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VOLUME , NUMBER 2 DAVIDSONIAN EXCLUSIVE ALE cites 26 SGA chooses students for Search Commitee After IWO days of lnte ...· iews Whli( the SGA originaUy students, and much delilxration. SGA's plannt:d 10 ..,I«t a :so~ and StU'-"1 HAMII.IUi< incoming calls, Ihrowing Ihe S",dhonc Concerned family aod friends StaffWritu instilutional aod financial suppo!1 Carolina's Departmenl of Crime us.oge co"'ribtlled to Informalion con\aC1ed the college ,,'hen they 10 do this. we've asked for fa.c:uhy Control and !'ublic Saf.,y ,hal Technology Serv~ . · (ITS) ded_ failed to reach sllIdenu whose This spring. David"", will offer 10 consider $ubmiuing proposals denls primarily witll I.,,·s concern · sion to sUppQr1 only one phone line dea.c:livaled voice mail accotllllS an expanded ulalog of ltam­ for 'eam laugh' rouDeS. Slarting ing the sale. purchase. con5ump­ pcr campus ",sidence ~s of July prevented lhe calls from being laughl COIlrseS. The initiati"e 10 tIlis academic year." Ross said. 'ion and possession of alcoholic 0006. completed. offer '''''se additional rourses is the ~ Du~e Eodowmenl has pro­ beverages. Dorm roor". as well as individ_ "We encourage ,he Sludtots 10 dirca ",.ull of funds provided by vided funding for up 10 10 rourscs. 1be agency's 117 swom agents ual apartments in Martin Court .." lip 'heir voice mail as 500II as ,he Duke EnOOwment. Mos, lik~ly, however. the number handle cases involving alcohol. oow maimain only one line and possible and sign up for Unified "DavidSOfl has aClually had of 'ellffH3ughl CO

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Phones, from pag~ / ~omcd co =ci"ing her c-/TIllil chrough her phone bcf~ she amc 10 I),widson.. MEET THE TRUSTEES IpproAimiUciy 20 minu\eS. many students " I used CO cbeck my MSN e-mail (hrough M still do 001 h,,'c UM. my phone all 1M cime. Millcr said. Th •• ~~mn'u...... " 'iII tw profiling fflCh ol'ht n'M ItI('mbt,. oftM Boord olT'ustu~ 'hut ~ I kllOW ir s rdali~cI)' cuy to install. bul I CNonges 10 c~kcommunicalion Krviccs ..·iII bt un.ng oo 1M P~s'C1: SCI"\Ikcs ..' m: sood «QnOmical decision to ,,,·ilch Ito one f.,Jto..·cd a ) ... ar l'leI" by lhe n:mcwat of 5op­ phonc: tine ~r residenccl,M senior IJWUnenl anoCe li~ in 1M campus housinl- building manager Palnei. Massey '0 7 uid. TlIough dirttl lOllS di.talltt Krviul The: technicians al ITS will coolimle to ended in July 2005. s(udenU $Ii11 ha.'C ..... ys review and update 'M IcI~",unicalion 10 ~iv~ and place long di$lance call s from servico:s as well as olfer inllOVa\ive futures lhei, morn phone. 10 mcellhe changing n~s .,rthe ' lUdenli. '''This change did IlOl imJ>llCI il1C

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Campus PoIjcc, assisled lhe [)o"i.d5on PoIke [kl'artmcnl and North Carolina Siale AIoohoI Law Enf(lf"Cf1nCnl Agency (ALE) al an off-campus n:oiclencc in referenee 10 underage ~"ion of alcoholic be'· c~. The reporting omcer sccum:l the KlUthww Hometown: Pelham, NY con>n" of the howe. The offICer observed a while mal-< running down lhe Wttl and ;nlO Current Residence: Chicago, lL che public ,-ehicular area of'he Rricklloose Ta'·ml. The oiToe<:r n:questcd thai the /TIllie Major at Davidson: Philosophy 00\ n« (he SCC"nc. Tbe mal-< was app"'hendcd all he ancrnptcd CO hide in the bui.hcs on the KlUlh sick of 1M public vehicular lna. Tbe offICer released che male inlO 1M cuS­ Campus Activities: Varsity Football, Rugby, Founder of tody of the ALE agcnu. The ALE will forwlItd lhe names of lhe Oilier individuals who Emanon Eating Club (spells No Name backwards), ",'Cn: in"Cll ved in (he incident. Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, North Carolina Fellow. Martin Court F Suspldous Persons Fraternity: Phi Delta Theta '"'''' Graduate School: The Wharton School of Business at the A . lUclen! "'ported (hal (WO white maleJ "'Cn: $landing in lhe <:0''''Il0l1 area olllsidc university of pennsylvan ia Mort;n Coun F. Offoe<:rs arrived and Iocalw lhe males ....1>0 s.ald lMy w.ned flY 1M Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic North Carol;"", Sta'cAlcoboI L.... w F.nr~nlC"t Agency. Tbe agcn.... id llIe~ drove by (he area.nd heard loud m",;" cQ.n;ng from 1M t"'iC grnup "".. ide F. but lhey did not obsen'c any violalions. TheoiTlCCJI8dvised lhe iOOividuals 1\ the pa.n~ thai 1M~!!«d ­ J ackie McKeo n: What has J : What han' you done in your cd CO dis"".... inlO 1M ro;)fIlS. changed about Da\'idsoll sin« you prorcssional 1ir.. arter Da\'ldson? lO'e", a studtnl? M: I have spent most of my career ,- SllSpidous l'enons John McCartney; Davidson is II. in the data communications business. much more globally aware environ· Princi p.l11y. U.S. Robotics where I An offi""r WL< di.patched 10 Dunn Row in n:fcrencc (0 t ....-o .... hile maIl'S who ""en: ment and more diverse. was president at the time we merged walking arooOO ,00 asking que'lioos. OM of lhe ,,,t.jttIs was wuring a t.1"" shin. "npcrty. and if lhey ....· .. med co speak " ';ch S1udenli in M: What has remained the same is as Chairman or tht Board or Ilun manner. lhey ... outd have to gO through the proper channels. but for now. (hey had the close relationship between teach­ lhtstees? lol-

academie program and the need to responsible for the overall gover· Martin Court ~' work hard and the understanding by nance of the College on behalf of the the students that service is a responsi­ trustees. I' m the principal liason An offICer mc1 ""ith a Jludenl in refcrenu lOa dl.. urbancc 1\ Mortin Coun F. The JlU­ bility of their lives here and beyond. between the president of the college avidsoll llresident'.' ing. The offJcel" Iocaced lhe s.ub;jeccs. 8d':ised (hem (hey "''Cre on D::IvidM)fl CoIl-cd M: The advice would be to think munity toward a new vision of lhe "'bjccu that lhey w= not allo","Cd bact on O... idson Cotl~gc pnIIlCn). broadly and to take advantage of Davidson. which remains finnly root·· every opponunity and interest lhat cd in its heritage of faith and academ­ Sludcnl> .... i(h inf()ll)U.IK)fI abool c.. /Ilpus CO"'CS can ro.nact C~mpus l'oI,ce you have while here:' ic cllcellencc. 311011) '"""sl) b) lop'ng ootO w""",.d3vid5Oll.cd,,lpubhcs.afC1 Y TilE DAVIDSONIAN NEWS WEIlNESIlAY, S EPTEI\IUER 6 , 2006 3 College praised by national media New,." SllIffWriter "We .....ere "ery pleased with all of the pos' itive cov~rag~.- Director of Media Relations When stud~nts are asked where they Bill Giduz '74 said. "There is 00 way you all~nd school. those who proudly answcr can campaign for illClu.ion in those li~s," ~Davids"n Collegc" usually get a follow-up On Aug. 21. Tlnle Mngazine feat\lred a question: ··Oh .. ,Whcrc is that again?" Story. "Woo N«d, Harvard." thaI began Howe'·er. after aU of Da~id !'Oll's .cCenl with a piC1Ure: of JaIllCS San ch~z '07. 11", national pUblicity, blMk starcs and confused n"icle rep"ru that SallChez turned down faces arc being rcpl""egnition. Harvard for the g"'ater experience and /)avidSQo:t is all ""cr the ~ws. and people opponuniti~s that Davidson PrQvide •. ~ I>()licing. AJ-. a neurQsci~ncc major. Sanchez .....as panicularly imerested in research opportuni­ tic. when he chose 10 COme tOo Davidson, "Till! publicity Ims served to pllt "Yoo Can get a ' great education at any Dee lobbies for creation Dm.idson 011 Ihe radar. /I gives us SChool." S:l1lC1lcz said. '"but the breadth of grea ter name recogl1itioll //lId lev­ "'perief1«'. the oont""t with profcsson and the research uperiellCe arc things that ~ els till: playillgfirld. Pt'Ople are of minority senator position only available at .mall~r s-hool. like seeing 1I10re Illlrallds 10 oilIer com ­ Davidson." Leonard explains Presidential petitive SCI100Is. u Sanchez work. with memOl')' and learning -Chris Gruba, in rat.. dc"cioping new insighu imo By LYDIE WlUrF. denomination. l.«>()l ne«ssarily "I get to woo indcpendentl>" without The sclection of a ne ..... College p",sident be the same this time. SOmeO!te looking Oo"er my should~r." and the possible creation of n~w senator After Leonard's prescntalion. Fari s Al "Instead of being koown as tbe ' Prif1«'lon SallChel said. " It is difficult to Sland out at positions to "'present minority groups under Mal",i '07 and Whitrn;y White '08. speak_ of the SOouth,' We arc finally gellillg our Ow" the bigger school •. l1Ie confldellCe I ha"e the Dinrshy Coordinating Commiuee ing on behalf of OCC. presented SGA with name and the re:cognition we de'l<'rve.­ oow is not easy 10 get at OIher places." (OCC) formed much of the diSCUSSion dUro projected statistics for the number of minor­ Brady Evan, '08 said. One result of the national ooverage has ing the Student Government Association's ity groups on campu' and delineated the David!'Oll has been featured in five differ· been an illCrease in local meII1- ible to the senators. JI"Iiti.'e. "I believe that SGA should accurately "'P­ Members of the Commillee will sign con­ re:sem the elltire ~udcnt body. and through fidentiallyagreements. this proposal I know that there will be fair Eighteen members will comprise the "'p",sentntion if it i. implemented:' OCC Co",,,,illee. which consi,t. of f""ulty. 'taff. treasurer Charisma Loney '08 $./lid. "I have stude"ts and trustees. Three students will eonfidc oce that SGA i, tndy an organi:eatiOon participate on the board on behalf of lhe that sillC" ",ly wants to change and deYClop entire student body. our CanlPU' for tho bener. and I koow that Leonard e~plained that it is slill ullCenain they will do ,,'hate"cr it takes to make what " 'ill nappen wi,h rtgard tOo , tudents' David"", College the greatest academic and knowledge of who the ca"didat~, are social instit ut ion it can be." because sp"ciflC candidat". mayor may nOi While there was SQme oppositiOon to the want their interest. to beconl~ public. proposal. the response was l\e!ICmll)" posi_ Lc<.>nard cOllCluded that. in order to ~eep tive. elite candidates available. it is in the "There: is a huge int~"'Sl frQm the organi­ COommill.~·s best inte""t, to ",main circum­ Ultion, within OCC to ha,'e beuer "'prescn­ 'jlCCt. tatiOon in SGA." SGA senator AJ . Question, from IoCnators alld students cen· Hergenrocder '08 said. "I fores« se.'eral t~red on wh~ther the new p",.ident will be a dedicate

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E-mail suwalter, lehamilton, or jamckeon 4 THE D AvmSONTAN NEWS 1 Media,from pa8~ rankin•• " Gruber saod. "h's a credit to the Team, from page I ence disciplines that inclOKlc !he human calion of the .nicks. suldcms and \0 the facull}'." body. but I"m not IS familiar ,,·i"'. lets .., -n.r public;ily has ~,.nd 10 put Davidson For DavodlOO ~udems. Davidson's rcoox­ IWI," Ross said. -Purposefully... .., "'ant a the serolotY Ilnd DNA aspect. M on • ...sar.~ VIC'C ~i&nt and Ikan of mllon in the news Iw ~affirmcd ...-hal they .... a.o noted. how",·u. tllal team-teachin, Admi"l00 and finlU"ll;ial AId OuisIop/'<'r a1n:ady knew: Davidson is I gn:al school, Team-taughl coorses "',11 oot be upl",",tly can potentially complica!e the olr,""",re of Grubrr $aid. "II ,ins U$ &~~t~r nan", rttO&­ aod the wocation lhey receive he", is com­ limiled 10 interdisciplinary subj«ls. tlK! class (or stndents. nilion anle ,rllOl SUperior lo Ivy uagu.:= instruc­ "We ..illluovecootS« boIh learn taught by .~ first time w~ offered il the (00. of IIi seeing n>On: plIrallelS 10 Oilier competitive lion. people in diffen:nt depMtmuts. bill also on "'ollid teach on and off throughout tlK! schools," " 1'", finally glad thai ~k are starting 10 o<;<;""i/)01. team taught within a departlmot:' semester:' Coo said. " In temlS of IlK! Stu­ Gruber ado:kd thai ahllough il was nj"" 10 ,hange It.. way lhey ful about oolle~es:' Ross said. "If you have tWQ ~iru denls gcuing used 10 teaching slYIes, I think see Davidson's name in prim. il didn't l)'di. lIudson '09 uid. "I have alway. fel! teachins' COODe. they "'ould brinS diffuenl thot poses sonIC" concerns for llK!m. ~ dlangto tile alr..ad) outstanding qualities mal 1ha1 ii'llI/)Ilhc rwneofthccullege lhal mal· I"'rspect;'·C$,. ~ tllc college possesses. len. 11'. about ,,'hick college ...·ill best snvc M(m interdisciplinary dasses ...·i ll be "Davidson wu strong indepenOc:nt of the y()U and bbI cUI$C':' he said. Presitlrllt of Academic Affairs ProfesiIQIS woo Iuo"e already brought mul_ tiple penp«li,.. s to the clas'lfUOm by part_ As a resuli, tlK! prof.-ssors reorganized the .... ri0l with one of their colleagues will pnr roursc so that each woukl teach se,*,"e vide, sucx:cssful moo:Icl for Olhcr f;oculi y uniu at differenl points in the JCmes«: •• memben imeruted in leam teach in, trus ~ I think it worked out fi ..... ~ COO &ald. !pring. MStudenu like a dWIgn to Forensic Scienca~ Mit is helpful for students to ... Ito .. lo i,­ ..,.... course is really"" ove",iew ofn'any nifican' isslltS. significant problems. usuall) diffe..,nt fOll:nsic liCien~s." Cho said "''1uire inp"t frum more than one academic In addilion to Cho. the cou~ "'as taught di$C'plil"lC' 10 coone to an effeclive ..,5011,1- Jam" SlIrtehez '011' leJl",.1!/d In II _ t TIme artlele that p.alse, Oavldson. by Professor Kartn aernd of the biology tion:' ROSII said department, as weil as Professors RUlh "r Ihink it'J a really good <".>I)panunity for Bees ton and Cindy H a ~ of IlK! dlC"mislry students to...., ho ... topics ",late.~ a.o said. J department. " I think it ... ill uuly get the message KI\1SS ALE, from JHlse ~Oncc )"OU do lbe cdllCltion. there is oot " I Ihink with the fOl1' nsit .dencc topi<; it that lhe " 'hoIe point oh libe"'" arts curricu_ responded to" ~mi1ar situation in the Martin much l~ft to do. Eoforament bc<:orncs • "'as really the best and moo:u effon,,,,, w"y to lum Is lluot aU tM topics ....., 1cam in the clau· Court IjIUU1>Cnts last )·ear. pan of the cdualion proca.$.~ Walker saKI. M M do this. saKI. MI can CO'·e. fOl1'ruJc lei- Additionally. ALE has hei,htmed iu vi,i_ Wilker secks to (oster a good ..min, a.o room are in1Cgf\'led. lance in respt:JNe to inansin, CJCeSS. ~ * .... ith publi<; ~S$ roods. ALE agents and * * * * -Falill/aill Walker, any oche. I.... mf~nt oIf"lttrs with With your bachelor's degree, you can ClliefofCampus PO/iu jwisdict.ion ,n Invidson at the local. ~te or fedcrallcvtiluo"e the right. " 'ith reasonable become an Army Officer and be a leader suspicion and within leg.llimits. to in,'est;­ to the recent alcohol·related death of I high gale anyone 011 cam~ at any time. among leaders . In Officer Candidate td>ooI studenl from the area. AccorIIing 10 its website. ALE places Ma ALE .((ned C.ml'll~ Police o ( their m.jor emphasis on protoning youths by School (OCS), you 'll learn mana gement intended presc~ QIl caml"'~ laS! ...«k. enfon:ing unden.ge drinking I.w s.~ and leadership techniques. App ly now. As a ~uh. Walke. notified smdent< via e· Additionally. agenlS have "broad au,horj· mail that they IIecded u) be aware of ALE's ty ...tO arrest and take ()the. ac1iQlls for any Opening s are limited. presence on c am ~ over Labor Day "'''''._ criminal offense." ALE agents tollied S.4 24 '00. alcohol arrats in 2OOS. > > CaU Sgt. 1sl Class Powers at 704-563 -0560 to find oUI -- aboutcoUegeloan repayment and more Army benefits. ,------s WI! '!111M !;f.11·\j[,j:OUhu!!M - ~IW ) loarmy.com 02001. PI;d Iof .... _""'--_~l.~ ... ____ Ul2~ b1lbe US. AmIy. All rlehlS ,eserved .

llt~131-<112) _-._ THE D AV IDSONJAN NEWS WEDNES DAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 5 Downtown Davidson receives three grants Ely PATTY H ...,OW In addition. DowOlown Davidson al$O In;15 inaugural year. An on the Green fea­ OrchesU'a. Sla!fWrilu received a $o4J)OO granl from lhe Nonh tured al lust one siudent', work. and Staning in April. Concens on lhe Green CarolinaAns Council that is mean{ to "make Do,,'ntown Davidson IIopcs more students will welcome lUIy family· friendly S!udenl Dow01own Davidson "'ill now be able 10 the downtown allracth'e to both residents 1'1;11 tah advantage of this opponunity to bands wOO want 10 pcrfonn in tIM: con«n provide residenlS wilh impro"cd cullural and visitors" through public an, Mac Intyre display and sell art . series. which has featured music ranging evems. thanks 10 11'10 ~nt grants from the explaine­ still al Davidson and able to participate in the "Davidson College is pan of our residen_ Both of the Ans and Science Council lie an 10 improve the downto"" ambiance exhibilion. lial populalion and is '''''Y much a pan of our Nonh grants will fund pre'exi'ling event'. and make Da"idson a more pleasant place Additionally. the Concens on the Green community:' Macintyre said, "We very On. gram ,,-onh $7.500 wiH 5IlppoM lhe for ",sidents and visitors alikt. senes II.as traditionally bolh <>pene-

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Art on the Green and Concerts on the Green, two of Downtown OlvldlOn'. maIn evenl s, will occur on tha Il wn In ftont 01 the Public Ubrary. Tilt; D AVII>SONIAN WF.Dsr.sIlA'I', 6 ARTS & LIVING Sf.PTt:\'8U 6. 2006 Student reflects on summer internship at HBO of HBO and how 10 makc the n...... of our 11ley were all remarkable propIe who in her "cry -c ljob. becaule e'en Till/LOS Square HBO buildillg at 9 departmenl ronsidercd acquiring. In arunc:nl 10 )"CII"$ 0111. bul 10 months ou.,~ J.he ... id. • lot of fun wilh lhe people who worked SqU3R HBO build,n, M 9 a.m. for my fi~ I was ~ M how divcl"$C thc e~ecu· ~Ju st e~pOSC younclf 10" much .. you can around me. day. I immcdiaeely knew dlllc my SUmmer li"elI ""Cre. The presidenl is an African_ and upeclllllll your priorilies will ch.angc.~ I! ,,-asn'l aboo. being on mo,ie selS like would be wonllwllilc. American man. on.. o(the vicc pn:sidmlS is Of .11lhe kno"'ledge she shared "ilh me. my friends pn:dictcd bul il was . "ery valu­ On tl>e fiw day. I mcc wicll a lPOOP of an Asian woman and lnOIher is a lesbian I foond her advice on nelworking most use­ able experience. and I was gralcful for che a1 ...... c 50 incnn" and ,,~ leamtd che hiscory wilh childn:n. fu l. as I could _ directly lhe. role il played opponunily... and for lhe many free DVOs. Animation takes on racial issues through 'The Boondocks'

By D~vlo D':le scrip! is 001 lhe only greal Ihin, aboul Sralf Wrlrrr bears lhe name of Black Panlhcr foonder in the leric •• Riley and hi s o>-cr-privileged The Boondock$. McGruder has casl S'-, Kin!"s post-9Ill policy of lumin, the Murphy. Quincy Jones and Mos Def all add heard of Ihi. modem ndKalism. you an: in issur::i flOC ing African-Americans in Amo:rica. other chttk g

The premile is simple: ''''"0 broIhe ... nlO'~ loIignut drauing the show's humor. ""'"The: Riley and Granddad's .{{empl CO Jet Dr. de.cnbcd Ihc show as H Ani"", mttllI bllOCli: 0111 of ChicaZo's rough soolh side in.o I... i, 8 00nd0cks~ is hilarious. Tbough each Ki", back on !he n:volutionary palh _ms people." This dcscriplioo is perfea. grandfa.her·s 00u1oC: in an unspec.fied episode has • poIilical message. )"011 will in "ain urnil Mr. Kinlgi,'C$' elw in, sp«dl Each charac1cr and """"" is rendered as I AlIlC1ioc"an subufb, lauch non'Slop uncil )'00 gc:1 10 WI message. 10 coolr{»'ersial lha. AI Sharpton l10\00' boy­ mi~ of hip animalion wilh infOl"lllcd wit. lie no.-... 1""0 broIhers essenlially represent McGruder "' ea~cs ",al·life eWnlS into the COIlS thc 50h0w. utilizes .... an ",..,11; McGruder tno"'"S when 1"'0 differc:nt ISI"'CU of .he African. ridiculous H'"Q o(!he charac1ers. Other issues .ackled include lhe myth 01 co shUI up and lei the animation Lake .,.,'er, American pJ)"Che. Riley. dghl yeUll old. rep­ In~!he J«"ond episode. Rilc:y and Hocy Soul Food. Ronald RUlll1'S stilUS as thc If )'00 pay allemion 10 lhe dialoguc. )"OU resenlS (he kid who is complclely indoc1ri. ao 10 beu lhe trW of R. Kelly. who is Devil. 1l!CAdYcnlurc:s of Black JCSIIS" and. "ill 1IlI>-c enough qWle malerial 10 fill up na(ed inlO lhe negali"c side 0( lhe hip-hop charged wi!h malting a lipe of himlelf per_ of cowsc. A Pimp Named SIicl

"The Boondocks" rellect. th e raela ' dlv_1ty a nd .complexity ? ~ .",.,' .,",'" T u t:: D.W II)SONIAN ARTS & LIVING W EUNt:SUAl', St:PTEMBER 6, 2006 7 A tale of transition lIy AUJf. Coli.:" u!lde'lOsi popular ligJIl_knil group Q( hallnwcs 00 campus, roc,·tr!tad to ~ I room, it is difficull to ",member \() be Your ~nts lea,'c and you an' left with nCy and tJw: frecdQm \() make. what )'ooconsidcr 1m. wise what Ii"", yoo .....ake up and 1&nlIT1 g.'''' "'" noor qukkly dillappear u!lder especially level. Within my first f()l1nighl at D,,·idson. I had stayed al lhe I.'xptclations, rIot ill lite qlllliity of tlte pnlIl/C Tho main difference (besides lbt rXI that ""e an: living. Onu.oover Re5()I1 in Greensboro. lilklcn a cami"al ferris wlto you dale, but i" IIII.' results of tire liate bn:alhinl humans and X-8Q~ ch"""""rs an:confllK"d loa lei· wheel. mingled ()Vcr Hen and Jerry's icc c",am. walked fi,'e evisi()l1 sc,..,en) is lhal instead offour. fivc. or six ulives." we miles. watched Citizen Kane for a dlW, visiled the I()vely only gel one challj,'(:. Lake Cam"". and been II«led and offe",d help by nearly Then: is .. I()! 10 adjUSIIO in oollc&e. I alii ,..,Iishln, allcnd­ every S1udenl. profesSQl". and adminislralor on (ampus. Good neWl; you can prelly Rluch dalC anyQl\l: who you ing a .",all school lns.tead ()f being cram"'ed in a Milway Whon I look bock (),..,r lho" fxu. I reccive nl"my Q( lbt people ,,'110 yoo dale. but in the ....suits or tJw: dale. lOs con,bincd. and thai i, 1R1ly imprnai• ..,. Ii .... Ao a fruhman. I .uU Io-.~ il and in the neJI few )'un I Datin, docs _ """e lnunuc I() klVe my life al DavidJon Ca~c . plan; know "'hen: you " 'anlIO I() and ..... hal )'OIl wanl to do befOl'e )'011 Mk sort1COI\e ()11 a !h'e. S

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Report, UBI o R T A U Yowl ArIICIes mlldlV "nn, as well DAVIDSON'S NEWS FOLLOWER --, To Prated nnd Serve SepTember 6 2006 The DaVldson,sn legal crackdown hilS Davidson campus RK<:I\(]Y. Slate aUlhorilia have ··normai"· Davidson StUdenlS targeted Davidson College ;n a around campus. series of crackdown s 10 enwre ··On my way 10 class I noticed romplian« wjlh Siale and nalional .... hatlooked like a 45-year-<:>ld man wearing a CalP..,k T-. hin and' IlClul.lions. Most noIi~ably, ~c tboK shoes with wheels 00 lhe bot· offici_Is cited and cYrn ~ hul down M ".an), I)avid5Orpni­ liccnsin,. "I don·IStt whallhe bOg deal is:· Z3lion. M I\ was jusl a .. me to gen· They late. disc:ove",d Ihal drawer IUU 01 ~id Jerry Sioon ·07. ··Dl\·idson e'llte e~dtc"'e"l for \lUluntcerin, WAtT indeed f'O"seued the lake mustaches, Students I.clted Spo<1ing evenlS an: alway. packed 311lO<1g OIU&"I.:· n:{Juired licenses. but since lhe with people; then:'s ne,""rhoten any n.e man then revealed him self agents already IIad fiied lhe paper­ and he's always lor return 01 Mfety inue before. We lefl th~1 as a member of a State agency and work. WAl.:r was forced to remain game f".:ling very diJal'poinled.M declared the N.C. slatules reganl­ , hul down for the lin~ bein,. wealfng a sun, Splfnlde Room Yel anOlher inciden< of Slate ing gambling. H. Slaled that unleu SIUllenl.l IlNl r"""'ly have al'" ...... 12 incursion 0CC\l~ at last w""k's the illegal Mgame• of chance"" .... en: queslioned lhe .tDle Igenl.l' invC5- even When n's hot Volllnl""r fair. During lhe ..me al shut do"·n immedialely. he wwld li,al,ve nle1hods. Many sludents lhe end orlhci fair. I man asking 10 have 10 charge lhe organizers wilh have reported seeing unfamiliar outside." 5enIor Class CII88r Stt ,amblin, licenses approached Oass 2 misden1caoors. aIld S\lspicioos propk druwI ... KI ne,""r see Bob go 10 clus.K learned bY II Jaid Hamilton. K tI ~ ju:;t , ilJl in h ~ Union surcharges irritate students ruom all day li5lCning 10 conwrsa· ~ Union Caf~ n:cently pub­ Union Cafe will now c!wIe 10 CCnl.l for each order sheet Ifter lions from hi. hidden microphones lished il.l fee schedule f()lr food DenIS for caps... their first...... ·e ll ... 10 ""n~ f()lr in lhe Union and n:vie"ing surveil· condimenu and K«ssont!. Said McDonl1d. Kif )"011 don·1 pencil lharpt-ning. I.....,., foot.a&c. He 1Iu" lin... ..". full WamFOaTH!.--" Initially. lIM: clwp. nicknamN ....am 10 pay the cap clw&e, yoo KI filled OUI • fonn for piv.a.'" of fake musuchts, aIld he·, aI ...... )·, YOWL the ""Tel Tax'" by lhe Union Caf~ don·1 kave 10, bot chanen an: m.1 ...id Ian Bond ·10. ·'buL \ben I wearing a suit. even when ii', bot manage~nl, wen: nw::lnl 10 dis­ ,,·ithoul I cap. ~·our drinJi: ,,·m he DQ(iccd they had lUI ...."C$OmC past.I I)UlJlide. I also noIiccd thai be EMAIL ...... ~ st"nu flQRl 1Ikin, an Hat" special. I really "'""led ii, bot I did· a1 ....y s types papers in the room OIlJlS'*P inordinlle .mounl 0( condinw:nlS. n·1 f"'" like 'pendin, an Uira 2S instead of in lhe Sdk compuler lib pruumlbly f()lr lalCr oonsumpcion (Cnu to change my order, so I siock like aU the normal Sludcnl.l.'" ()Irreuk wilh the piua. It wu lIM: ,,",,"I In general, i1uden~ seelnN 10 M ··Everyone knows .boul Ihe piua I had ever ellcn. reacl very Me&alively 10 lhe huge \1:1 bag problem flQRl 'UI Payin, for the sun::harges will increased .lale law enforcement THEYOWL year. bul whal 10(>51 people don·1 l iso be more c~pen.ivc. n.e Caf~ presence on campus. know's thll we . I!II) losl Over $3.50 h ... insliluled I neW 20 pen:ent fee ·· It SttmS like yoo can·1 go any­ over Ihe paSI tWo years from 00 all CalCard lransaclions. where on campus wi1hool wonyin& ucessive kelChup oonsumptiool:· Additionally, if stI>dcn~ wish to aboul whether ooc of IlIt»e stale Targ~ted Enforcen: Mid Union Caf. manager William pay with cuh, lhey mU5\ sprnd a&en~ will Ix around, snoopin, B ~ nd an r.,dl McDonald. "Yoo·VII: grown up in O'Ier $7 00 each purchase. inlO whalever yoo·re doin&.M uid BroUn pencils i" ,hr Union .. HI j effYuhl civilized ..xkty, ~·oo know )'W Studems will still be ~ble lO usc: Sarah Wilson ·08. /ww .,ud~"'J 50 C~"'J don·1 r>eed more: Ihan one kelchup co" Meal Plan 10 pay for the su'­ Even the all·student coln-ocalion packet prr burier. If)'W still desire And. accon:Iing 10 IIOUl"ttS within eh:llleS, and lhe Union has cven WII shul down early lasl Enforced, one. you'n: more than welcome 10 lhe Union Caft. lhen:: an: plans to upped the Me.1 Man allowlllXe 10 Wednesday. An unden::over agent. AII~t; n Jail buy II !\lany packets IS you wanl al charge an e:llra fox for caps thlt $6. There will. howewr. be I 51 posing u ooc of the keynote 5pCak_ COIl. Just don·, make us pay for <;QOtain sWttpstBe. entries. fee for using Meal Plan II lhe CI'J. noIiccd thai. the Iklk ""'01 did )'OW ,Iullony.'" ll>en: i. aI", I planned libor fee Uniool . not kave proper zoning cleanonce Other sun::harge. include 2S for more labor inlens;'·e cnllies ""To be honell. I don·1 see ,,·kal 10 function ... a dining hall. K _10 .. """' __...... emu for the second piece 0( sand­ such II Wildcal 8urgCI'J and chick· the Union il tryin, 10 do. said And. according 10 SOUfttS within wich bn:ad and I SO cent energy en quesaoiilw. Aubn:y Youn. ·OS. Kif !hey'n:: try_ --..,.--...... ~ the adminislralion. lhcrc is no end ...,....-.- sun::1IarJc f()lr I\()I foods. wilh the The labor charges will aiM) be in, 10 imprm·e thotir npulation in sight 10 the cnckdown. ._ ..... _10Il00 __ poIenliai to increase dUot' 10 rising addocd. 10 foods thai nted 10 be around campus. nickel and dimin, Ho ...."'"" •. SGA plans to ¥Ole on the ol .... ~_--. oil prien. WIIile the beaks con­ ....dghcd.. the studenu il pmbIbly not the oommunity n:sponsc to lIM: .we II iaM_t...... _ \alnin, JOI"t clrinb an: free. the Students will .00 be elwIed 2S .... y to ao. K lIM:ir MU.I meeti..n,. THE D AVIDSONIAN HUMOR W EDNFSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 9 Presidenlial connnnalion hearings lake divisive lone Heartbreaking Many 5tuoknlS were su!"f)risro to receive Boanl of Trustees has never been.., divided. an e-nlail from ~sidem Bobby Vagt '69 especially in light of lhe religious controver­ Men's Soccer loss notifying the Davidson rornmunity of his sy of a couple years ago. I wouldn't be Sur­ plans to retire aftu the 2006-2007 school priS(!d to see another situatiOI) wher<: the first hns students hard year. candidate doesn·t get through. and they an: Almost immediately. many on the fon:ed to fmd someone like Bohb)' Vagt with Afler watching the Davidson Men-, Davidson campus began anticipating the less of an ideological trac~ record in acade­ Soccer Itamlo", a heanbreaking o"crtime 2- anouncement of VagI's SUCCeSsor and. IIlOC'C mia who can sneak through the cOIIfim131ion I thriller to the Elon Phoc:nix on Frid"y directly. bow he or slle will su.... · ive the hearing<. night. many Davidson students announced poIentially divisi"e and ofttn partisan confir­ ·"This' is a eritical time for Davidson that they were SO deSpoI>;Inser­ dent is to uphold the Statement of Purpos.o." against the loosening of the Board', religious valive candidate, but one that would also be ...... xClt_ Montgomery said_ requirements. against limits 011 RLO's pow_ ac<:eptable to the liberals on the board. And. "I am not looking for an)'one with specif­ ers of S(!arch and ",izure, and for the Ile was skilled al drawing aUenlion away over Davldlon \JIIID ic polilical views, but instead. I want a pr<:s­ allowance of secret Code of Responsibility from hi . idoological leaning •. For in.tance. rfDped ident who will '[...,t [...,aming be Cherished tribunals:' every time someone wOllld ask him about his Il08l. I IP III Where Libeny has Ari",n: which may Many see the belligerent rhetoric as worri ­ views On lhe Slate of Sex Ed at Davidson, Ile Bon transterllJlllCa­ require tile poIential ~ident"s 3oCCCptaocc some. given the always conflict-ridden hear­ would change the subj«1 away from lhe line of Jesus Christ. along with the tenelS of ing proccJ5 and lhe poIential for the neW of questiOCling with a well-timed joke:' lion aid grew n la ~sbyterianism." he adokd. ~idem 10 have a great d fect on Davidson This year·s committee hearings are Yet. oo,ne on tile Boanl of Trusttts dis­ College for decades to come, e ~pectcd to begin as soon as a poIential pres­ the air lIIIe cooletU." agree. including Jennifer Watkins ·95. who is '1"his year's hearings should prove to be a idential SucceSSOr is picked and the also 00 the Presidential Search Committee. very di scordant process." said Political I'rt-sb)'lerian Chuo:h USAGcneral As",mbly Accoo:li ng to Watkins. '·It is very clear S\:ienoe Professor Man. Wilmington. "The lias approved the candidate. Howe,·er. IIIe celebralion was short lived. as Elon scored the winning goal after two minu(c&and 23 scrond& elapsed in o'·enime. '· 1 was drinking from my whiskey flask OUI of depression ovcr the 1-0 Elon lead: bul. First Night Down ain't what it used to be after Davidson scored. I open up a bottle of Andre champagne in ceiebrntion and staned Lord after nine o·dock evening prayers. And to be OUt of 36. Plus it kept tile Skunk popu­ spraying my roommates:' PetcrTllornas ·07 ,,'here are al1 the", young ones finding tile l'lion in check. Nowadays I S(!(: them skunk s ... 'd. .. [ didn·t evengf't enough time to finish time to chitchat 011 the telephone system? trottin· about campus like tlley own tile up Ille bottle before Elon scored tlleir win · Between oor n'3ndmory manual labor. place. Why. [ tried to shoot me one of them ning goal:· chapel. Bible studi~s and football pr.>Cticc, with my twelve-gauge the OIlier day and Some Davidson students upre,sed we didn·t have no time for $OC i.lizing. In nearly got myself arrested by Ihe campus embarmssmenl and disillusionment with fact. hobnobbing was strictly forbiddcn, sheriff, Davidson College due to the IOS5. 'speciaUy on the Sabbath. Nowadays. all •. [ had my Wildcat Pride p"IKlK:ard aimOSI tllese young ones care aboul is fun. but let f,lIed up from the Volleyball tournament. but me tdl you. they &in·1 gcning nothing out of "Those are the I was so UP"'t Over the loss that I didn-t fttl their Davi·son education like in the old days lit. geuing any Dav idSOrt apparel and I when we learned how to be gentlemen. same lOll WhO threw my card away. [ probably "'outd ha"e Thai reminds me of the o.her day. I was taken an Elan .hin though:· ... id Ross slrolling around the Old Quad when I heard draalllld us Inlo Crantz ·OS. somejibbcr jabber about First Night Down. I Other su>dcnlS went eVen fanher. "After began thinkin ' to myotlf about my OWn First Wortd I." war Elon scored their first goal. I was contem­ August T. Wallace IV Night Down. In those days. we usro to look plating tJlll1sferring 10 Elon:· said Sara Rose forward to First. Night Down. not as a night class of '4 6 After the skunk shoot. the freshmen would '09. ··But, in the udtemenl over Davidson·. of fun and heathen revdry. but as a night of have to skin tbe skunks, and then they'd Uot tying goal. [ ripped up my Elon transfer honor and a lest of your faith in the [ CIll1lC back up 10 Davi"son the other day them fun to keep them wann through the application and threw it in the air like confet­ bccau", of the telegram [ reeei,·ed stating [ Almighly, winter. Then ,,"C'd make a delicious skunk Ii. I soon regrelled doing that when Elon had the fine Ilooorofbeing a pan of the neW First of all. back in lheday none of the fra­ Slew with the meal for the upperclassmen scored. to win the game. and I had to start the ternities could serve spirits due to the recent when we finally hiked back up the hill on I'rt-sidenlial Seareh Cootmi\lee. While I do application all over again." not agree with all that d<:mocracy mumbo passing of the eighICC nth amendment and Monday morning. Most students agreed that they were in no dancing wu oulrighl fOlbidden. 'Stead, First. Hec k, we'd be ah[e to cat for thrtt w«ks jumbo on most occasion •. 'specially when mood to gallivant around can,pIlS after the dealing with young people who need a firm Night Down was aU aboul male bonding in with all the slrunks ""c killed. And that was loss. Aeoording 10 sources in the PhySical the great Davi·son wilderness. OUI behind lhe stJU<:ture. I just could not pass up aooIher good. 100. 'cause the dining hall was OIIly Planl. Lillie Libr'ary·s 24 Hour Room and the chance to visit Davi·son. fJllternitiQ_ 1M!"s right, back in our days, or open for Sunday brunch. At the end of Firsl Bdk Computer Lab Were filled w;lh record Now y'all know how I feel about Ihi s lib­ we didn't have those classy. plush apan_ Ni ght Down, we'd all go back 10 Chambers numbers of students for a non-finals week eral occupation of Davi '500. tOOse same folk menlS. senior or sophomore. The areas all and sil around smoking our pipes 10 get lhe Saturday. who decided to let in both women and them around PaUerSOll Trail were unchaned skunk smell off. Now. that was what causro "After watching the Soccer Tearn lose, the Nonherners. [don't much care for the liber_ wilderness. Chambers to bum down. San,my was fi~in· last thing I wanted to do w~ pretend to be On First Night Do"ll. every si ngle fresh­ al •. nor for the Nonherners. Now. I don·t to light up hi. pipe when Ile found the load having fun." ... id DIaries Toobie '09. "So. I have much problem with women at man student wcnt down 10 the edge of the that old Bil! Jefferson had pllloCC down his tried 10 stan on a paper due next mOlllh, but Davi·son. as long as they live in ocpar3te wildemcss and 5"t up camp for the night. britches early Ihat momin' 'fore church. He every time I ~gan typing, I jusl thoughl dorms. dOll't go to class ar.d keep their Tbcn we cooked out some tasty ham and yelped and tossro his lighl across the room about how the Elan player was offsioks when mouths ,hut during prayers. Don·t gel me beans forall [S ofllS and spent the rest of the right onlO the newly stitched dJllpe5 he scored. 1 was able to write only one or two ,tarted on them Northerners. llIoSm Iht of wb ieh S.mucl Oompcfll . found". of the American lhird noor bak:ooy of Manin CQun F durin, I CfO" .. ded pany. As the t.~vi$;o" """lUred, ,lass slwds ne.. ,RIo a )'QUn, I ~ivtd a Cllil from my father Sunday evening asking Fedcnl1ioo of Labor. COl"T«tly noted is lhe only holiday ..om ... ·, fOOL Earlie,- thai n,,,,, .• drunk ltw..ntlhR:w an tmp'Y whal I wOIIld be doing 00 labor Day. I respondrd .. I ha~c ~de~oted 10 00 man. IIYing or dead. 10 no sect. !'XC or betr bollk off F". firol floor beIcony. hillin,. foUow student;n every year. ~Going to chll's, o.d." ~~ the head. All a ~ior. I ha,.., al a."" been fon:cd to go to class 00 No. Labor Day is not on the cakndar. Is Vt1em\ 's Day on ~ are not i$oI.,«I ~ 'They .... 10lOI i .... ;.,aI(Ir1 01.., labor Day and Vetc""" , Day. In the past I havc pla)ed off OW calendar'! A day mean' to honor tht men and women. liv· ully reality on campus. OM in which lIuclenu di,,,,prd tht lou ofmy National. ~ly-.- A ag. Ooo·,-Ge!-M.il Days. I ing and dead. "00 have $CI"'o"Cd ..,r counuy bnvely in ",v1 Davidson', lofty idtals 0( IMI, rup«I and honor. You need often mused that rtUlybe labor Day was 100 close to tht A day holding JlMIiculu ",le~1nCC 10 IlII America cum:mly 11 look no than The Davidsonian', 1'oIi« Blocltr to gfl an fllru.., beginning of school 10 have off. WeU. I gue" Veleran's tny war I nd a Davidson College W;tlt a hi smricall y ' Irong ROTC iopo: 10 1hc weary Slud akoIooI in an Personally, I look forwan:i to Davidson's MLK Day cele­ Well. I noticed. I noticed Davidson College lis,ed MLK ~rwlU irupirauonal """ upbo .. IIP<'«h. Va" cal kd fOf US to Day oul of puI"C poiilicll ~ncss and nothi", clse. and I wlIICh !lUI for our flimds and clawn>lel. 10 take ~bohty brati!Jns. JlMIicularly the Gospel I'ffiival. I ...an led to think don', think I should be tilt only one ",'00 did. for "'" .:tIOM and 10 dlink t ..ice b.r_ maku.,. d«:isions ..., Davkbon College gf2flted 1hc "udenlS MLK Day not mi"" ..~ . beca...., il was poIitklUy correc1 to do so. bul beca...., it ..... 1100uah VlgI" comments """""ked m,ud reactions """"" • Nalional Holiday " 'hich acruIUy fi, .... rclass ilCbedulc. Matthew eherep '07 >lWents. we .pplaud him for oddrusm, .""h an im~ and $<'o,ill .o tup;... IIi. rom~1II$ are bpocloJly ",levant in li&ht of The Davldsonlan welcomes leners to the editor of fewer than 250 words. Please the "I"'omin8 I'i.. , Nighl Do .... n ,,'«k.nIl. whOch is nowrious for bi nl\e (/nnki", &lid "'uthould concem us tN, olcohol hai become the f",, ~ . of males, go 'hrough fadl. While (heir frie lllls, ",ode"~le lheir akoilOl in,"~e ~n d . of COUfK. many .. uden .. · w.. kenod OC\ivili ... It bcwmu " • .,...,ially """. imp<>rUn1 issues like genocide in k""p il in Illtir pan". blilll ...· hell f"llow ..00."" art 1wmtlCmm"'l from .. uaJy the Ncw Yod Ti~. lIIi. ycar. ffCC 10 "OJI whal you an: doi", and make SUfC lobe is one hun· drillk"'l .:ullin "'- pervades (WaF"" every "ndoy and SarurdIIy tht Washingtoo .,.... adornod ill dred pctn"nl "",ilh'c lroul her commiuncnl. jlll1 to lvuid niJlll7 Do we aboIisll Finc Ni&hl 0';""·n7 Sbould campwt front page wilh phot", of Tai confusion. poIitt enock oo..n on WIden", .kdIOl Cort",mplion? Should Shan. ,he ,,'arid', mosl ove",x- Secondly. no means no. Both malt and female patlTlen are Davi.dson berome. dl)" ""'"pwt1 posed panda. ()11 an aln>ml week­ allowed 10 change Illei, minds a' any time during the nighl. More rules Ind cII"ions "''''''1 lil ,hi. probl"m. A. Preside"l ly baii,. II;, "",imaltd lIIal wilh. In fact. $.O ying ye, mighl not be enough to imply consenl. Val\l ~id in I «

n..~;"poIbIi_~-..tlI< ___ ~ ",, __ oIDo.-Colk.. . o.C"rs and r...,ully. S.T.R.I.D.E. il llill an Davidson fail 10 lifl a fin- Superdome (MSO poor initialive .t'OUI which many'"'" DOt ...· cll_informed. Siudents ger to ackno.... Ied'e one of and 110 black.M righl. Togelher Reaching for Individual De"cloprMnt in Educalion lhe mwe,·er. Ihe creal ion of S.T.R.l.O.E. undoubtedly So Ihe qUest,oo (hall .... ould be wrilin, SpaB:ed (and coolinues 10 s parlt) dissenl, wilh many claim' ",maim: .... hy 1M indiffcrence 10 an evenllh.1 ison the """'" lhis if I weren'l from the de"aslaled area? ing 1M program is unfair and ~xdllSioniSl , Questions much level of devastation of Septembe. II? J honestly ha~e no The issue of silencc on the one-year anniversary of like lhe one posed by Dr. Beverly Dan~1 Tatum_MWhy arc clue why there i. ouch I widespread noochalal"l«c 10 Katrina. Kalrina ,eu ri,hl 10 the: heart of lbe slnlUks of the di.sc:n_ alilhe black kids sinin, togC'lher in the cal'clcriar- arc con­ but I can try my best to ,ue».. franchised in this country. It'l difflCUll to make peQpk rec­ SWllly reil~ ...ed . Ho ...'C~er. aa:on1in, 10 S.T.R.I .D.E. advi­ My fim ,uev woold be IIw people limply arc not ognil!e soch slnlUIes if they don'l have 10 be 'n\lOlved in "'" Dr. Fairley. MS.T.R.I,D.E. is a tool Meded \0 Ud with lhe informed about the &evenlY of lbe ,iltwion.. I can'l say tlw them. lporin, the poor minority seerns \0 be an e ..y coat to prUSUre 0( bein, in the minority. not because the indi~idual I re.olly blame anyone for bein, ill.informed... \IIC)l\ of what ..:oomplilih.. is lackin,. but because our workl is Irlin,.M In tlw 5C1Ise. .1 p ng on in New Oric:anl does IlOI ,el media allemion. Proof: did you notioe lhal roughly 7$ pe"",nl of the Dean Jeffries and Di"crsily Prognm Coordinalor Sabrina Did you Imow lhal lhere i. a .... idc:sprcad psychological minoritia on c..... pus wore black last Tuesday? Brown, both 1,= with Dr. Fairley thaI the provam isn'l problem resulting from post'ln!umalic slrcu1 Many Siudents aboul ethnic ICnJion, Itathe •• as Dean Jeffries Slates ... [the across lhe city into panic all...,ks ... 'hen the hurricane Da"id INnni~ '08 i~ er Cws' man wanled 10 CO he:re OVC1" cl.sc:. despite ...· hat Ms.. "familyM " "&I composed 0( like·minded individuals " 'ilh ""y",herc Us! spring. I "vmao named AbilaiL Moon: came all the Moon: may ;mpl)·. NO! only that. bul only 27'10 of Ijlplicants common in'e~ and uperiences. Rarn.l's .. f ....ily ~ could "'ay 10 David""" to look al our ,,"Ondcrful college. Because '"'" admilled. Compare lhal to ComcWs even no! be leN uclusionary... il "..,\co;Imes all individuals. from 27'10. or sbo: knew my dad I ltappily took her around jU51 10 show off Columbil's high 4S'lo. ,..ilhin S.T.R.l.Il.E. IS ...,,11 as outside: iI, ""00 cln J.hare in my J\e"" home. E.'Ici.e4l y, I gave her a tour of my spoociOlU Davidson has OOIIlinUOllally ~n r.mked in lhe (op len of both Ike ,nod and 1M bad limes of lheir common Davidson f""shman room. the delicious Common. food. and ga"e besl libetal am colleges accordin, to USNewH Ofll . exJlCriencc. I>er a pia), by play ocroUnl of my deci.ion and application Man y .... ill COOlin"" 10:ugue Iltallhe prognm'l admillan« H",,·e'·cr. Moon: lumps us inlO a bi, group wilh Nonh and of only mirl()l'iIY Sludents is unfair, Those individuals. unfor· process. South Carolina ' 1~le schools. While I know Ih~1 UNC is a After a C'Qffu in lhe: Union I leI her GO. Ihinking.M Itlod , /'Cal .sc:hool, you can'l compare the 1.... 0. lunale1y. fail 10 S« lhe program'S benefits- bendits 10 IlOI all the informalion ,be needed to ""rile Mr futu", a"icie. And when Moon: nlenlions Iltal students " 'ould havc lot­ only ils mcmbers. bul 10 lhe: communily as II whole. "Sou thbound. ~ .... hkh wouLd appear in lhe: New YorI:: Times ten inlO •. thc$c schools" (Da"idson iocluded) easily five S.T. R.I .O.E. is only one part of a Vilallorger initialive ofcul­ or on July 30. Ms. Moon: was ... Ti.in, about how southc:rn 10 )..,ars ago. I ,et mOre than offended. She caUs oor middle tutally basc-d prog ...... s and efforts 10 spread a~iation for M school. '"'" becomin, !IlO!'C and more popular for northern SAT scores MtcSpeclable • but I think that lhe: fao;t lhat di'·ersily. Ultimately_ lbe", is. duality in lhe beaul)' of S.T.R.I.D.F_ Sludc:nlS. Davidson puts !I1()I'C emphasis on "'Tilin,. essays, and per­ Comin, from the North. J auumed s.bc woold wrile about chanclerillic$ ntakes the lop Jibenl In one re,ard. it champions .sc:lf-relia.nce and SImI, lh lion, son.ol us one of aru Da.·idoun·s III"" of beauliful ,,·eather. areal professors. and school, in the counlry. "ith trUS\ and companionship ,..ilhin the minorily I-phere. good repuwion. After ..." spoke she off on And in another .sc:n>c.lhc:fe is beauly in the pe",.. ivrnos of ,,"lOdc:red her And by lhe: wly. no one " ..... Id ha,'C lOIlCtl into Davidson and man)' people I said lhey u w Of spoke 10 her casily five yrars 19o, [)avidson has always been coolpetilive, soch idc:al.-lkey arc ilkals lhal pe"""alr lhe donns. 1M own. !mow that day. classrooms and lhe rell of campus. S.T.R.I .O.E. is essenlial and co.nparin, uS 10 EIon. " 'hich isn't eVen on the lop 100 Ho"'c'·e•• in her artick. Moon: qUOled IWO students who li sl for besl schools. is really no! cool. 10 both participanls and non-panicipanlll in creal in, a CQhe­ did IlOI Ita,·c Davidson as a firsl cooke.sc:hool One S1udertl According 10 lhe l"riocelon Review. Jnvidson 51udenu sive and diverse [)avid",," c~perience. applied and didn', gel ,n to Columbia .... hile lhe other had 51udy the mosl ('11. l"rinccton is ' (3). and we're in Ihe lop .... hat Moore called "nttdiocre" SAT SCQI'CS. TI>esc lWO 20 for lhe~alegorie~ '" Besl Overall Academic e.pericn« for JI)(Iilm ",,/I '/0 i. from Char/DIU. N.C. Comlln him 11/ M M .. inlel'\·ie ...... muSI have ,iven Moon: lhe: inlpression Ihal Undergrads • '"BeSl Qualily of Life , "Professors Gel Hi,h jo"·"II@rMlI'idsoll.rdu M Davidson Sludents a", smart, bul IlOI sma" enough. She: Marks • et<;. I ~an goon and on aboul how ,real Da"idson is. slans off .... ilh I hi,h school collele director Jaying. as well as how hardworkin,. competilive. and impteSSivc we Corrections M' Wha!", haPllc:nin, i. the sbeer selectivil)' of .sc:hooIs has all arc. Bill I don't Ihink I need to tell you all thaI, You chose fOR:ed kids in I ,nod way 10 look outsidc: lheir /'C,ions and to go M",. You kno .... how a"''CKlmC Davidson il. \111000 ..001<', -r .....til ......

) .(1 0IIIIC0pber I'11III HMtIfJ: wiG _ lboYgh my roomma'" CQn.\tantly jokes that I am going c~ -pa t on The United Statcs is not lhe best basketball country in the ...... him af"'r spending a lot of ~ past Ill,..., years on fOttign soil, I'd world. In facl. 00 U.S. team lias finished higher than Ihird in the s--; 0- 2 ..... 10 UNC Wi~ - li ke 10 Ihink I bleed red, while and blue at least OJ; much OJ; the ne~1 lasl th,..., international Coolpelitions. Secftr: '-1 lie Vl. ~ person. "God BlessAmerica"' Slill gives me chills althe ballpark, and av". the ""eekend, a promising United States run to the semi­ 0-3 ...... '3 WaaIo ...... v..,... : we even have a giam American nag Ihat dominatcs one wall in Han finals of the World BOJ;ketbaJl Championships was halted by ~ : 2-3 lollS." Mtr (he Mi racle at La).:e l'lacid or the triumph of the fim Socftr ].(1 Win over l.Qyola and QIle that we dominated ",ilh the in the 90s. I thought Ortam Tum. but IIOIhing has matched lhe lIOIoriet),ofthe World e ros.; C_lry: 3rd. pboce fl Chark_ we would always be in"incible in basketball and Ihatlhe 2004 ~ba­ Cup year in and )'ear oot. ReilY' de in Ad>tns was an abemuiQllth"1 wwld force Team USA to ,el its In the United Stale., however, we value oor national sport. acltogether. wilh, some might say. a "'holly self-~nte",d outlook. Baseball. The Week Ahead But as I sat in the stands atlhe Under-21 International Basketball football and basketball all originaled here. and we ha,'e Championships a yur exp",ssed our cloot by ago in Mar del Plata, roulinely declaring our W""". Argentina, and watched The Showdown national tOurnament Sacar: 918 lit Hip Pl>itJt 1 !lID. the U.S. noundcr to a winn."': world champi- Socur: 9(10 M O...... Webb 2 pm. fiflh place flllish in Ihat 00., ~ : 9/8 .. T...... C1Iruloan1 p.1D. tournament. I Ihink I re:al ­ For the last four years. v...,-..., 919 VI. M...w..1JlPl10:JOa.m. i~ed at least part of lhe though, it is IlOl a gi~en \'oUr,...: 9J9 n . CelllmUy 7 p.m. "'ason we don't win and that the NBA champi. V.....,.,.., Wl2 vs. a...\Qae 7 p.ID. ""hy r juS! can't seem to on,hip leam is the best in FWd 1IGc:bJ: 919 .. UIli-.ily of New care anymore. the world. Many illlerna' KImpohire t:JOp.m. That Team USA includ­ lional pla)'e'" play in lhe FIdd 1tocb7: 9110 .. UIlI"'tI'QIy of ed playe", like Rudy Gay. NBA but it is still IlOl Vermnno 2: )0 pm. JJ. Redick and Marcus wholly ""p",sentati\"(. Williams and WlI ~ hend Much has been made of Moo and shoulde", above the more "fundanltntal"' ~'00IbaII: 919 yO'. Wi~ga!e 1p.m. "" ery othu roster out styles of play thai Socttr: 9/8 VlI. James Modi ..... 5 p.m there. but fell !O a emapate from Europe Sottad, they could movement and f"'e be content to ",111m to Wilson and Will throw shooting. although WILL'S PICKS (heir glamorous l;ve5 as thesc could be impro,·ed. Division I athletes and In the end. the American OF THE WEEK t!>tir d",ams of multi_mi llion dollar NBA contraclS. 11 didn't matler pla)"e", have to embnw::e the importance of international play in 0.1 all what ~y did in Argentina, 6.000 miles from ES I'N. when a big !he way Ihatlhcir competitors do, gam" in the NCAA touman>e:nl could eam t!>tm a lottery pick a few In order to halt the recent U.S. sl:id in intemational competi_ Wildcat Game of month.later. tioo. Team USA Managing Director Terry Colangelo hired Duke A few days later. Lithuania stunned Grcecc on a last-second Ill"", head roach Mikt Krzyzewski to coach the U.S. team through the Week pointer to lllke the title. and the emotion lIle players showed defined 2008, Throughoul the course of the World Champion.hips. for me why ""e may I'\(:Ver again dominate imemational basketball: Krzy;:eW$kidemonst(3ted his inS!ilment ofteamworl< and funda­ for those players that at best may play for a small-time European dub mentals in ihe young U.S. pla)~",. Team USA has been playing FootbaU vs. Wingate team, the victory was likely the highlight of lheir spotnt made front·page headlincs after And yet. they still loS! to Greec". This could easily be 00!l' every game (Ihi. is IlOl literary license, as my Lilhuanian friend said sU\led as a simple misfonune that ultimately has no significance Davidson's fOOlbal l home Opener he: had followed the loumament d,*ly). On lheot!>tr hand, the lOUr­ for the natu", of basketball in this counlf)' or il$ intemational comes on (lie Ilcels of I ~ai l ·bi lin g nament didn'l make a blip in the U.S. pre .. until ""e lost. standing. Al lhe end of lhe day. these guys live in posh mansion. k»s at VMI .... here the Wi ldcats. While the U-21 toorney is IlOl ncarly as important as the World and 5Iil[ get to play in the NBA. canlcjw\ inches away from secur­ Baskelball Championships or ~ Olympics. the lesson I leamed in I coumer that point by looking 31 whal happened two days ing"" i""",dible foun h-

.~, For the Americans, the ",al teSt of their ability and legocy is the being the operative term NBA, which is re:garded as the best league in the ",urld. 1l>tircnti", The Americans showed pride and happiness in caming Ihat Clln.'e",. instead of being built for a biannu"1 intemational tooma­ victory, signifying Ihalthey ceruinly cared aboll1theootcomeof Outside the Den n",nt, = patterned around the grueling NBA season and the chance the toum.ament, Their offensi\"( teamwork was impeccable and 10 win a ring. the: U.S. did IlOl concede easy baskets. I still belie"e guys li ke LLBron James and Ow)'ane Wade give it Far from being distracted in lhe third ploce game oruninte","­ '1 Ohio State at #3 Texas lheir all each time they step on the floor for the U.S .. but in the end ed at the awards' cc:"'mony, these pla)'e'" showed genuine con­ College Football lhe Summer IOUrnan>tnt. = a delour from t!>tir ",al co.,...,,,, as pro­ cc:m for their place in the future of USA basketball. 8 p,m" Salurday fessiooal basketball play"",. Although the outcome of this World Basketball Clmn'pionship For the OIher coomries, like this )'ear's gOld-medal winning seems familiar, thc tenor by which it came aboo! was wholl)' Spa,ni.h ic: American public dtmarwkd Far from espousing an early in the sport. This i. their World Cup and NBA Finals rolled into ooe, a sltOl'g showing in an international toumamc:nttltat most coun­ e~it from IIlc Davidson game, I and they spend t!>tir enti", ca.,...,,,, playing with the national team!O tries take "ery seriously. Ultjm~tel)". Lebron James, Carmelo do think thalthi. gamc would be take advantage of1hcir chance to shine. Anthony and Owayl'\(: Wade delivere:d. wonh catching. This could be. S<> while I still can'l help but root for!he Americans. a part of me Ultimately. the American contingent achieved ilS gool of self­ naliona] championship preview in Was almost happy when Greece dtfeated us last Thursda)' before affirmation. They we", shown that 1hcir beS( effOrts weren't Seplember. falling 10 Spain in the finals 1...0 days later bocausc.l1le internation_ strong ellOOgh. and Ihatlhey ha"" rootn for improvement in the al teams pia)' with far mo", on the line than 001' team. ever will, and 2008 Olympics. We are all finally concerned with how the world i!"s hard to root against them for il. view. our national basketballte.m. Maybe I am tuming ex·pat arter all. Now we JUSt h3\'e to go OOt and play 001' gan>t. T HE D A"IDSONI AN SPORTS WEDNES DAY, S EPTEMBER 6, 2006 this Week', lop len Women's soccer falls to NC-Wilmington

ROIh of WilOlinglo.l's ~OIl'S ",suited iodi. ten ",inu'es of play. w!>en frt.'l hn'~n fOlWard 1. Once ranked #1 In the SItIf!I\'ri(u ftt.ly from comer ki~b. In the 86rh OlinU'e, Kyri Rye·Nagei fim! a shol from ri, h. 011'­ world, Andre Agassi ends his Wilmilll:'on ~ 18.1.in .... ""n [bvidson side .be hoi, o,-..r the k«per's head Ind ofT career at the U,S. Open with his 1M Davidson ....Qmtn '. $OCCtr ttarn fcll .o failed 10 dfccti~ly de...... comrr. Forward Ibt a(IU·bar. David;!(ln ...., unable 10 Il3I:k loss to 25·year·oId Bejamln Ibt UNC·Wilruingron Scah.o",1<. HI Sunday Erica RQdgcn ,athom! the ball in tho t.n...... the ",bound. Becket in the fourth set. at Wilm,ngtOn. AI the team ~orllinues their cu. across tho &<*lind finished. OooIlk ...per Bevin EnE-hsh '08 played "..,11 l. Crocodile Hunter Steve si~·game openin, roaduip. Ibty an: 0-2·1 Davidson had some &ood KOnng opportu· for the 'Cats "';lh eight u\"es. She malk a Irwin dies when a poisonous and ",",11 lie looting for their rlBl viclOf)' nities flCar.he end of die match. Midfie1dcr highlighl U,'e off of a fftt kick from 20 stlnaray spine pierces his heart. Frida)" al High Poin!. yards ou.,lipping a ",..,U WllCk ball past.he S. TeKas rises to If2 lind USC to "It WftS a non,conferencc loss," said si«d to Itarn from our misa\:.u," English. " We need to wort< on finil hing (lUI" Geortia Tech. [bvidSOfl dots not optn ronfntll<;"t play opportunities. In the Wilmingron ,ame, ""e un.il Stpc. 204 a,ai..... Georgia Southorn. n«dcd to adjusilO their high prc5lUrC bet· 4. With back·to-back home­ Wilmin,ron COl off to . quict 5WI in .he ~." runs, Team USA take the-1Old fin.! half. firing nine shots, in the OpCnin, M.er an IIndcfealed ronf.mICC se:ason in at the' softball world champI. "moo. 2OOS. die Wildcal's "'"CTe ranked fifth in the ~ ... BetJ"" 2006 prese:ason Southern Confe",""-'C roaclI· S. DavIdson football SHson "/ killl/ o/like how they're eJ' poll . This may have ",3 u l t~ from.he loss starts with a close 20-1910$5 to of SoCon pla)"er of the year K .f1I Kochm to VMI . Debate reprd1na two-potnt IIlIdere.uilllarillg lise because ,nKlual ion and the ",Iative youth of this c~kln ensues. aUlI'e ClIlI do is prove ,hem year', !"OS'er. .. TIter takes ~ OeuUche wrong. KI kind of lih bow .hey·..., unOoreslinw· Bank champlomhlt at 8 under in, UK bfausc: ~11 "'.., can do is pnwe them -· Kristen Koehm 'OS !)m '08 had • pair of CT05loCII The Wildcats COII.in"" their road.rip al ment . Spain takes t he aotd. 47th mmu •• alltr a comer kick. While Ibt toward the end o f tbe periQd. bul tile Hilh Po,n. on friday, lid.... fae,nl G...-dncr· .. On Monday, Duke lacrosse goal w.... not a dricct ~h of the kick, "~l dcalS ""Cf"C UMble .0 npiuliu. Senior Webb on SlInoby. players hit the practice- flt!ld for Davidson eould nor clear the baIL. and midfidder Anne S,.,·ens almos! ~ • !lis.oncaU)·.• he ttarn h.u performed wtll the first time- In fl~ months. Wi lmington midfielder Jenny Cauble found header ofT of a cornet kick midway .hrough Igainst tht.sc: opponenu. The l.s. time 10. Ri!tlred captain Steve '00 back of lhe M:I on a s.rik. from 12 yards Ih. S«Ond h~lf. The gootk«per wru; out of women', soccer p lay~ thil pair of ttamS position, 00' a Wil"'lng.on

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Br AIIClI' ,SA DA"' ~A'" lIS Williamlhurg ,,'as under ..,ve", 5IOnUS. c().nmunicatill& 10 ..... leam~s. and mov· Results William and Mary is nlrCmcly .skilled and ing II.. bill CAlremcl)' ...... n." saidTbompson. capitalow:! 00 • few of our milUkes al ,he Max""cll sco",d again foU .... ed by • Men The Wildc~ 1 (l;lablished thaI this win be. bea,inning of the game and too/.; Ihe lead." Brennan goal off a Muwcll assis.. season of cholleng., and succcol none of which w~re 0" ¥oal. whkh we are ~lUa\ly hosting Ihis year:' said Cowley. NUII'IICO:I on Sept. 16 III Witldwp "We have {/ tremendous group 0/ On Tun.by nigln. Ih<: 'Cals tOOk to Chapel Hill !O lake 00 tIM: No. 5 Nonh Inviwioul in Rod. Hill, S,C. ta/eme,1 (jfh/etes and this year Carolina Tar Heels. Da~id ...n losl 2-0 cOllfd quite possibly be olle 0/ dupik several good scoring opponuniHu, Women the best yet." In lhe NIh minute. Jen Miller '08 lifted a 51>01 00 goal. only to be SloppW by Iht ··Li: Me/tzer '07 CaroIi"" goal,k...,per. Roikk p1a)'N all 70 minute. in goal for lhe Wildcals. lall)·ing 9 sa,'u again.. lhe T.,. Ilth·pia« fin.sher Caroline Sanker '09 O'·erall. Friday's game ,,'U noI a Wildcal Httl allacken. (18:41.83) paced t~ IHn. but. The Tnbe of W&M O'oetpOwered lbe With _be 1a».l)avidl'OO tlI<)\'cs 1-2 00 a _0 18Ih.pll<'<: l ucy Rogct$ '09 (19:32 18) 'Cals .. 10<) " 'ere .101 able to find the "et. ~awn Ihal conlin... . to shQw promise. ~I~I-ph.ce Megal Alias 'OS ( 19;39,94) l)a" idson failed tQ lise I~ left sidr of the " We an: all really excited about Ihis sea­ ::!3n!· pl ~ct' Emily K,ng '09 ( 19;48,58) field w~re the Tribe dcfen&c was weake, Kl yll Mlxwell '08 hid two goall lgllni l iOO:' loIIid Liz Mellur '0 7. 'We hn"e a 46th-place Al lison Ru~ ' 10 (20:U71) and inslead focused their stronger right Chrllto pher Newport tremendous group o( talenled athklcs, and on Sist-placc Kim Lang '09 (21 ;06. 14 ) offenSC' . The Tribe offense. with 22 total During the sccood holL the 'Cals di.­ Ihi~ year rould quile possibly be one of the M 57th.pix'e U$a Kkin '09 (21 ;20.44) shots, ultim~te l y prevailed. pl ayed a relcntl($$ inlensity thaI was noI be,t yel. 75tlt·placc ChristyTtd:er'09 (22;53,72 MFriday night was. "ery tough and com· pre~nl the night before. This ""Ct:kend, u.c Wildcau " 'ill take !O petilh"C game,M !.aid coach Lisa Thompson. '1'hc beginning of the sccood ....f " ... Burlington. Vt. "'hen: Ihty " 'ill take on the Nal meet aD Sep. 16 III Wlndtrop "Willilm and Mat)' ranks ,n lhe topW in the some of our ..mngCSl hockey )'C1. Our pass­ University of New Hampshire and Ihe InviIIDonIl ill Rod. Hill. S.C counlry. The r... 1d condit,ons were difficult illl combinalions 1ooI<:!CI ""~. We Wtll: UnivenilY of Venoom on consecutivc daYI.

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Player of the Week PLAY OF mE WEEK Rya n Al exander '08 l avan's two goals lift 'Cats to first victory Football Hometown: Lynchbl.lrg, VA Major: Enqllsh Wit h t he game scoreless at the 76th minute against Loyola, Tom Lavan '08 pllnched home the game·winning Playin9 ju~t 50 miles from his hometown, Alexander Ie<.! the goal off an aSSist by Mac Wilkie '07. Lavan put the W ildcat to the near-upset as he set career highs by throwin9 match out of reach only nine minutes later when he hit for 404 yards on )4'58 passin9. For his efforts, Alexander was his 5oe<:orld goal of the match. named the PFL Offensive Player of the Week.