other members of the yheater ment wasplacedon academic pro- was concerned that her son was swim in Lake Norman. Anothei department have accused the show ESPII bationandkicked off campusuntil failingasa result. sceneinvolvedthe forced drinkinj administration of using unethical see the beginning of the Fall 2007 The students were rehearsing of fraternitypledges. methods to extract information Pawl semester. One ot the about play rehearsals from newly The suspension was most stressful declared theater majors. due to the depart- scenes involved "All departments go beyond ment's failure to abide several members school deadlines. Singling out the bycollege rulesregard- of the play hurl- theatre department like this is ing the deadline for ing hard objects ridiculous,andit'sunfair toall the play rehearsals. The at other play theatre majors who have putin so department held members' much time," said Theater rehearsals a full week heads," said cast Professor BrentCarter. past the school's member Byron "The real losers here,of course, imposed deadline. Kingston '07. "The school's policy Although no regarding play one from the the- "not only didthe rehearsalis veryclear," ater department said Associate Dean of denied that students haue to go Students Lisa Mertz. rehearsal went through allthat Competition "Play rehearsal is not on after the to continue after the school-imposed extraplayrehearsal, grows designated play deadline, some for rehearsal-week. Play question the but now they don't rehearsal is a time- stringency of the student's outdoor consuming event, school's get creditfor it." apple especially for new response. stand freshmen and can sig- "I don't see Page nificantly big majors," said Sarah See 10 hinder aca- what the ' deal are the theater demic pursuits." is," said Ned Ronk 'o6. "Not only did the stu- Themother ofoneof Branchwood '08. dents have to go through all that the freshman students "So what if we extraplay rehearsal,but now they Localhomeless Theater majors Jason andKyle Lee '09 who joined the play Radford'09 rehearsed after don't evenget credit for it.They'll rehearse theplay 'Karma Alphabets' man poses as tipped off the adminis- ascenefrom the play was have to find a new major and tration tothe illegal rehearsals. theplay 'KarmaAlphabets',which over? Everyone wanted to keep spend all that time to accrue college tour guide The student told his mother exploredthemes of divine justice rehearsing.We werereallystarting enough credits to complete that bond, want to have SeePage 12 about themany difficult and time- and language. It involved several to and no one cared that it major if they a consumingsceneshewasforced to stressful and time-consuming wassuchabigtimecommitment" degree." Student pollfinds Sophomore to begin accepting roommate applications 'Blackboard' Withhousinglotteryjustaround sexiled. racially the corner, Danny Williams '08 Williams believes the length of exclusiue announced to inquiring friends the application will help to deter Seepages and acquaintances that he will be less seriouscandidates. accepting roommate applications "Right now I'm spending most for nextyear. of my time grading DVD collec- Williams, who has the best lot- tionsbecauseI'vereallygottensick tery number in the sophomore of most of my own movies," said "YOWL. class,is seekinga roommatebased Williams. "I've also asked appli- EMAIL BOKENNER on applicant traitslike dorm pref- cants to include alist of titles that erence,lifestylehabitsand the size theypromise tobuy shouldtheybe of his DVDcollection. selected my future roommate, as 4m\l I l£(;^ Im Applicants with girlfriends or and I've found those lists to be %9 111Jk ink rnA^k) who plan on going abroad will be especially intriguing. But I'd say disqualifiedimmediately. the most important part of the "Basically, if you want the application is the peer evaluation chancetolive in someof the most from currentroommates." F*^^B^JJsm -mm- desirablerooms oncampus,you're WhileWilliamssays thatmostof going to have to go through me," his friends understand that his TheOrder saidWilliams."Ihave thebest lot- applicationprocessis themost fair dODOV ivClUld" tery number, and Iam a pretty and democratic way to decide Jeff Yeakel coolguyto live with,soIknewthat whom gets to live with him next competition for my roommate year, current roommate Barry Danny Williams '08reviews aroommatecandidate'sapplication.lication. services wouldbe intense.Idecid- Kent '08 resents the fact that what it was,Ijustcouldn'tbelieve As the deadline for applications TheDisorder ed on an application process Williams is forcing him to apply it." approaches, Williamsiams expects to Nathan Bradshaw becauseitshouldkeeptheprocess along withtherest of theapplicant Despite his protest, Williams begin to make cuts and interview Brent McCormid'k orderly and avoid a mad rush. pool. has not yet disqualified Kent, prospective roommatefinalists on Also,it preservesmy right topick "I've lived with Danny for two whose lottery number happens to anindividualbasis. Studentswith storysuggestions or the bestroommateavailable." years, andIjust assumed that we be one of the worst inhisclass,as "I'm looking forward to the interest in writingshould contact the Williams' roommateapplication would continue living together acandidate. interviews," said Williams. "It editorsat bokenner0davidson.edu is a 49-page document that calls next year, especially considering Infact, Williams says that their gives me the opportunity to get a orieyeakel0davidson.edu. for responsesin true/false, multi- neither of us are going abroad," prior relationship as roommates more personal idea of who the Note:The Yowlisthehumorsection plechoice andshortessayformats. said Kent. "But suddenly he got would factor favorably into his applicants are and, in the event oftheDavidsonian. Hence,nothing range from favorite this greatlotterynumbei»and he e- assessment of Kent's application, thatIam alreadyfriends with the as Questions initshould be taken truth. typesof music andmovies to more mails meand about 60 other peo- to the extent that status as a applicant, the chance to hold the personal queries regarding show- ple thisenormous Word document DavidsonCollegelegacywouldfac- power of myhighlottery number ering habits and views on being questionnaire. When Ifigured out torinto aadmission. over them." TheDavidsonian Humor Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9 Retribution:Union Cafe employeesbegin stealing from students Aformer UnionCafe employeehas inga prototypefor a robot "employee"code outof those extra slices." leaked information to the Yowl that named Student Theft Enforcer and Further reports of Cafe employees steal- suggests theCafeis pursuinga policy Arbitrary line Zapping Operational Robot ingfrom students havesurfaced inthe past. of activelystealing from students. (STEALZOR). It was the employee'sfailure Wendy Greene '08 claimed that last week, The employee, wishing to remain toprogram the robot with certain unethical Union Cafe workers broke into her dorm anonymous, has told the Yowl that aspects thatled to the dismissal. room andstole $60 out ofher purse andher the Cafe has already implemented Theidea is thatSTEALZOR willperiodi- U2iPod. many new policies which use deceit cally 'zap' students inline and exiting the "Iwascoming outof theshower and walk- ortrickery toremove fundsfrom stu- cafe to ensure theyaren't stealing things. If ingback down the hall when all ofa sudden dent CatCards and will seek new the student hasn't paid for an item yet, methods inthe future. STEALZOR willstartbeepingand flashing," "I think the Union'steals from the saidthe former employee."What willnotbe students because it feels it gets made public is that STEALZOR will also ripped off," the former employee have theability toarbitrarily 'zap' CatCards "While the students said. Thestudents stealfrom us." inside pockets or purses and withdraw As describedby our source, some money from them." are distractedand in of themethodsusedby theCafe were Many students have been suspicious of to raise the prices of food without deceitfulCafe policiesfor a while. a line,another postingthe changeand toadd super- "Sometimes Iwill order four different fluous smallcharges,suchas teabags cheeses on my sandwich, but the Cafe employee picksall andplastic containers at checkout. charges me for four different sandwiches," "One of their trickiest methods is saidVeronica Case'06. "Last time Ichecked, their pockets." to firsthave a cashier delay the stu- a sandwich consisted of more than just dentsbyleavingthe counterinorder cheese. Often,it hasbreadas well." to restock the Snapples or clean the "Have you ever actually checked how coffee station," said the former manyouncesofliquid the cupshold?"asked employee. "Then, while the students TrentStewart'07. "The 32-ounce cupreally Isaw two women dressed inCafe uniforms are distracted and in a line,another A Cq/8 employeemakes offwith only holds 28 ounces of soda, so they are burst out of myroom carryingmy iPod and employee picksall of their pockets." anunlucky student's CatCard. essentially lying in order to trick you out some cash," said Greene. "They sprinted While theCafehasnot admitted to four ounces of soda." down the stairwell and Iwasn't able to fol- these charges, Cafe manager Roy White the fair price for," said White. "So you can "One little know fact," said Tiffany low thembecause Iwas inatoweland carry- offered some justificationfor sucha policy. seehow it wouldbejustifiablefor ustosteal Dawson '06, "is that a quesadilla actually ing my shower-caddy, but Iwas sure they "We see losses every day on small items theselossesback from the students." consists of eight parts. So when you check wereCafe employees." such as teabags and candybars, whichstu- The anonymous employee also reported half a quesadilla you should be entitled to dentseither stealfromus or don'tquite pay that the Cafe was in the processof develop- four quesadillaslices,buttheCafe tricksyou messages from The Yowl inbox DearYowlEditors, you ever heard of an invitation? Puff, puff, Iwas wonderingwhy all your staff pass,man. Puff,puff,pass. are women. It seems to me that the ~* lack of genderbalance representsdis- DearYowl, I crimination. Men are funny, too. We Iwas most distressed to readthe ad Ptf ,,rr have a right to print our material in you ran two weeks ago stating that your pages.Iam disappointedthatan "Most Davidson College students organization like yours, which wear pants at least four times before excludes people from its ranks,exists washingthem." This isa seriousissue oncampus. that faces our campusandIwouldlike Sincerely, tosee amoredetailedarticle address- Andrew Dreyfus'09 ingthe problem. Sincerely, Dear Mr.Dreyfus, William Mayes'08 The fact that men choose not to join the Yowlstaffis unfortunate,butitis not due to DearMr.Mayes, any discrimination on our You are right. part. We encourage writers Not washing of most genders to submit pantsregularlyis articles and joinus at staff a serious prob- meetings.TheYowlchooses lem at Davidson, to practice equality (except one which often when dealing with terror- remainsunheard ists). Perhaps the men of in public. Many Davidson should ask them- questions selves whytheydonot write revolve around for the Yowl, rather than it:how does this ■ ' whythe Yowldoes not have ~'^S^Iv affect the male writers. Laundry Services' ability DearYowl staff, toservethe com- I'm having trouble munity? Should with my internet con- we be concerned nection in my room; about health Clean Access keeps issues? What tellingmeIneed to updatemy defini- does this say tions or something, and whenever I about the averageDavidson student's men- try it doesn't let me connect to the tal condition? Weintend torun a piecethat website that has all the definitions. looks seriously at all of these questions in I've tried everything Ican think of, next week's edition. And please, Davidson, andI'mgettingreally frustrated. washyour pants. Thanks for thehelp, MeganAdler '09 Dear Yowl, This is a cease and desist order on Dear Ms.Adler, behalf of Jeffrey, the Mailman Duck. Unfortunately for you, the Yowl doesnot Your use of his image for your Yowl use computers. We print stories with our mailbagisboth unauthorizedandille- minds. gal. We demand that you pull his linagefrom your upcoming issue and HeyYowlGuys, any future pointless mailbags you Do meafavor. When yousmell "the may runinthe future. Jeffrey is very odor of marijuana"coming from my conscious of his image and does not room, stop calling thepolice. Just do wantitdefiledin trashlike this. what Ido and light some incense. Or Sincerely, , buy aplug-in. Thaddeus Millington, III,Attorney Muchlove, atLaw YourUpstairs Neighbor DearJeffrey theMailman Duck, Whathappened toyou,man? Youused to DearUpstairs Neighbor, be cool.Ican'tbelieve youlet the mailgo to Maybe you didn't get the hint,but have yourhead. The Davidsonian Perspectives Wednesday 10 March29,2006 StaffEditorial ♥ Letters to the Editor ♥ targeted at building community 'amongst members of any Reclaim the Outpost Basketball team says social minority groups. Ms.Taylor's notionof egalitarianismis alovely ideal,but From discussions with Bobby Vagt to the halls of ithardlyreflects the reality of the worldin which welive.In thank you, Davidson fact, assumption equality very Chambers to theSGA's Filibuster,thehot topic has been the her of belies the reason Collegecommunity: why subculture-specific events Gay Outpost and whether it will return to Patterson Court. And Tothe entire Davidson like Alumni Weekend part during past person any minority identity why not? The college needs to determine some purpose for Teamwork was a vital of success this sea- are constructive: a of derives you, community peers empathetic CoHo's house next semester,and itneeds todo so soon. son.Because of that teamwork transcended the bounds considerablebenefit from a of Frankly, the late night food options on campus could use of the basketball court. tothoseday-to-day difficulties that are almostalwaysloston you. professors, by "majority privilege." some variety.The choices present are the Union Cafe" or the We send our thanks toall of To adminis- those blinded staff, Union Caf£. trators, and, of course, to the cheerleaders and to D Iwouldalso hurry to point out that thequeer community in itsmembers, here Theglaring fluorescent lights,the flyers stacked uponfly- Block for the significant and valuable role that youplayed isunique amongstminority groups that anywhere, encouraged ers and the silent roar of studious Davidsonians make the as part ofour team. as much as are both ableand to hide journey of year will be memory that will their identities. such, queer community, historically Union...the Union. It is, as Mac Skelton wrote in the The this a we As our Filibuster this week,"a place where they [students]can both cherish for yearsto come. Please accept ourheartfelt thanks at least, tends to lack the sort of visibility andinternal sup- study and socialize." But an extension of Patterson Court? for the encouragementand support that you gave to help port that arise somewhat by default inmany other minority create groups. Certainly not. thesememories. proud to up to rough openly gay stu- Bringing the Outpost back to campus would provide a We're be a dozen here, mixing ground for students from different social circles. Men's Basketball Team dents but as recently as four years ago, that number More importantly, the atmosphere wouldbe more casual and was somewhere between one and nil. Our ability to cough student friendly. Simply the different venue would be an up a handful of well-adjusted queer students is a sign of improvement. According to legend (and alums), the old "improvement," yes;but toencouragethose people tocome together Outpost had a certain ambience that just can't be replicated and find a common set of roots in the Davidson in the Union. Gay Alumni Weekend family: thatis areal step toward humanelyproviding for the queer minority. The Union as alate night snack location seems to cause more problems than it solves. Bringing back the Outpost about celebration Iapplaudtheadministration's continuing efforts to stimu- could diminish tensions between Union Cafe" workers and late and compassionately supportdiversity,inthis andall its week, forms, students. Last Iwas somewhat saddened to read Paige within both our student body and the Davidson fam- In a 2001 Davidsonian article,students expressedthecon- Taylor's letter to the editor ("Gay alumni reunion creates ily at large. cern that the Union's "bright lights and the underlyingpres- segregation," Mar. 22), which attacked the recent Gay ence of the administration" might dissuade people from get- Alumni Weekendon the grounds that an event so "dedicated Alex Wales '08 ting food. What's more, the menu is limited and the food is to a controversial issue" demonstrated "overreaching" sup- overpriced. (Case in point: a quesadilla composed of two port for "afavored minority." ThoughIdidnotparticipate in Weekend, flour tortillas and some grated cheese costs $4.95. That's a the events of Gay Alumni Ihardly feel comfort- damn shame). able allowing such a position as Ms.Taylor's to pass with- The new Outpost could be open Wednesday through out rejoinder. Saturday night. The operation would be best when run by Iwill let slide her rather dubious description of students, also providing work-study jobs. It could serve as Davidson's queercommunity as one "favored" in any sense culture, both alate nightfoodjointand an alternative hangoutoption by its larger especially at the expense of other indeed, forpeople tiredof the court scene.Let's face it,watching our minority groups; Iwill even spare these pages my fellow classmates grind on thedance floor to the same over- smoldering discontent with the overt anti-gay harassment playedmusic getsold. I've witnessedhere as recently as two weeksago. The Outpost could alsoberelaxed venue for studentmusi- Nor do Ihave the space (nor steadiness of countenance) to should, cal acts. Whether it's impromptu guitar playing or aplanned defend the "controversial" position that Davidson student performance, the Outpost could have a lounge-like at aminimum,provide for the well-beingof its queerpopu- will,however, state atmosphere that wouldbreak up the conformity of the court. lation. I my strong support for events Let's reclaim the late-night food scene. Let's bring back TheOutpost and make it ourown. Keep New Orleans inheadlines By Walker Saik detailing just how and why the floodwalls broke. The fact is Guest Columnist that the Army Corps of Engineers (i.e. the Federalgovern- tZHjeDaUtbsontan ment)had guaranteed that the city's floodwalls would hold ♥ALLNDA 1.1IX 11BI OfCTA UBLKIAS* Inresponse to Carey Baxter'sarticle ("Re-New Orleans," upto astorm ofKatrina's size. Mar. 22), I'd like to thank Ms. Baxter for bringing New Tomake along story short, thefloodwalls broke, thecity Editor-in-Chief Orleans back into theheadlines. For the mostpart, theareas flooded, and now the federal government is talking about LizBarry devastated by Hurricane Katrina have received diminishing makingnew floodwalls that willactually beas strongas they ManagiogEditor attention each day. shouldhave been last time. Thereis much more to this story, RuchiTurakhia Ms. Baxter told the truth when she described the Lower so readers should do some research if they'recurious. NewsEditors NinthWard.Thearea wasbarragedby floodwaters from sev- To get back to Ms. Baxter's article, though, she at one Gillespie, Kate LexiHamilton&Jackie McKeon eral directions, and the net effect was utter devastation. point criticized the Mardi Gras revelers "who came to help Perspectives Editors Houses arerippedoff their slabsandare (still) lying inpieces nonebut themselves." What Ms.Baxterfails torealize is that HalleyAelkro&Nathan Bradshaw / \ all around theneighborhood. the city needs tourismdollars as much as it needs structural Arts & Living Editors But Ms.Baxteralsoimplied that the majority of rebuilding. city /^ Katie Hunter & M>ke Wellman theaffect- A successful MardiGras was essentialfor the l<-.i ed areas werepoor.Thisis simply not true.Eightypercent of so that it could show the nation that New Orleans was offi- YowlHJgprs city flooded, including cially Bobby Kenner & Jeff Yeakel the affluent areas in Lakeview and openfor business. l^V Sports Editors Uptown. In addition, most of the surrounding metro area As for Davidson College, though,it'ssurprising how little \r^-TMontcaJamouneau ftPierce Tnnnbo flooded as well.Old Metairie,oneof therichest suburbs,had attention has been given to New Orleans in the classroom. \ fL\ PhotographyEditor three feet of waterinmany homes. New Orleansis a walking, talking thesis topic for essential- \ \ Hod^e f And even for those whose homes did not flood,everyone ly any major. Business,Advertising,i'T^JkaioliamiCirculation Manager is greatly affected by the sudden decrease in living condi- Interested in studying the psychological effect of a cata- tions. Road conditions are hazardous,medical services are strophic event on a large population? How about urban overextended,phone lines are notall operating, storesclose growthmodels? Sociology majors may even find interest in by 8 p.m., the mailis extremely unreliable,restaurants offer studying why so many families refused to leave theirhomes reducedmenus and the list can goon. duringand after the storm. Localbusinesses are taking a bighitas well.Hundreds of New Orleans is seemingly perfect for academic discus- small businesseshave closed,and the city's largest employ- sion,but up to now there has not been a single speaker at ers,Tulane University andEntergy Corporation,have under- Davidson who discussed issues pertinent to New Orleans. gone seriouschanges. Likewise,professors seem toshy awayfrom the topicas they Tulanelaidoff 233professorsand suspendedeight NCAA stick to their coursesyllabi. With that in mind,it was nice to sports. Likewise,Entergy, the city's only Fortune 500 com- see New Orleans back in the headlines and good to hear pany,is still undecided onifor when it,will returnitsopera- about students who want to help. tions toNew Orleans. Thehardest news for locals to swallow,though, hasbeen Walker Saik '06isan economics majorfromNew Orleans, the numerous studies that have come out since the storm, La. Contacthim at [email protected]. The Perspectives Davidsonian Wednesday,March29,2006 11 Training tomorrow's Bringhomosexuality 'out' on campus B\ Sami Jarrah by alumni,a coming to terms with a place that caused a lot killers since 1837 Guest Columnist of sadnessanddistressfor somany graduates.The weekend was not all wine and socializing,but it was also tears and Iam, or rather was,a partici- In last week's Davidsonian, Paige Taylor expressed her painful conversation. pant in the newfound obsession disapproval of the College's Gay Alumni Weekend onMar. If Davidson is to ask itself what embracing diversity (Imean, game) that has hit the 17-18 ("Gay alumni reunion creates segregation,"Mar. 22). means,perhapsthe first stepshould be realizing that aprob- campus Davidson like a sack of While Ms. Taylor's comments c^jme from a sense of lem exists (or existed) and moving on from there. Several potatoes. originally signed I on equality andan antagonism forexclusivity, we wouldlike to alumni said how incredibly cathartic and healing it was to for this rousing game of water address several $f her points to explain why Gay Alumni returnto Davidson andsee an improvedatmosphere for out guns and good old-fashioned Weekend is exactly theright decision for DavidsonCollege. gay students; one man in particular stated that seeing out fun when Inoticed the creepy Ms.Taylor arguesthat analumni event exclusivelyfor gay Davidson students gives his degreemore value,makes his black poster in my 3rd graduates serves only "to alienate alums that do not belong experienceof Davidson somehow validated. Richardson bathroom. The to a favored minority." In fact, gay alumni are certainly not eerie, ethereal white creature a "favored",minority. Do most students, instance, appearing out of the darkness PerhapsMs.Taylor isunaware of You Are Nota Stranger for beneath seemed tosuggest play- Here, aconfidential support groupfor the many "intheclos- know that a young, gay Davidson fulchildren runningaround with et" students on Davidson's campus. If it were entirely easy waterguns— Icouldn't resist.it being gay on Davidson'scampus, every gay student would alumnus and employee ofthe Iwas instantly excited— my high school had instigatedits be "out." This is notevenclose to true. Assassins, college (one us!) ownlittle version of and it was always fun tohear Also,perhapsMs.Taylor did not realize that Gay Alumni of killed about the crazy, funny things that people did to hit their Weekend wasopen toand,infact,attendedbystraight allies on campus? respectivetargets. One of my friends holed upin his house in addition togay alumni. Collegerepresentatives,including himself and refused to leave for an entire weekend because he was Director of Alumni Relations Matt Merrell '84,have stated If Davidson College has decided to devote a mere four afraid of his assassin waiting outside. If that doesn't sound that Davidson is willing to support any sustained interest days toaddressing thepain caused to those hundreds (thou- like fun,Idon't know what does. among graduates who wish to join together in sands?) of gay alumni,then how can thatbe bad? fellowship, including Jewish Alumni or African-American Once again, the challengeofcoping withminority groups We shouldfeel badfor this Alumni Weekends as Ms.Taylor proposes. confronts Davidson College; here, though, the administra- "Given that we speak of a 'diverse' community that wel- tion is taking responsible and exciting steps forward. misunderstoodhacker— not comes individuals of different races, sexualities,talents, and Perhapssuch discussions shouldevenexpandfrom alum- interests," everyone can do every Dean of Faculty Clark Ross said, "it is perfectly ni gatherings into the classroom, as Dean Ross suggests: Pilates appropriate for black alumni, gay alumni, former choir "My earnest desire is for our faculty to incorporate, when Monday. members or former football players to have meetings and appropriate, issuesof sexuality and race within their cours- sessions at which they address issues ofcommon concern." es. It is arare course that would not have some occasion to On the flip side, gay graduates,of course,also regularly raise such issues. Whenall students become more aware of Isignedup for Assassinsand trudged over tothe 1st Watts attend the alumni events and reunions which Davidson such issues,serious conversation spills out of theclassroom lounge toreceive my itsy-bitsy water gun on the eve of the organizes. and into the dining hallor the dormitory." game's commencement. nextday, The Assassinsbegan. Ms.Taylor is absolutely correct, however,in stating that Davidson students, for the most part,are very accepting Actually no— it didn't. Someone had apparently hacked homosexuality oncampus is indeeda sensitive issue.It isso of their gay peers,marking ahugeinstitutional move in the into themoderator's computer and accessedcertain assassins sensitive,in fact, thatmany Davidson graduates have decid- right direction. With student support,Davidson can one day and their targets. ed to live their entire lives "in the closet," even to marry be acollege so embracing and so open that all gay students Ifanyone skippedthe last sentence, read itagain,sayit out spousesof theopposite sex in afacade ofconformity. (and staff and faculty) can be out, eliminating the need for loud, rejoice actually and in the fact that thishacker attends For most of its history,until quite recently,Davidson was any Gay Alumni Weekend, at all. This day can come, and College Davidson and lives amongst us. This person might not a friendly place for gay students,and that alumni might this day can be very soon, but until that day ishere... alsoreceive the grand prize of Assassins— the coveted life- want to discuss this among themselves in anopenenviron- timePEcredit. Violating the Honor Code,risking expulsion, ment of acceptance and of understanding seems not at all Written with the support ofRichmond Blake 'Q9, Amoura and ruining the rest of your life is more than worth this wrongor undesirable. Carter '07, Katie Cox '06, John Fry '06, Robert Galloway checked box next to "Lifetime Credit" on one's file. We Do most students, for instance, know that a young, gay '09, Sam Hotchkiss '08,Robert Morris '08, GeorgiaRingle. shouldfeel badfor thismisunderstood hacker— noteveryone Davidson alumnus and employee of the college (one of us!) AH KaramiRuiz '09,Rob Spach '84, JohnSyme '85,Maggie cando Pilates every Monday. killed himself oncampus? When, one might wonder? In the Thomas '08andNatalie Watson '09. 1920s? Maybe in the turbulent 1960s? Perhaps during the AIDS scare of the 1980s?No. In1997, not 10 years ago. Sami Jarrah '07 is an English majorfrom Lakeland, Fl. Gay Alumni Weekend involved an emotional outpouring Contact him at [email protected]. Question the (dis-)information age The "blog" is an interesting tion. They allow people to exercise their rights to free contemporaryphenomenon. You speech. see blogs mentioned frequently Nevertheless, we, those who pick and choose what we in newspapers, magazines and read, should think it over. Ifpeople eventually turn to blogs websites. Broadcasters and talk- for their news-and some havesuggested that that is the way ing The freshman weaponof choice. heads are constantly talking the world is heading-what will happen? What happensif 95 about them. On television, we percentof the information peoplehave is accurate,butan all- Ihave to admit that I've been rather impressed by the hear lines such as "the bloggers important five percent is subjective,or worse? savvy and stealth of my fellow Davidson freshmen and hall are at it..." etc. Some have said counselors. When the game finally began for real, Isat at that blogs are changing the way Do blogs come with breakfast with an unnamed hall counselor while he scoped news is being reported and the outhis target.When it was time to go to class,heproceeded way politics will work. Iam one, declarations? Do they tell you to shoother with water,only tofind that this was nothis tar- however, who is wary of their get. influence. it's absolute news or opinion? Now that is what Ilike to call junior stealth in action. Until very recently,Ididnot know whata blog was. Iam Think about it. Some people truly are CIA agents in training— one of my sure that some peoplereading this article are also unaware. friends was shot at from the bushes as he walked out of Wikipedia.org defines a blog as "a website in which items Without safety nets and systems of checking information, Chambers. Another tried to lure his target outof his hall by arepostedonaregularbasis...Likeother media,blogs often what are blogs but the subjective reporting or opinionated screaming and faking an injury outside of his window. A focus on a particular subject, such as food,politics, or local writing of individuals who don'tknow what they're talking sophomore told me that she was shot last year when her news." So, in other words, it is like an online journal on about? assassinjumped out from behind a wall at 5 a.m. when she which the authors post their personal opinion or news. Take thecolumn youare readingrightnow asanexample. leaving practice. was for crew Ithink weall shouldbecareful ofgetting our news andour Itis inthe Perspectivessection.Idonotpretend toreport the Iam so proud— nay, honored— that Iattend college with informationfrom sources suchasblogs.Blogs,or atleast the state of the world as itis or to know everythingabout blogs. thesebrilliant Assassins in training. ones I'veheard about,do nothave editors, theydo nothave Indeed,Ihavemuch to learnabout them. article, The game playson as Ifinish this thoughIamno larger organizations or companies behind them (however, Iam, instead,declaring my opinion, my perspective. At longer apart of this twisted webof water.Iwas actually shot there are someexceptions,such as blogs tied to the media). least inthisnewspaperyouhave the Perspectivesline letting the on second day— that's what Iget for never taking my They do not then have the structures inplace that guarantee youknow that thisis an opinionpage. Do blogs come with watergun outof the plastic bag. information isaccurate.Theyjusthaveoneperson,or sever- declarations? Do they tellyouit's absolutenews or opinion? Iwish everyoneluck as theycontinue on their quests for alpeople,whodecide whatmillions canread. Sure,onmany Think about it. the holy Lifetime credit that has eluded so many starving blogs Iam positive that accurate, accountable and reliable Idonot know thatmuch about blogs,just generaldetails. Davidson students. Go forth with honpr, bravery, and duct- information is available,but whatabout the rest of them? Itis myhope that you, the reader, will seefor yourself what tapedteeny waterguns. Make Davidsonproud. Now Ido not mean to condemn blogs or to suggest that newsis becoming. they are inherently bad. Blogs obviously serve numerous Ashley Semble '09 is from Winston-Salem, N.C. Contact worthy causes. They allow people to communicate more Matt Hall '06 is a history major Bennington, Vt. [email protected]. from herat effectively between one another. They can spreadinforma- Contacthim [email protected]. 12 The Davidsonian Sports Wednesday, March29, 2006

Week in Review Introducing the realPlayer of the Year By PierceTrumbo until-the-last-five-minutes-of-the-game tour- player. They may have been more fun to SportsEditor ney run. watch thanShelden,but "fun to watch"and For his part,Ray's 39.4 fieldgoal percent- "most effective" are different; and last I AdamMorrison andJ.J.Redick. age doesn't stand up against the likes of checked "most effective" matters more. That's everyone anyone has heard of for Redick (47.0)orMorrison(49.6),andhis 3.6 Toprove this we need look nofarther than this year's Playerof the Year. Two guys who boards and 0.1 blocks don't compare to this year's tournament As one of my idiot drain threes and hit clutch shots. Two guys Shelden's 10.7 boards and3.8 blocks. friends point out to me, defense has proved separatedby 3000miles andone pointin the The only argument for Gay or Ray the difference between winning and losing. scoring race. Two guys who irritate, fasci- would'vebeen thatunlikeRedick,Morrison, Thrde quick examples: LSU shut down nateand inspire basketball-lovers. and Williams,theUConnand 'Novaplayers, Duke. Florida slowed down Villanova. Twoguys who came upshort whenit mat- respectively, were still alive in the tourna- UCLA put the clamps on Memphis. Now, tered most. ment.ButFlorida andupstartGeorgeMason theTigers,GatorsandBruinsarein theFinal So after the weekend's events, who is the took careof that.Now allfour officialcandi- Four. The flashier offensive teams (Duke, Player of the Year? Thefour finalists for the dates and my lone unofficial candidate will Gonzaga, UConn, etc) aren't, proving that Naismith Award, apparently the most presti- partake in the remainder of the tourney from steals, boxouts and defensive closeouts are gious of the many season-end honors, are acouch. just asimportant (if notmore so) thandunks, Redick,Morrison,Allan Ray andRudy Gay. But let's resume with a more legitimate three-pointers andfadeaway jumpers. Not coincidentally, these fellows are all candidate, the delightfully brash Redick. Now,Irealize that Shelden hadpoor per- flashy big-personality guards, who do most Redick hada torrid shooting season,leading formances, too. He played horrendously in of their damage on the offensive end. And, the ACCin scoring with 27.4pointsa game. Duke's loss to Georgetown.He got dunked oh yeah, thesefellows are all not the Player Still,as sportscasters have stressed, Shelden onby IanJohnson '06.Heoccasionally gave The Week Ahead of the Year. didn't do half-bad either, finishing third in up bignumbers toopposing forwards. Ironically, the real Player of the Year did- ACC scoring. These weaknesses acknowledged, don't n't evenmake Dr. James' list. Ladies and And then there's the under-appreciated forget that Shelden was the best off-ball gentlemen,Iintroduce to you a man whom matter of defense. Shelden led the ACC in defender in the country and that he showed you already know. He is a six-nine forward rebounding,grabbing10.7 boards a game.In up in the LSU game when his teammate who changes opposing team's entire offens- over 35 minutes a game, Redick only aver- Redick, who will win (ifMorrison doesn't) es. He is soft-spoken and vaguely reminis- aged 2.0 boards a game. Shelden also the Naismith award,did not. Tenni 1:00 cent of a gargoyle. He is Duke's center and blocked 137 shots on the year. Redick And why will the worthyMr. Williams not p.m.; uachian S m. "landlord,"Mr. Shelden Williams. blocked two. garnerPlayerof the Yearhonors? sim- Tr» sial Quite AllMr. Williams didthis year wasaverage Of course, you might say that No. 4 was plybecause everyone(except mostcoaches) 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and Duke's best playerbecause he often seemed prefers offense. Not just chicks, but fans, 1.7 steals.Common senseanda quick trip to to win games by himself. "Seemed" is the alumni,and sportswriters all dig the long- ESPN.com for a little statistical comparison key word. Don't forget that while Redick ball.Andtobe honest,Ido too.Imean,heck, ' will show whythese stats prove Shelden the 40, Baseball: 3/29 vs.Brown m.; was dropping Shelden was dominating whoamongstus doesn'tlike it whenashoot- best playerin the land. defensively. ing guard drills fade-way three right in Georgia Southern 7:0C >.m.: a a 3/31vs. Let's start with those who may be easily 4/1vs.GeorgiaSouthern 1:00p.n Adam Morrison has also been at the fore- defender's face? eliminated fromconsideration: GayandRay. front of Player of the Year hype. Morrison But whenIthink clearly, which is always 4/2 vs.Georgia Southern 2:00 p.m. Gay and Ray are the typical representatives led the 'Zags to 29 wins and averaged a dangerous, Iknow that defense matters as Tennis:4/1at Charlotte of players that the selection committee nation-leading 28.4 points pergame. much as offense.Ialso know that theaward- Track:4/1atCharlotte Invitational throws into the mix to honor the year's best Despite his six-eight height, Morrison system is biased towards offensively-eared teams.Inother words,Gay's andRay'snom- played suspect defense andgrabbed apaltry players. inations reflect more upon UConn's and 5.5 rebounds a game. All in all,he averaged Playerof the YearandMVPawardsinpro- 'Nova's successes than they do upon the 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks per game. Again, fessional sports routinely go to the most players themselves. Shelden's numbers (1.7 steals and 3.8 impressive offensive players. In fact, most Gay, for example,isn't eventhebest play- blocks)putMorrison's in the shadows. sports have created a separate category— er on own his team. Rashard Anderson and All this doesn't mean that Redick, Defensive Player of the Year or Defensive Marcus Williams were more important in Morrison,Ray and Gay weren't among the MVP— where often the best overall players UConn's dramatic don't-play-seriously- best players,only that they weren't the best endup.Such is Shelden's fate. Undiscovered athletes abound inUnion By NathanBradshaw own up to being far less skilled thanIwishI for help to a friend that consists only of: Senior Staff Writer were,soImay not be in a position to criti- "Foos!" Camraderie,mutualrespect,admira- cize. But it seems to me that any sport that tion: all of it comes into play at this single Wildcat Game of "In springtime, the only pretty ring time. attracts more drunk students than it does small table. Afriend ofmine who happensto Whenbirds dosing,heydingading,ding; sober ones can'tbe allthat difficult. edit the sports section keeps track of his the Week Sports lovers love the spring." Come on: youhave a wholehalf of atable record against me in foosball, which, he While the Bard's sonnet reads "Sweet on which to place a ball smaller than my— insists Inote, since spring break is 9-5. vs. Southern Baseball Georgia lovers love the spring," Ifind that a certain well,a small ball. Basketball players strug- Anybody lookingeither toprocrastinateorto Friday 7:00p.m. vernal veneration exists among sportslovers gle to put theirball in a hoop only twice the sharpen wrist reflexes need only find me in as well. And true, now that the first week of size of theballand tenfeet upinthe air.Ping the Union and say the magic word "Foos," Themen's baseball teamwill start to spring has passed (hailstorms aside), the pong? Weak. and ye shallreceive. snap outof aeightgame funk when . weather turns a more favorable eye upon Moving to the more secluded, darker cor- frisbee, wiffle ball they play Brown tonight After that, and other such outdoor We roam up onefloor andfind two ners of the Union, there is the somewhat they willbegina three-game home pastimes. Gone are the indoor competitions available, shady but always character-full pool section. seriesagainst GeorgiaSouthern. of basketball, wrestlingandswimming. options thefirst of which is Three tables ofgreenfelt,stained white from Butbefore we get tofrolicking toomuch, near and dear to my heart. Foosball, chalk and who knows what else, with one letusnotforget the sports, alas,oft unreport- ladies and gentlemen, is the ultimate straight cue hidden among the twelve ed this winterseason,thathavehad suchsuc- Union spectator sport. warped ones.For a less intense but equally cess even within the walls of the Alvarez entertaining sport than foosball,allyouneed Union. is the knowledge of how to hit aball with a We start with the most visible and well- We roamuponefloor and find twooptions stick.Another friendonce shriekedindelight Outside the Den known sport to take place in the Union available,the firstof which is near anddear after her first success in pool,crying, "I.hit Atrium: juggling. Who among us has not to my heart. Foosball,ladies andgentlemen, one! Ihit one!" NCAAMen'sBasketball walkedin andhad agloomy overcast winter is the ultimate Union spectator sport. Ithas Pool, while it has been slanderedby such FinalFour day turned bright at the sight of Bill Giduz all the elements of the games we love to propagandist films as "The Music Man," mystically— suspending tennis balls, bowling— watch: the passing teamwork of soccer, the remains agameofcharacter. Youcan always pins perhaps infants will be next! in fastpace of basketball,the intensity of foot- judge a personality by a pool style. You midair. ball,the grunting of tennisand the immense- know whatit means when you see a woman Only oneof my Final Four teams, Often Giduz passes on his talents to the ly satisfying auditory element that is witheyesintent send thecue ball screaming Florida,survivedtheirregion. Who young, the old and the in-between. Juggling matched only by the sound of a well-hit at her target and knock that ball into the Would have thought that UConn and is atalent Ipersonallyhave yet to masterfor home run. Whensomebodyrocks theback of pocket withsuch force that at the sound ofit Villanova wouldhave lost?Now,we more than thirty seconds at ago, soIhave a the goal with a clean slapshot from the mid- every man in earshot doubles over involun- get toenjoy watchingupstartGeorge great deal of respect for anyone who can field position, you hear it echo fifty feet tarily. Personally,Ihave been absent far too Masonplay Florida,andLSUplay handle more objects than he has limbs. away. long from these tables. Iintend to make a UCLA.I'm Glen"Big picking Baby" Juggling this yearhas been,as with lastyear, jNot only is foosball great for the fans,but Jordan-like comeback in pool— his first Davis' face theGators on Tigers to an impressive feat. Ihope to see students it provides a great outlet of energy andhon- comeback, the second.Or the third.Dear Monday night not continue this. ing of talent for the athletes. Many a late God,not the third. A Union sport that seems to require less night in the Union has been made bearable talent,however,is pingpong. Again, Iwill for me only by the events that follow a cry See Bradshaw,page14 The Davidsonian Sports Wednesday,March29,2006 13 Some thoughts on The WorldBaseball Classic By Alex Arinsmier Republic: they were full of current and for- Guest Columnist merMLB All Stars. Ihadarealproblem with that while watch- Did younotice? ing the Classic. That whole national pride Amid the madness of college basketball thing swept across my body, and Ifully and brackets, The World Baseball Classic expected not to just win. but dominate the came to acloselast week. tournament.Iwas naive, just like everyone Japan defeated Cuba 10-6 in the champi- else. onship game played in San Diego, being It's also true Team USA didn't exactly get crowned the "authentic worldchampion" of full support from American MLB players or baseball. owners. Some guys didn't play because they In case you didn't know anything about were worried about injuries, or not getting the tournament, I'll give you the essentials. enoughat batsand hurting their spring train- The World Baseball Classic is a 16 country ing time. Others,like Gary Sheffield, simply baseball tournament with games played in didn't play because they weren't being paid. different regions of the globe. This was the It's also difficult when someone as influen- first year of the tournament, which will be tial as George Steinbrenner publicly criti- playedevery four years to coincide with the cizes his players' role in the Classic. But Olympic Games. The main goal of the when it comes down to it, those are just Classic was to declare an undisputed world excuses. Welost because we didn't play well champion. A secondarygoal was toincrease enough to win. We didn't deserve to. And the overall baseball fanbase through nation- being anAmerican sports fan,Ifeelmy team al pride. must win all the time. Imean, we're Taking a quick glance, it appears the America. Classic achieved thesegoals. Japan won fair Japan won the World Baseball Classic last week. TheUnited States didn't fare So what does this say about America's and square, and the attendance for all 39 nearly as well,losing to Koreaand Mexico. favorite pastime? Inthis landof steroid alle- games played was 737,112. Many players American gameof baseball theonly way we anymore. gations,can weovercomeour cravingfor the were quoted stating how they had goose- know how: hit as Many home runs as you Sure,we canhit home runs. Lots of them. longball and produce real American talent? bumps putting on their uniforms and felt can. We soon learned we really didn't know Americans love power.It brings in the fans. Maybe. It would be great to see the emer- more excitement during theClassic thandur- how to play the game which we invented, Gets you a spot on SportsCenter. As Tom gence of our own Ichiro,a guy who can get ing a WorldSeries Game. and that therest of the worldis playingitbet- Glavine and Greg Maddux nicely put it, 200 hits in a season where only seven are Fine. Ifeel all fuzzy inside now that we ter than we are. "Chicks digthe longball." home runs. know Japanis the truechampion andevery- We barely squeakedout of the first round But the rest of the worldactually plays the That won't really bringin fans. But it will one around the globe likes baseball. of the tournament, losing to Canada (yes, way we used to: manufacture runs, bunt, produce championships. It will give However, as Itried to watch the champi- Canada) butmanaging to win the tie-breaker move runners over, and solid control and American fans the thing they love the most: onship game and saw that only two Major to move on to the secondround. Oh,thesec- placement by theirpitchers. Weused to play a winner. League players were on the two respective ond round was the true wake up call. Team likethat. SomeMLB teamsstill do.But look The MajorLeagueBaseballseason begins rosters, a thought dawned up on me: didn't USAlost to Korea,Mexico,and should have at their rosters. Hardly any of them are on Sunday. Fans will get over the bad per- we invent baseball? Where are the lost to Japan (a replay shows a bad call by Americans. formance of Team USA and focus on the Americans? the thirdbaseumpire ona crucialplay late in Not to say that's a bad thing. One would new season of their favorite club. And we're Team USA waseasily oneof the favorites thegame). expect Major League owners to bring in the sure to see a lot of homeruns. going into the tournament. A stacked lineup Why did we lose so badly? Simply stated, best talent for their teams.It makes for better But with teams like the White Sox and of MLB players was ready to play this we really don't know how to play baseball baseball and abetter product to fans. This is Cardinals, playing traditional baseball and America, the melting pot of the world, the winningconsistently, there is hope for Team landof opportunity. USA in 2009. America still has the biggest The only problem occurs when there is a pool of baseball talent in the world. tournament such as the World Classic and Hopefully we can do the little things that Calling allFreshmen and the guys you used to cheer on everyday are made Americanbaseball great.Hopefully we now waving their respective countries flags can rid our obsession with home runs. And Sophomore and trying to stick it to America. Iwas hopefully, just maybe, we can get back to amazed when I saw the rosters for winning inbaseball. After all,we did invent Economics Majors, and Venezuela,Puerto Rico, and the Dominican it. anyoneinterested in Golf finishes ninth at BUSINESS! Furman Intellcollegiate By Monica Jamoneau with 78. The Davidsonianis currently Sports Editor On day three of the 54-hole event, Dillon onceagain playedstrongly,shooting 73 (+1) looking for The golf team took a road trip to Furman and endingthe intercollegiate with220 (+4). last weekend and after He tied for 12th individually help withCirculation, Advertising placing a steady 12th in the and helped his team, whose first two days of the 37th shot total was 300 after the andBusiness. Annual Furman final round, rise three spots to are Intercollegiate, rose three occupy ninth place overall. All three of thesepositions spots to finish in ninth Saari shot a 71, one under place. par, on the last day to record Action began on Friday the Wildcats' lowest score. PAID! when Steve Mayo '07 tied Mayo placed 59th out of the for fifth individually witha 85-person field, shooting an 71 (-1) in the opening 82 on Sunday. round. The 'Cats finished Fowler rounded out the the first dayof the 54-hole three-day event tied for 62th, competition in 12th place. while Knoll tied for 76th and Tun Dillon '06 shot a 73 Davis tiedfor 90th. Davis was for the day, tying for 16th competing as an individual Email TimDillon '06 finished individually. 16thIn individual competi- andhis score was notcounted On Saturday, Davidson tion at the Furman with the rest of the Wildcat [email protected] shotastrokeover theprevi- Intercollegiate. team. ous day's total, with 304 The Furman Intercollegiate (+16),enoughto remain in 12th. is playedat FurmanUniversity andhas been for more information. Mayoalso rosein strokes, puttingup a78 won by PGA tour winners Curtis Strange, (+6) and fell to 27th place individually. Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Faxon, Dillonshotbest for Davidson witha74 (+2) Billy Andrade, David Duval and Matt and foundhimself tied for 19that theendof Kuchar. the second round. The Wildcats will compete in their final DavidFowler '09and AlexKnoll '07both event of the regular season next weekend at shot 76 (+4), Michael Saari '09 shot an 84, the Wofford Collegiate, another 54-hole and Christian Davis '06 finished the day eventheld in Spartanburg,S.C. 14 The Davidsonian Sports Wednesday,March29,2006 Weekend yields 12 top-10 finishes for Wildcats By MeghanCurtiss another top-10 '06 earned Staff Writer finish for the second and Wildcats when he third place, The men's and women's track teams com- crossedthe line in finishing the petedsuccessfully this weekend in the Wake atime of10:08.39 racein 2:19.90 Forest Open and Clemson Relays, taking in the 3000 meter and 2:21.20, place onMar. 24 and Mar. 25, respectively. steeplechase. respectively. While the women competed as a team at the The women In the long draw Wake Forest Open, themen split their squad also fared well at distance aline rftwi igto between the Open and the Clemson Relays. the Wake Forest group, getin on efiction.Onlyone sport creates The menand women placedin the top 10 an Open, earning six Davidson also injuries,rugburns and bruisedegos among amazing 12 times in the track and field top-10 spots of put out a its defeated and ultation,laughter and events. their own. Katurri strong effort, more rugburns among its victorious. The For the men at the Wake Forest Open, Phillips '08 had a earning three young, the old, the drunk, the sober, the Ryan Hubbard '08 led the team in various strong showing at more spots in tall, the short: all are welcome on this events. Hubbard placed fifth in the long the meet.Phillips the top 10. In jump, with a jump of 6.47 meters (21 feet, placed fifth in the the 3000 Four square. The very name resonates 2.75 inches). The sophomore trackster also 100 meterdash,in meters, the with both joy and a sense of justice.Its recorded a team-best time in the 200 meter a time of 12.75, Wildcats power is undeniable, its attraction dash, crossing the line in 22.52, which with teammate shined. Co- inevitable. When you see thoseeightlines earned him 1lthplace at themeet. Kimberly Colley captain Allie of masking tape set down on the.main Other all-stars for the men's team include '09 finishing just Martin '06 led floor of the Atrium,you justhave toplay. co-captain David Ritchie '07, who pickedup behind her with a the way, earn- Four square is easily the most physical a fourth place spot in the 400 meter hurdles time of 12.79. In ing a team- activity of all Union sports, and what's with a season-best time of 54.8 seconds. the 200 meters, best time of more, it rewards those who never quit. Another top-10 finish came from the 4x400 Phillips continued 10:19.6 1, You may have been technically knocked medley relay, made up of Ritchie, another her terrific show- which also out, butif another player playson,you're co-captain John Bialas '07,Daniel Bragason ing as she crossed earned her a back in thegame witha chance toredeem '09 andJinHanJustinSong '09,whocame in the line in 25.94, third place fin- yourself. Jonathan Baker '06 has run distancece eve for fifth when they crossedthe line in 3:27.67. marking a events third the Wildcats thisseason. ish. Caroline So as we move on to fields that are On the field, Jim Walter '07 earned a place finish and a Sanker '09 finally green, skies that are finally blue fourth place finish in the discus. He threw personal best time. Colley finished right came in fourth with a time of 10:27.78, and asun that is finally shining,letusnot the discus 43.60 meters (143 feet), which behind Phillips, with a time of 26.26 and a Emily King '09 (10:40.35) placed fifth and forget the options that the Union provides beat his performance last meetby just under fourth place finish. Davidson fared well in Lucy Rogers '09 (11:04.01) earned eighth usfor athletic enjoyment.Foursquare is a five feet. this event,as Jessica Chasen '07 finished in place toround out the top 10. rare event,but the.others remainavailable The men who competed at the Clemson 10th with atime of27.03. Martin alsoearned points for the Wildcats durii ;allhours of operation. And when Relays also fared well.In the 4x1500 relay, Chasen continued her strong effort by with a fifth place finish in the 1500 meters, Taylor 'Osomething breaks out that the teamof DouglasNoreen '07,SamMorris placing thirdinthe400 meterdash,when she finishing in atime of4:51.67. itteeball for a game '08, Lance Harden '09 and Thad Sieracki finished in59.7 seconds. The men's and women's teams will con- saner, youhad '09, set a new school record with a time of For middle distance, the 'Cats had two tinue their season on Apr. 1,when they trav- lay 16:39.06, which also earned then third place more top-10 finishers. In the 800, Colleen el to Charlotte, N.C., to compete in the in the race. Austin Mercadante '06 earned McKown '08 and co-captain Hilary Leister Charlotte Invitational. 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Sports Editor Elsewherein singles,EthanJaffee '09,Jay Chitty '07,ScottMyers '09 andHartman all Men's tennis retained its .500 record as it brought home points for the team, while co- won one and lost one in this week's court captainDaniel Bermeo J06 was the lone loss action. While the men struggle withdoubles, for the 'Cats,beingdefeatedby his opponent the women have had a winning week in the 3-6, 7-5,6-4 at theNo. 2 spot. SoCon. winningagainstChattanoogaand the The women began their four-match week Collegeof Charleston,despitelosing to non- going down 4-3 to out-of-conference conference opponents Charlotte and Boston Charlotte last Wednesday. The loss to the University. undefeated 49ers ended a streak of five dual At home on Sunday, themen encountered match wins. Like the men, the women were Chattanooga andlost their third consecutive plaguedby doubles losses, dropping two of dual match. The Mocs rose to 3-3 in the the three andfacing a 1-0 deficit. Southern Conference with the win. Only "We had some lineupchanges thathurt us Matt Hartman '08 and Philip Compeau '08 in the non-conference matches," said Kim wereable to pull off a doubles winat No.3, Whelan '08, "but everyone adjusted and and the Wildcats lost the point. The playedwellasa team.Getting two morecon- Hartman/Compcau duo fended off the Mocs ference wins was our first priority, and that's 8-5,their first win togetherof the season. where we saw success this week." Chattanooga won the match with a score The lone doubles wincame from thecom- of 6-1. Flaviu Simihaian '08 was the only bination ofMichelleFanney '09andLindsey Wildcat to take a point from the Mocs, win- Powel '06 at the No. 2 position. They beat ning6-1, 2-6,7-6(5) at the No.l spot.At the their opponents 8-1. other singles positions, the 'Cats fell in Needing four wins to take the match, straight sets. Davidson was able to collect only three sin- Inthelastofasevenmatchhomestand, the gles points at the one, three and five spots. Wildcats came back from the lossof the day Kelsey Linville '08, Whelan and Lora before and beat visiting UNC-Greensboro 5- Dushanova '09 all defeated the 49er players 2 on Monday.The win gave Davidson an 8- in straight sets. 8 overall recordand a2-4 record in the con- After afew days' rest,Davidson got back ference. UNC-G dropped to 0-6 in the into action on Saturday against Southern Men's tennis, most recently, scoreda 5-2 victoryoverUNC-Greensboro. SoCon. Conference rival UT-Chattanooga for the Doubles once again putDavidson in jeop- first of three matches in three days. The Insingles,Linville and Fanney lost points University 5-2. With the loss, the Wildcats' however, ardy, as UNC-G swept the doubles 'Cats took four singles points and the dou- at the one and two spots while the three nine-match home winningstreak was broken points and putItself up 1-0 at the startof the bles point to defeat the Mocs 5-2. through six positions won for-the Wildcats. and they fell to a 12-6 overall record. match. „ The No. 1 team of Linville and Whelan Whelan, Levitt, Skeeters and Dushanova Davidsonbegan thecompetition by losing behind,re-igniting The 'Catscame from in lost 8-5 in the only doubles match to be eachcontributed astraight-sets win. all three doubles matches, although two of singles play to take five of the six spots. dropped to UT-C. Powel and Fanney were TheWildcats moved on to Charleston the the three went to tie breakers. The duos of column, Simihaianadded another to his win able topull off the 8-3 win at No. 2, and at next day, defeating the Cougars on their Whelan/Linville and Dushanova/Levitt bringing his personal record to 8-7 with his No. 3, Kate Levitt '07 and Dushanova also home courts with ascore of6-1and handing forced close 9-8 decisions, but the 'Cats close 7-6(4),1-6,7-6(1) winagainst the No. defeated their opponents 8-3. them their first SoCon loss. In last season's entered singles with a 1-0 disadvantage. SoCon tournament, Davidson beat the OnlyLinville and Dushanova wereable to College of Charleston in the semifinals to score points for Davidson,beating their BU advance. opponents 6-1, 7-6 and 6-3, 6-4,respective- As in all 12 of their victories of this sea- son, the women captured the doubles point, Dushanova, who won all four of her sin- winningall three matches. gles matches this week, rose to 11-3 overall In singles,Linville won 6-4,6-0 at the No. and 8-3 at the six spot. With her play, she 1 spot, Whelan won 6-4, 6-4 at three,Levitt was named SoCon's Playerof the Week. won 7-5, 6-1 at four,Meredith Skeeters '08 "We have another full week coming up defeated her Cougar opponent 6-7, 6-4 (10- and we're working hard to meet the chal- 6)at fiveandDushanova won 6-0,6-3 atNo. lenges and come out on top ineach match," 6. Charleston's only point came at the said Whelan. expenseofFanney at theNo.2position, who The women next travel to Johnson City, lost in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Tn.,to play EastTennessee State University The women completed their three-day on Friday, while the men hit the courts also stand at home on Monday, when they were this Friday to play the Charlotte 49ers in defeated by non-conference Boston their first away matchin over amonth.

Sucks Davidsonian Baseball Stats: At the suggestion of areader, we'vedecided to include our baseball retractionshere:Mar. 15-Game 3 againstColumbia: Gregory Zage '07 knockedinBrett Shore '09 inthe third,Ronnie Shore'06 doubled w/2 RBIin the fourth,Alden Crissey '07 singledtocenter to score Jordan Mills '09 in1lth. Gardner-Webb game: 'Catsgave uptwo runsin the eighth,one run inthe ninth. Mar. 22~Rob Wilson '07,Gregory Zage '07, Alex Entrekin '06,Brett Shore '09 were all mislabeled byyear. U.S.Baseball Team inWorld Classic: TheMLB stars who chose to play did not holdup to international standards (see pg. 12). Hooray for theJapanese. TheKnicks: The Knicks are sobad thatneither Larry Brown nor Isiah Thomascan rescue themfrom the league's proverbialtoilet. Solution? Hard tosay,but getting rid of StephonMarbury is astart. Satellite Parking:Rash ofburglaries and generallack ofsafety make satellite as dan- gerous as rootingfor the Cowboys atan Eaglesgame. Doesn'tSuck OustedNo.1Seeds:Gettingrid of the traditionalpowerhousesmakes for worse bracketsbut amore interesting tournament. I GeorgeMason:OneDavidson student said that GeorgeMasonmaking theFinal I Four confirmed his belief in God. While not that serious,it'sa nice story. 1MB Women's Lacrosse:The teamhas already wonmore gamesinhalf this year's season than they wonin all oflast year's season. Men'sBasketball: After everythingelse they've done, theclassy teamsenta letter to the Perspectivespagethankingusall for supporting them. Once again, we shouldbe LAWFIRM thanking themfor beingawesome. For The Davidsonian'sfinal six issues,Sports will run the Sucks/Doesn't Suck 209Delburg Street, Suite 203 feature. Those who wishto share the boonsand banes of their existences withthe InThehistoricDavidson CottonMill,Davidson,NC 28036 "greatercollege community" should email [email protected] yourcom- (704) 892-1699 ment is ridiculous and/or relevant enough,pitrumbo (nothisreal name) will include www.mcintoshlawfirm.com it in thenext week's paper. The Davidsonian Wednesday, 16 March29,2006 A i/r^^^U^Ji Wildcats eclipse last season's win total^jiow 6-3 By SuzieEckl firstperiod,Diefendorf putthe Wildcatsin thelead which Staff Writer they would keepfor the rest of the game. "The integrity and strength of our team was greatly The lacrosse team hit the field this week and walked shown this weekend as we wereable to rebound from a away with a tally in each column: a 17-9 loss to George tough loss against GW to defeat Lehigh just two days Washington on Friday and a 7-6 win over Lehigh on later," said Smith. "We were able to quickly learn from Sunday. our mistakes andcome out with strengthand confidence The Colonials of George Washington came out shoot- from the first draw." ing and jumpedtoan early 3-0lead within the first seven Up4-3 at the half,the Wildcats did what they could to minutes before Eloise Grose '06, the Wildcats' top goal- preservetheirlead witha goalby Grose andback-to-back scorer on the season so far, putone in off an assist from goals byco-captainMissy Gilbert '06,but Lehighdidnot Emily Palmer '08. The Wildcats could get only three goquietly. Trailingby only three,Lehigh scored an unas- . ■ ,1 goals in the half, the other two coming off the sticks of sisted goal at the 13:08 mark, and then with just over a ■St. . J* Kiften Stephens '06 and Emily Diefendorf '08. minute remaining on the clock, it brought it within one. Ii.1 After the break, the day's high scorer, Becky Horton Wildcat goaltenderSmith, with 17 saveson the night,did r^ ML/ '09, tallied a goal,but again GW scored three in a row not let inanother as Davidson squeakedout with the win. and soon secured the win. The goals of Anna Mitchell "We cameoutpumpedupand ready to play them," said '08,Sarah Walter '08 and Palmer were notenough to put Diefendorf. "We knew right from the start that we could Davidson ahead,and the Wildcats trailed theentire game. win that game. Ithink that's a key aspect to winning: ColonialLaura Wunk recorded five goals andan assiston believing and following through. Towards the end, we theday. Davidson lost the shot battle 18-36 and commit- were making game-changing mistakes on the attacking ted 22 turnovers to the Colonials' 15. Co-captain Leslie side withmissing and overthrowingpasses." Smith '06 made 10 saves in net. Lehigh's shot totals outnumbered Davidson's 33 to 20, "GW was toughbecause our energycame out flat in the and Davidson once more committed the majority of first half," said Diefendorf. "We just needed to have our turnovers with 17. intensity from the beginning and keepit throughout the "We have our twobig games this weekend,Ohio State whole game." and Ohio U," said Diefendorf. "We really need to make Two days later, Davidson faced Lehigh, again as the sure we come out with confidence so that we can beat visiting team. Lehigh started the scoring less than three these teams." minutes into the game,but this time Davidson was ready TheWildcats now sit at 6-3 onthe season,and will try to answer. Palmer netted her 12th and 13th goals of the for their seventh win at 12 p.m. on Friday when theyface Lacrosse, seenhere in a homegame earlier this season,lost season,and with just 0:36 remaining on the clock in the Ohio University in Ohio. to George Washington 9-17,but won at Lehlgh7-6. Baseball drops three at Furman, falls to 1-5 inSoCon By Kevin Birney inning, when Furman cushioned their lead Staff Writer with four runs. Unfortunately for Davidson, the third The baseball team struggled this weekend game followed a similar script to the first against Furman, who swept the 'Cats by one. scores of 19-2, 6-0 and 16-4 in Greenville, This time, the 'Cats begantheir scoringon S.C. a solo home run in the first from Wilson, his The Paladins improved to 14-8 overall third of the year.That lead didnot last long, and 3-0 in the SoCon, while Davidson as Furman answered with two runs in the dropped to 10-13 overall and 1-5 in the bottom of the first, then went on a six-run Southern Conference with the three losses. tear in the second. The team also extended a frustrating losing By the end of two innings, Davidson streak to eightgamesafter beginningthesea- found itself down 8-1. It did not get much son with victories in nine of their first 12 better during the next four innings, as games. Furman put eight more runs on the board. As thescore suggests,thefirstgameof the The 'Cats scored three runs in the last three series wentverybadly forthe 'Cats, whofell innings to close the game with ascoreof 16- behind early by allowing three runs in the 4.Ronnie Shore '06droveintwoof the three first inning. runs on ahome run in the ninth. ThePaladins wenton to putanother runon Next up for the 'Cats are home games on the boardin the thirdinning,increasingtheir Mar. 28 against Wake Forest and Mar. 29 lead to 4-0. Davidson came back in the against Brown, followed by a three-game fourth with two runs on RBI hits from Rob home series this weekend against Georgia Wilson '07 and Dan Obermeier '06. Southern. Davidson will look to end their After starting10-5, the baseball teamhas now lost eight gamesin a row. Furman's lead narrowed to 4-2. losing streak and begin to climb back into In the bottom of the fourth, the Paladins said AlexEntrekin '06, "and when we have, Wilson turned in an excellent perform- the SoCon standings. answered Davidson's two runs with three, our bats have gone silent at inopportune ance on the mound, throwing the first com- "We are still confident going into every making the score 7-2. From there, Furman times." pletegame of the season for Davidson while game," said Entrekin. "We feel that Wake cruised, scoring three runs in the fifth and The second game went better for the allowingonly three earnedruns,a stark con- and Brown both offer chances to turn things nine in the sixth to finish the game with a Wildcats, who tied Furman in the hits col- trast from Furman's offensive onslaught the around. We're always excited to play Ivy commanding 19-2 victory. The Paladins fin- umnwith nine but struggled to translate that previous day. Davidson left runners onbase Leaguers and we've had enough success ished with 20 hits, including five doubles to the Scoreboard in a 6-0 loss. Hugh Eden in each of the first seveninnings and strand- against Wake (three wins in a row) that we and two three-run home runs. '08 did especially well offensively, going ed two more in the ninth. In addition, the feel likewecanbeat them witha goodshow- "Lately we haven't been pitching well," three for four. team trailed by only two until the eighth ing."

Player oftheWeek PLAYOF THE WEEK Lora Dushanova 'o6 Smithstops 17 against Lehigh 1^ Women's Tennis Hometown: Sllven,Bulgaria Upby onegoal with just overa minute left, the lacrosse Major: Undeclared team held off the offensive efforts of Lehigh thanks tothe With four.wins this week, two in the conference,Dushanova efforts of goalkeeperco-captain Leslie Smith '06.The sen- improved personalsingles record of overalland has to a 11-3 8- ior from Fairfax,Va., made17 stops in Sunday'slacrosse 3 at the number six position. She has won nine straight singles match,just one shy from her career high,andassisted her matches, her last loss occurring onMar. 2, and is unbeaten in team in bringing their season record up to 6-3. SoCon duals.