Qiht i3ainos0matt THESOUTH'SFOREMOSTCOLLEGE WEEKLY" VOLUME LXXXV MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 NUMBER9 Art expert enlightens Davidson onRodin New women's eatinghouse AlbertElsen gives lecture about the to open soon ByChristyBlock Burghers ofCalais WhenConnorHouseofficially opened in 1992, the ByJoshLarned January of foundingmembers hopedto On Thursday,November 4, at 8:00p.m., offer Davidson women four Patterson AlbertElsendeliveredanilluminating lecture Courtsocialoptions.Now,almost onAugusteRodin'sBurghers 'Calais, of amidst twoyearslater,agroupis trying to asundryDavidson crowdin Multipurpose the startanother women'shouse. Room. Unfortunately, Connor par- Elsen, a Stanford professor and former tially defeated itspurpose tohave recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, fourhouses on court. Award, the Another Guggenheim andNationalEndowment women's house— Spencer for the Arts awards, — is one of the world's House was forced to close be- foremost expertson the worksof the modern cause of theoverwhelmingnum- sculptor. scholarly Hehaswritten criticismsof berof womenwhojoinedConnor. themaster'sachievements andhas assistedin More recently, Warner Hall has research for the RodinMuseuminParis. faceduncharteredoceansoffinan- Elsen providedadetailedbackground of cial challenge because a majority whathedeemed tobeRodin'sgreatestachieve- Photoby CaseyRogers of itsmembers switched toother ment.Thisrichhistory context and inwhichthe KnownastheRodin worldexpert,AlbertElsen speaksabouttheBurghersofCalais. houses,especiallyConnor. masterpiece wascreated conveyedto the lis- Butsophomore AllisonSabel tening the audience intensestrugglethatRodin constrainedby their emotions as their actions. ofthe fourteenth century. thinksDavidsoncansupport four underwent to remaintrue tohissubject. Elsen suggested that such an originalhe- Thus,as Elsen suggests, "Rodinreintro- women'seatinghouses. Suchastrugglewasindeedgreat,asElsen roicdepictiondidindeedinvokeinitialoutcries ducedtheidea' ofacommonhistorybycalling "Davidsonwomenneedanew outthe the was to pointed fact that artist forced from the citizens of Calais. Particularly of- thecountry sattentiontomedievalgothicart." alternative on the Court. There operateaccordingtothedictatesandspecifica- fended were the Committee members, who Also criticized by the contemporary seems to bean interest,whichis tionsof theCalais Commission. bluntly stated that, "the depressedattitude of Calaisians was the emaciated look and the enoughto give us the impetus to Nevertheless,Rodin resolved to portray theBurghers shockedour religious feelings." positioningof thesubjects. get thingsrolling bynext semes- the heroes of Calais (bourgeois men who,in However,accordingtothelecturer,sucha However,ElsenassertedthatRodinfeltit ter," shesays. Sabelinitiated the 1347, turned themselves over to England's portrayalwasneither sacrilegeorabetrayalof wasnecessarytodepictthesubjectsasthinand newmovement. KingEdwardIIIinorder tosavetheirbesieged artistic renditioning of the hero,as Rodindi- weakinorder toremaintruetotheactualevent Fortyupperclasswomenhave destruction) townfrom as intffvidualisticsaints rectly appliedtechniquesofemotional expres- expressedinterest. Accordingto andmartyrsofeverydaylifewhowereasmuch sion thatwereprevalentinFrenchmedievalart Sec Expert onpage13 theDean of Students'rule,thisis enoughtoopenofficially nextse- mester asa socialhouse. Nextfall First Union endows teacher education program theywillopenofficially whenthey ByMandyCurtis SandyBrown,a foreignlanguage classrooms. gramenables studentstomajor in move into PAXhouse whichthe TheDavidson educationpro- specialist. Ofthemillion,$300,000will a specific field while working to school willrenovateoverthe sum- gramwillbegreatlyenhancedwith Of thesehonoredprofession- go to the master teacherprogram receiveteachingcertificationupon mer. agift of$1million from theFirst als inMecklenburgCounty, four which willinclude student teach- fulfillment of education require- The appealof the houseis a UnionFoundation. Withthe new are Visiting LecturersinEduca- ingactivities,facultydevelopment, ments. uniqueone: "We'dliketomakeit funds,theprogram willadd men- tion atthe college. course instruction and teaching After completing the educa- adistinctly'healthyhouse'interms torteachers andscholarships. They will be instructors and materials. tionprogram,they willbeable to ofeating.Thedemandforvegetar- FiveFirstUnionmasterteach- mentors to Davidson students in Alsoapartoftheprogramare teachattheprimaryandsecondary ian mealshas stillnotbeen met to ers were selected. Theyare: Sue the education program. In addi- the fouryear,merit-basedscholar- levels. the satisfaction of many who do Centrell,a math specialist;Blake tion to their regular occupations, shipsforstudentsinterestedinedu- not eatmeator dairyproducts. Carpenter,aFrenchteacher;Janet the master teachers willspendIS cation. Therestofthegift willgo Informationfrom Emilia "Althoughthehousewon'tca- Painter; a Latin teacher; Marie hoursteachingtheirspecialtiesand here. Pastina'sarticleinthe ter to vegetarians by excluding Rogers, an English teacher; and 15 hours observing students in Davidson's education pro- Charlotte Observer. 'normal' food, we think that this difference issignificant. Itisdefi- Students findhuman skull nitelyanecessaryone."Sabelsays. An open discussion for any- ByMandyCurtis skullhasamysterioushole onthe oneinterestedinjoiningorstarting Whoexpectedtocomeupona back side. At the base there is the new women's house will be I^H \-v \ ~! P^. f '■ y^f^Kr human skulland thighbonewhile whatlooks likeabullet hole. held9:00p.m.,Thursday,Novem- smelling berries in the woods? Itmight havebeena"wrong- ber 11intheUnionMulti-Purpose — — SeniorsDavidHaslamandSandro ful death,"saysHaslam.He thinks Room. Thismeeting willaddress "*— -*— - Bt"v *\^ "wB r Vitaglionedidn't,buttheydid. theperson waseither "smacked" possiblenames andotherideasfor Afew weeksago,Haslamand intheheadbyanobjector shotby thehouse. Vitaglione were back near the someone. "We'reaiming towarda dif- Davidson graveyard looking at Haslam also speculated that ferent sort of house;one that fo- tombstones when Vitaglione, theboneandskull were thosefrom cusesonitssocialandeatingenvi- tempted by a nearby fruit perfect ronment on a slightly different formakingwine,wasdrawntothe Sec Skull onpage 5 level." woods.Hefollowedthesmellthat PhotobyChrisFrampton led him to a pile of dirt which Treeson campusaredesignatedby scientific andcommonnames. contained strangewhiteobjects. Week According to Haslam, they This Our campusisa treemuseum saw "this round thing." After NEWS: ARTS: ByKatherineHash turning thesoilover,theyfound a Criminalhides outatLake Cam- Scott reviewsTimBurton'sNight- Thecollege'scampusisofficially recognized as anarboretumby skull and bone inthe dirt. They pus. Page 2. mareBeforeChristmas. Page11. the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums assumed they were from an ani- Opinions* mal;however, closerinvesti- (AABGA). According to Mr. Irvin Brawley, Associate Director of upon Humanity, kindness, or relativ- Rachel+UTEd=TrueLove.Page Building and Grounds, the arboretum is intended to "enhance the gation, the two realized that the ism. Youdecide.Pages7-10. J2l physicalbeautyof thecollegeandtoserveas anoutdoor laboratory for bones weredistinctively human. _ FirstClassMail students,faculty andstaff,the localcommunity,andcollege visitors." Butwhat wassointerestingto bPORTS: US.PostagePaid Haslamand Vitaglione,asidefrom Soccer, football face tough late Permit#1 See Treeonpage 2 the random discovery itself, the seasonlosses. Page 14. Davidson,NC28036 2 News Patterson Court judicialboardhandles first cases ofyear ByMartha Knight workedtogetherduringthespring has been accused of a violation socialevents,alternative foodand throughout the night so that two The newly createdPatterson semesterinreviewingoldby-laws must sit outduring thatparticular beverages,and the distributionof sobermonitors are present at all Court Judicial Board heldits first andindevelopingthisnewsystem deliberation. partyfliersreferringtoalcohol. times. hearing on Wednesday, October asoneofseveralchangesonPatter- Ahousecited for a violation Houses whichfail tocomply IndealingwiththeHomecom- 27,in the Union. Members dis- sonCourt. receives a writtennotice twodays withPattersonCourtpoliciesmust ingcitations.theboardissuedwarn- cussed specific violations from Theboardconsistsofonerep- inadvanceofthehearing,atwhich noweitherpaya finerangingfrom ingletters,fines rangingfrom $50 Homecoming weekend activities resentativefromeachofthe seven therepresentativemay thenplead $20 to$100,remain onsocialpro- to$150,anda week'ssocialproba- anddecidedoncertain procedures fraternities,three women's eating "guilty,notguilty,ornocontest." bation for a week,participate in tion tohouses on thecourt. Some and sanctions that will be insti- houses, and the Black Student Becauseitwasthe firsttrialof courteducationprograms,orabide ofthechargesweredismissed. tutedinthe future. Coalition. thenewjudicialsystem,lastweek's byacombination of these terms. Those involved in the first In thepast,citations givenat Twomembers of the faculty meetingwaslongandatlimes con- Holmessaid thatboardmem- meeting generally agreed that it social events resulted in actions and staff are also a part of the fusing. Holmes stated that "itwas bers expressed greatest concern surpassedtheirexpectations. takenby theadministration. Vio- council,whichiscurrently in the roughjustbecauseit wassonew, about sober monitors and agreed Political science professor lationsofPattersonCourtpolicies process of appointing two addi- but we did alot of debating and that a house sponsoring anevent Shelley Rigger stated, "I was were handledby either the Alco-' tionalpeopletoserveinthiscapac- worked throughalot ofissues." without monitors should receive pleased at how conscientious the holEnforcementCommitteeorthe ity. Holmes and Petty act asnon- The Judicial Boardapproved themost severesanctions. studentswereinagroupofpeers." collegejudicialboard. votingmembers. anumber ofsanctions for dealing PCC rules currently require Holmes considers itatribute PCCPresidentJuliePettyfelt Guidelines for the proceed- withspecific violations. Itrecog- that anyhousehostingapartyhave to the cooperation of the houses that there was a strong need for ingsstatethat atleastfiveof these nizedproblems involvingalcohol oneperson on duty for the entire that no violations occurred in the Patterson Court"to takeresponsi- studentsandtwofacultyrepresen- service procedures, unregistered event and others whotake shifts firstsix weeksof thesemester. bilityforitsownactions."Sheand tatives must be present at every Resident Advisor Kurt Holmes hearing.Anymemberwhosehouse Correction In theOctober 25issueof Changes proposedfor The Davidsonian, an article about the women's self selec- tion system said waitinglists course evaluations for membership had "been By WendyLee byclass year; statisticson ratings abolished." AccordingtoPCC Exams,research papers,and of readings, teaching, and PresidentJuliePetty,therewill courseevaluations are three "giv- workload;andcourserequirements be waitinglists but only after ens"at the semester'send ofany such as number of papers, tests, every house has at least 60 Davidson College class. Sopho- andmajor readingrequirements. freshmenmembers.However, moreJamie McConnelis propos- Thebook couldbesent toin- thisnumberassumes therewill ing that the way Davidson con- coming freshman when they are beonly threehouses. " ' ' ducts course evaluations be registering for courses during the " "'" - *' ' ■:**'"■* "*■ <: changed. summer before coming to He presentedhisproposal to Davidson.SGASeniorClassRep- PhotobyLaura Dennis A thiefapparentlyhidintherestroomfacilityat theLakeCampus theStudent Government Associa- resentative Chris Edmonston October 27. Policemen parkinglot tion at theirmeetingonTuesday, agrees. "It [thebook] wouldgive investigatedfrom the November 2. He feels that the freshmen anideaof what they're FORM presentsystem withonly free an- getting into" when they register Criminal robs woman, swer questions does not allowa for aclass. REALWORLD "waytocomprehensivelycompile Harvard University uses an evaluations." evaluation system similar to the escapes to Lake Campus Graduate degree programs McConnel wouldliketosee a oneMcConnel is proposing. At (MA, Ph.D) in International numericalformat addedtothecur- Harvard, students yearly publish ByMandyCurtis ofthecriminal. Affairs with an emphasis on rent free answer question format over 5,000 copies of abook with Iredell County police sur- OneDavidsonstudentenroute contemporary policy-relevant issues, and a book published with sum- information compiledfromevalu- roundedthelakecampustwoweeks tothelake campus,aswellasother maryinformation fromtheevalua- ations. BrownUniversity utilizes agoon Wednesday,October 27in vehiclemotoriststravelingonthat tions. arating systemand haspublished searchofanescapedcriminalwho road,wasstoppedbypoliceupon Area An for- and addednumericalrating the results for 19 years. robbedandassaulted a woman in entrance. Given a detailed de- FunctionalFields: matwouldgiveone a"better sense SGA President Alden Smith herLakeNormanhomeearlier that scription of the man in question of what a wholeclassthinksabout notedthatthisis a"goodidea and day. and a warningabout beinginthe □InteramericanStudies a course," McConnel said. it demonstrates initiative on the Davidson studentspreparing area,the studentproceededto the (including U.S.-Latin Relations) Davidson coulduse the ratingsto partofa student tochangecourse fortheirkayakingcourse weretold campusanyway. American chart the progress of a professor evaluations." toleave the area when thepolice Unfazedby the situation,the □EuropeanStudies from year toyear. Edmonston said that "both arrivedtosearchthebathroomsfor studentwaitedaroundnearthedock □Post-Soviet Studies McConnel will draw up an professorsandstudentswouldben- themanafootinthe vicinity. Po- to see what was going on while □Comparative Development alternativecourseevaluationform efitfromthisproposedchange.He lice received word that the man others in the kayaking class ob- □InternationalBusiness and submitittoDeanRobert Wil- alsonotedthatstudentswouldhave was there at some point in the served from the safety of a van □InternationalEconomics liams,VicePresidentforAcademic access to the "opinionsof alarge afternoon, although never con- near theboathouse. Saysstudent, □InternationalHealthPolicy Affairs,prior toNovember22.The numberofpeopleregardingaclass" firmed. "Things likethat don'tbother me; □InternationalRelations alternative form willbereviewed rather thanjustrelyingon friends Three police cars parked in hedidsoundprettysketchythough Theory Williams, . by severalstudents,and forinformation about a course. thelotabovethebathrooms;from But when thepoliceleft withouta □InternationalSecurity several faculty members. Dean Williams notedthat the theretheyscanned thescene.Cau- wordweallfiguredeverythingwas and Conflict McConnel seesvalueinboth presentsystemis "veryvaluablein tiously, theofficers walkeddown okay." □ForeignPolicy Analysis and for- all thefreeanswer numerical personneldecisions." tothebathrooms,accordingtostu- Iredell County police would mats. Thefreeanswer sectional- Williams said thatcurrently, dents who remained to watch in notcommentonthesituation, lows how- students todiscussin depth evaluations are shared with the thedistance. ever. Whether or not theescaped Applyby February 1 feelings a their about courseor to department chair and individual Afterabout tenminutes inthe criminalwascaughtoris stilloutat forassistantshipsandother list their grievances. faculty members. When profes- bathrooms the cops retraced the thelakecampusisunknown.Lock financialaid. Anumerical formatwouldask sors are upfor tenureor contract area anddispersedwithout asign yourdoor! students torate,ona scale,aspects renewal, course evaluations are 8North-SouthCenter H/lllltllllll Ol MIAMI of the class such as the readings, instrumentalindecisionmaking. quality ofteaching,andworkload. Duringa recentmeetingwith Students who are interested The secondchangeMcConnel McConnel,Dean Williams noted Wi\t in Interamerican issues are proposesispublishingabookbased that "the changes were worthex- particularly encouraged to on course evaluations. "Bypub- ploring," but he was concerned apply forNorth-SouthCenter lishingabook withtheopinionsof with the administration of the NewsEditor GraduateAssistantships. allstudentsonalloftheirclasses and MandyCurtis in evaluations publishingof the GRADUATESCHOOL OF thepastyear,theschoolcangivea book. INTERNATIONALSTUDIES studentamuchmoreaccurateview McConnel plans to to apply Admissions,Room #359 oftheclassesandtheprofessorsat the SGA for a charter for an 11- StaffWriters Coral Gables, FL 33124-3010 Davidson." member studentgroup that would CourtMcBryde,Rachel Dunifon,SallyStone,Brett Marston,Mary (305)284-4173 The book would include a compileinformationfromevalua- McCrory,AliceFelmlee,l&therine Hash,Jay Jennings,KrisyFord, breakdownofstudentsinacourse tionsand putitintobook form. AshlynDannelly,Martha Knight,MegWolff,Susan Warren, "H rUNIVERSITY OF WendyLee,Carrie Blackburn,MaryClare Jalonick,ChristyBlock, Join thenews staff. CallMandy -6252. JennySchroeter,LexyDevane,RossSloop,Towner Blackstock JVJjami^ THEDAVIDSONIAN NEWS MONDAY,NOVEMBER8,1993 3 Despiterumors,noneoftheDorisDukericheswillbenefitDavidson ByMaryClareJalonick Duke University, Furman, and organizations. for her,is filing suit against the Sheinheritedallofhermoney Rumors that part of the late JohnsonC.Smith The onlyhindrance to Doris trust forbreachofcontract. from her father, James B.Duke. DorisDuke'ssupposed $140mil- College. Duke's plan touse themoney for Dukeleftotherportionsofher Duke, who had made all of his lion fortune would come to When philanthropic purposes is her her friends, long r^^^^^^Hi trust to closest money from American Tobacco Davidsonhavebeenproven false. the will adopted daughter, Charlene Gail time employees, and the Metro- Co. andDukePowerCo.,died in According to the Charlotte wasfiledin "Chandi"Heffner,whomshe dis- politan Museum of Art in New 1925 whenshe was12 years-old. Observer, whenDorisDuke,once courtMon- ownedin1991. York.She left$10milliontoDuke The only waythat Davidson known as "the richest girl in the day, how- Heffner,whoisa formerbelly University,andaweekprior toher would get a portion of the trust world,"died,nooneknewexactly ever,it was dancer and anavid Hare Krishna, deathshedonated $1milliontothe wouldbeindirectly. Accordingto whereshewouldleavethemoney. revealed claims that she deserves a part of schoolforAIDSresearch.Shealso Kevin McCarthy, director of de- There was some speculation that she thetrust.DorisDukeadoptedher in left $100,000for her dog. velopment, the school will con- atDuke wouldleavepartof the will leave 1988,whenHeffner was35. Inher Duke also stated in her will tinue toprofit from the Duke en- rust to Davidson College. The thebulkof UHHHHIH. will,Duke said, "Iam convinced that she wanted Imelda Marcos, dowment. ukeendowment,a separatetrust her estate DorisDuke that Ishould not have adopted wifeoflongtimePhilippinedicta- Should part ofDoris Duke's at totalsup to$1.25billion,has to create ChandiHeffner.Ihavecometothe torFernandoMarcos,torepayher trust go to the endowment, then en a large benefactor to the theDoris Duke CharitableFoun- realizationthatherprimary motive $5million loan. Dukeposted bail Davidsoncouldbenefit. hool. dation. The Duke Foundation wasfinancial gain." forMarcos whenshe wasindicted The Duke endowment gives willrivalthatof theRockefellers, Heffner,who now residesin inNewYorkfor federalracketeer- -InformationfromThe Davidson annually along with givingmoneyannuallyto various HawaiionaranchthatDukebought ingcharges. Charlotte Observer. SigEp'sbringEileenStephensto speak about fraternityhazing Should ByCarrieBlackburn She has allowed the tragic inci- system will continue without the tempted"roadtrip." Sigma Phi Epsilon's speaker dent withher son toinspireher to degradingaspectofhazing. The college received agood onWednesdayevening,Mrs.Eileen bringaboutmuchneededchanges Sheurgedstudentstohave"the deal of negative coverage in the Belk dorm Stephens,relayed her own tragic inhazingpolicies. vision,courage, and maturity to localmediaas aresultof theinci- experiencewithhazing. Shefounded the C.H.U.C.K. saynoandspeakout." Davidson's dentlast year. Charlotte's Chan- Her son Chuck, asophomore Organization,Committee toHalt own Student Handbook clearly nel9andtheObserverreportsgave be coed? at AlfredUniversityinNew York, Useless College Killings, which outlines the school's anti-hazing hazingatDavidsonahighprofile. diedin1978 afteraninitiationinto hasbeeninstrumentalinthepass- stance, which complies with Inresponse to the situation, BySally Stone afraternityendedwithfatalconse- ing of many of the anti-hazing Stephen'sexpectations. the Dean of Students Office dis- "Should first-year men and quences. lawsthat nowexist in38 states. Theaudienceconsistedprima- tributed "Pledge/New Member women be housed only in single For the firstnightoftheGreek Her message is simple but rily of freshmen. Sheadvised the Activity Guidelines" to allfresh- sexbuildings?" "Isitappropriate system's"HellWeek,"thepledges thought-provoking:"Iamnothere students:"Itismysincerehope that men.RuleNo.11ontheliststated, tohavemenand womenliveonthe were loaded three ata timeinto a at Davidson because Iwant to eachofyouwillleaveheretonight "No pledge/newmemberactivity same floor of abuilding?" car trunk withabottleofwine,a 6- offend you, but Iwant you to thinkingveryseriouslyabouta very may involve hazing of any sort. These are someof the ques- pack of beer,anda bottle ofJack think." serious topic." Theseprohibitedactivitiesinclude, tions the Residence Life Office Daniels.Theyweretoldtheycould Stephens admires the Greek Chapter14, Article9ofNorth but are not limited to, physical hasrecentlyposedto theSGAcon- not get out until they finished the systembecauseshehaswitnessed Carolina StateLawdefineshazing danger,alcohol anddrugs,public cerningsexdesignationsinhous- entirecombination of alcohol. their"energy,enthusiasm,andphi- as "toannoyanystudentbyplaying nudity, andmentalanguish." ing. When finally removed, the lanthropies"overjhepast14years; abusive or ridiculous tricks upon The Dean's review commit- Davidson'shousingtraditioi pledges wereall vomitingor un- however,sheremains adamantly him,to frighten, scold,beatorha- tee, comprised of two students, maintains single sex dorms fo conscious.Theywereleft tosleep against any practice of hazing. rass him,or tosubject him toper- Assistant Deanof Students anda freshmen,whileofferingbothcoe it off,but during the night Chuck "Nothinganyonecansaycanmake sonalindignity." facultyrepresentative,investigated and single sex dorms for uppei and two other students suf- methink thereisanythingpositive Thelecture wassponsoredby the incident and submitted find- classmen. Recentdiscussions i Ilife-threatening injuries. abouthazing." the Sig Ep house as part of their ingsandrecommendationstoDean SGA meet- C,Remarkably,Mrs.Stephensis Mrs.Stephens' sincere hope chapteractivitiesrequiredafterlast Terry and President Kuykendall. ingshavein- i - anti-Greek,but anti-hazing." isthatthepositivesideoftheGreek scmcstcr'splcdgingviolation.Last Educational lectures and work- troducedthe ""^^. February,Alfredo Urbino,then a shops on hazing werepartof the notion of pledge, wasinjured during an at- stipulations. coed fresh- ■> I AreYouConsideringProfessionalSchool? | man dormi- tgd* Weapons onCampus tones. vfj EffectiveDecember1,theN.C. It shall beamisdemeanor foi ing that all _iiw toweaponsoncam- any person to possess or carry, pertaining coed dorms ms willreadas follows: whether openlyorconcealed,any It shall bea Class Ifelony to BBgun,air rifle,airpistol,Bowie TquaVze Terry >ossess or carry any type of fire- knife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, housing op- irm, orconcealed, switchblade, blackjack, and/oi eitheropenly on tionsforstudentsandhelpinterac- brassknuckles. islooking forfutureleaders inPublic Affairs. Weoffer school property. tionbetweenthesexes,theSGAis a 2-yearMaster'sprograminPubic Policy, with soliciting student opinionson the matter. Arguments against cam- concentrationsofferedin: WE DELIVER pus-wide coed dormsinclude the "Criminal Justice C^pl; more than justgreatpizza! lossoffreshmanhallunityand the " also deliver dinners, ideaof integratingfreshmen with Energy & Environmental Policy J^& DAVINO'S upperclassmenoftheoppositesex. " Government & Business m~gff subs,BEER and WINE! AsSGA senatorGregFishei " Health Policy Our Prices Can't stated,inorder forcoed freshman " PV7 dorms to even be considered by Housing & Community Development |f Be Beat! RLO and the Dean of Students "Human Services,Labor & Education Office, the SGA "really needs "International Affairs & Security strongstudentsupport.Ifstudents " Development Monday Special are indifferent,itwon'thappen." "International Richard Terry, Director ol International Trade & Finance Buy any item from our menu, Residence Life, agreed with "Press & Politics Fisher's premise.If students feel " Technology get the 2nd one 1/2 price. strongly that the residence.halls Science & (Excludingdrinks & appetizers) shouldhavea differentconfigura- "Transportation tion,"weneed toknow what stu- " Urban Economic Development dents want,"he surmised. Wednesday Special The issue of coed freshman Interested? Then come meet with the Kennedy School halls doesnotendintheResidence Representative who will visityour campus on: AllUCanEat Pizza $4.50 LifeOffice;itisanadministrative DATE: Tuesday,November 16,1993 Pitchers ofBeer $3.00 matteralso. group AsTerrynoted,however.onot TIME: 10:30 am session AllABCPermits -- TV inBar RLO is wellaware of the student LOCATION: Pleasecontact theStudent Counseling/ consensus,they willtry tocompl) CareerOfficefor thisinformation. 892-4794 withstudentopinion.For nowthe 1-77 Exit30.Davidson*SadlerSquare" M-F11:30-10:00 " Sat 4:00-10:C0 issueisleft to the student body tc ALLSTUDENTS, All YEARS,ALLMAJORS WELCOMEl debateand vocalize. 4 THEDAVIDSONIAN News MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 Workshops oninterviewingskills may help students getjobs ByScott Windham createdasetofinterviewingwork- professionals such as Mr. Bob "Theseinterviewscompelstu- agreatimprovement overpastfa- To helpstudents preparead- shops, where students gather to Wilson,Director of College Re- dentstoresearch thecompanythey cilities and lendan air of profes- equately for theroundofjobinter- learn the finerpointsofsuccessful cruiting at McGladrey & Pullen, are interviewing with,and to de- sionalism tointerviews,aswellas viewswhichbeginsinlatefalland interviewing. bring theirownuniqueviewpoints velop strongresumes and refer- being comfortable enough to re- continues wellintothe spring,the Among the "insider tips" to the workshops,addinga "real- ences,"tasksnecessaryin a"real" duce first-timeinterview jitters. Office ofCareer Servicesoffers a might behow todress tolook the world"perspectivetothesessions. interview situation,Jordanadds. Careers Library director Ann seriesofprogramsdesignedtohone part of the job you are trying to Each workshop is held on- Many seniors who have al- Meltonrecommends that,inaddi- students'interview skills. obtain,how to use positivebody campus in the late afternoon or ready beguninterviews have no- tiontointerviewseminars,students With the helpof areaprofes- languageandavoidnegativebody evening,andlastsaroundonehour. ticedtheinterview facilities at the .browsethroughthelargeselection sionals and Davidson faculty and language,orevenwhatsortofpens Inresponse to requests from Office of Career Services. The ofbooks.Theseresourcesinclude staff, Director Carol Jordan has andpaper tobring.Localbusiness pastseniorclasses,CareerServices officesintheJulia JohnstonHouse 101GreatAnswers to theTough- isalsoinstitutingaseriesofvideo- include a spacious interviewers' estInterviewQuestions,andMar- tapedmockinterviews. Sign-upis lounge,wheremanyrecruitersopt tin Yate'sKnock 'Em Dead with at theOfficeofCareerServiceson to conduct interviews, and two GreatAnswerstoToughInterview AM ■' IIWr MainStreet. Studentswhopartici- smaller,private interview rooms. Questions. Readingspace ispro- pate will have the opportunity to Accordingtostaff,theseroomsare vided inthelibrary 8:30 to5:00. interview with a faculty or staff volunteer in a realistic but "no- Will Andrew risk"situation. Melrose's Anumberofdifferentformats will be offered, including mock Shue show for FinalFour? business,graduateschool,andnon- Arumorisspreadingaround of the [celebrities] who come to profit typeinterviews. Recording campus,which,ifitproves tobe this typeofthing willhave some- the sessionson videotape willal- true, will cause numerous onecall for themandputthe tick- lowthestudentandtheinterviewer Davidson women toswoon. ets undersomeone else'sname." todefineareasofstrengthandsug- Theticketoffice willneither He adds: "Also,people like gest areas of improvement. This confirm nor deny whether An- that will often ask us not to di- new; Shue, Photoby CaseyRogers idea isnot according to vol- drew star of "Melrose vulge theinformation. Then,they Everytreeoncampushas anattached.scientific-label. unteerinterviewerDr.LelandPark, Place,"haspurchasedtickets for willcallusa weekorsobeforethe ODK offered this same service a theNCAAFinalFour,tobeheld event,andaskustoprepareforthe number ofyearsago. inDavidsononDecember 3and appropriatesecuritymeasures." Campus is an arboretum To supplement mock inter- 5. Sargent did admit that there views and interview workshops, Shue,whoportraysBilly on wouldbesomenotablesportsfig- Treecontinuedfrompage1 ily name, scientific name, com- Jordanemphasizestheimportance Fox-TV's"MelrosePlace,"is an ures in attendance for the Final mon name, location on the grid ofinformational interviews.Rela- avid soccer fan whoplayed for Four. ThevisionofDavidson'scam- map,assigned accession number, tively simple to arrange through Dartmouth's varsity teamduring Asfor whether or not Shue pus as an arboretum dates back to hardiness zone, and native area. Davidson alumni and other con- hiscollegedays. willvisit theDavidsoncampusfor 1869 when theBoard of Trustees Allofthisinformationisnow stored tacts,informational interviews al- Lee Sargent, Manager for thetournament,Davidsonfemales received a proposalfrom the fac- on a database computer which low students to do a "trial run," SpecialProjectsatDavidsonsays, willhave to waitandsee. "to ulty make the Campus inits makesitmorereadily accessible. developing interview skills in a "WhatI'msuggestingisthatmost "AshlynDonnellyanneuy contentsrepresentintimethe for- The number of trees has in- low-pressuresituation. est growth of the State, and, if creasedfrom1650 to2000 during possible,thegeneralbotanyofthe the tenyearssince theinitiationof region." theprojectin1982due toapolicy trips Aftermanyyearsofhardwork whichreplaceseach lost tree with '*I! N0more andcooperation,thePhysicalPlant three new ones. Over 250 trees FINALLY and theBiologyDepartment,who «were lost duringHurricane Hugo TO CHARLOTTE!! togetherhope to"develop,main- in 1990 but they have all since tainanddisplay amajorcollection beenreplaced.Thereplacementof ofwoody plantsthat will thrivein treesis fundedbythegeneralPhysi- M| I ALTERNATIVE the PiedmontofNorth Carolina," cal Plant budget. Thearboretum I^^\AF▼ haveachieved andevensurpassed doeshavea smallbudgetofitsown ■ ■ ■■— WORLD MUSIC these goals withthe development which is used to buy labels and of theDavidsonArboretum. cover othersmallcosts. pop Interestintheidea ofthecam- Thedevelopmentofthearbo- pus as anarboretum wasrenewed retum is an ongoing process in "&AA/Mr^ I in1982 when the Director of the which thePhysicalPlantand work YY 1 CLASSICAL National Arboretum inWashing- study students are continually in- records ton D.C.,Mr. Henry M. Cathey, volved. Their mostrecentproject COUNTRY urgedPresident SamuelR.Spen- has been the landscaping of the cer,Jr.tousethecampus'grounds Visual Arts Center. All of the and Sell SOUL as a workingarboretum. Asubse- plantson thegroundsofthecenter We Buy quent $10,000donation from the have been assignednumbers and estateofMr.EdwinLatimerDou- arenowbeingkept track of. glas, whose first loves were for- Mr. Brawley believes that estry andDavidsonCollege,made membersofthecommunity dotake New & Used NEW AGE itpossible toconvert Davidson's advantage ofthearboretum. collection of various trees and Elementary and secondary REGGAE shrubsinto anofficial arboretum school teachers bring science g->i y^ O by cataloging and labeling each classes to the arboretum for field plant. trips. LUS & METAL Goodrecordkeepingisoneof Junior andseniorhighschool theimportant distinguishingchar- students make use of the arbore- acteristics of an arboretum. The tum when collecting leaves for arboretum's caretakers, Superin- projects. Tapes | tendent of GroundsMr. Brawley Localgardenclubs andother Plant, and the Physical wereable organizationsparticipateinguided Drive up window!! Callaheadand we'llhave it wrapped ready!! to improve their recordkeeping tours conductedby the Office of and methods in 1985 when a $5,000 CollegeRelations severaltimes a donationfromMartinMariettaAg- year. LOCATED IN gregates funded an aerial survey. Mr. Brawley is pleased that Theseaerialphotographswereused Davidson'scampushas"begunto LAKESHORE MARKETPLACE tomake topographicalmapsandto attractvisitors forthe solepurpose identify over 1,650major trees. of visiting the arboretum," and Behind 1st Charter Bank, Cornelius Today,thePhysicalPlanthas believes that the arboretum will over 2,000 plants identified and continue toprovide positivepub- located on a grid map. Most of licity for the collegeas wellasa theseplantsarelabeledwithmetal beautiful sight for all those who 896-7882 tagswhichindicatetheplant'sfam- visit thecampus. THEDAVIDSONIAN NJEWS MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 5 Crawl Charlotte art galleries Eventually, Wire ByJenny Schroeter mixedmedia stilllifepaintingsby Those studentsinterested in MaryDobbin. Survey: Panthers Greeks DrinkMore sexualharassment oncampus. art or wanting to gain a greater The Light Factory concen- (CPS)-Residentsof campus Unlikepoliciesat someother appreciation for art wereable to tratedonart throughphotography. fraternity housesdrinknearlythree institutions,Stanford's does not participateinthegallerycrawlheld Allofthe artinthebuildingwasin willimpact timesasmuchbooze asothercol- prohibit consensualrelationships last Friday. The Student Union the form of photographs. Nancy lege men, while residents of on- betweenstudents andprofessors, sponsoredtheevent,whichmarked Stanfield,an employee at thegal- Wildcats campussorority houses consume but doeswarnthat therearerisks the thirdoneof the school year. leryexpressedher delight inhav- twice as much alcohol as other involvedwhentherelationshipis Students met at the Student ingthegallerycrawlseachmonth. ByCourt McBryde women,arecentstudy said. betweenindividualsin"inherently Unionat 5:15p.m. foradeparture She said that "peoplein the After asevenyear battle,the Results of the study, con- unequalpositions." toSpiritsSquareinCharlotte. The surroundingareasareable toget a CarolinaswononOctober26when ducted by the Core Institute for The policy "comes down actualgallery crawlwasfrom 6-8 greater appreciation of the art in theRichardsons announced Char- Alcohol andOtherDrugStudies squarely on the sideofconfiden- thatnight. thisarea. Theyare alsoabletoget lotte was unanimously voted to atSouthern IllinoisUniversity at tially," saidUniversityPresident Students were able to see a thechancetopossiblyseetheworks receive an NFL franchise. This Carbondale,were reportedinthe Gerhard Casper, regarding the variety of different artistic works ofartiststhattheyare not familiar NFLteamwillprecipitatedramatic October issueof CampusCrime. conflict between the desire "to featuring many artists. The new with." effects to the Carolinas, but "This is significant new in- establishrecordsoftransgressions works included "The Weight of For those students who were Davidson willalso feelan impact formation that campus officials that can be reviewed later" and theWorld," whichisasculptureby thinking of purchasing some art from their presence. andpreventionspecialistsneedto theassuranceofconfidentially that Jeffrey Goll;"Rumors," a visual work,The Wentworth Gallery at MemberofthePanthersown- have,"CherylPresley,directorof wouldencouragepeople tocome andaudioexhibit;andacollection SouthparkMallwasopentothem. ershipgroup andCharlotte native, theinstitute,told thenewsletter. forward. ofBunrakupuppets. Othergaller- Thisgallerycontainedworksfrom JohnHarris,President ofthe Har- Overall,fraternitymenaver- Harassmentisdefinedasun- ies thatparticipated in thegallery not onlylocalartists,butalsofrom risGroup,acommercialrealestate age 20 drinks a weekcompared wantedsexualadvances,requests crawlincludedThePope'sGaller- someinternational artists. services firm,providedhisinsight witheightfor other collegemen, for sexual favors, and other vi- ies, The Light Factory, and The Thegallerycrawlwasenjoyed on the impact the Panthers will whilesorority womenaveragesix sual,verbalorphysicalconduct. Wentworth Gallery. "by those who were able toattend. haveonDavidson. drinks a week, compared with ThePope'sGallerycontained For those who did not have the Harris feltthaton thesurface threefornon-sororitywomen.The 'Gettysburg'toAidCollege works frommanylocalNorthCaro- opportunity to go, there will be there should be no short term ef- study wasbasedon theresponses BRUNSWICK, Maine lina artists. There were oil paint- another gallery crawl on the first fects onDavidsondue to the Pan- of 58,000 students at 78 institu- (CPS)--A Civil War movig star- inglandscapesbyKate Wormand Fridayof nextmonth. therspresence. tions of higher education from ringJeff Daniels will help fund However, "on the other side 1989 to 1991. the restoration of the Bowdoin of the coin the Panthers have the Thestudyalsonotedthatfra- College home where a college Skeletonparts discovered potential toaffect Davidsoninthe ternity members reported being graduateandpresidentwhofought Skull ontinuedfrompage1 vestigation.Thebones were sent longtermview,"Harrisexplained. involvedinmoreepisodesofbinge for the Union in the Civil War toalab where theywillbetestedto Most importantly, "the Panthers drinking(definedashavingmore lived. a Popper burial ground without find background information on will serve as an economic devel- that five drinks at one sitting), Gettysburg was screened in markers. Itislikely thatthebones theageandoriginofthe skulland opmentalcatalyst." fightsorotherviolentbehaviorat Portland,MaineinearlyOctober, weretossedasidewhenanewgrave thighbone as wellas the possible The Panthers will attract fraternityparties,hangovers,poor andmoney from thepremier will wasdug.Haslam doesnotbelieve cause of death. Results willbe people to the area; peoplelike to test scores, and missedclasses. go to the restoration of Joshua there was any "wrong doing;" back inafew weeks. liveand visitanareaofpopularity: Lawrence Chamberlainhouse. someone must haveunknowingly This,however,isnot the first aNBAbasketballteam andnow a Stanford OKs Chamberlain,whograduated dugthem up. Thecampuspolice timeahumanskullhasbeenfound NFL football team. Inturn, "this HarassmentPolicy from Bowdoin College in1852, and theDavidson townpolice ar- on campus. Years back, a few area of Davidson andLakeNor- STANFORD,Calif.(CPS)- tookpanin24 engagements dur- rived on the-scene,after Haslam PiKA guys found a skull some- man willgrowanddevelopalittle After three years of debate and ing the Civil War and won the andVitaglionereportedtheirfind- whereinChambers.Theskullwas more,"Harris remarked. rewriting,StanfordUniversityof- Congressional Medal of Honor ings. Thequestion cameup as to givento thehouseandis apartof Davidsonwillencountersome ficials enacted a new policy in for his part in the battle of whohadjurisdictionoverthecase. thePiKAarchivesintheglasscase newneighbors. Harrisexplained early October that deals with Gettysburg. The townpolicetook over thein- nearthe foosballtable. thefe willprobably be40-50NFL Panther footballplayers whowill Faculty hears about Honor Code ~| live in the Davidson areaduring COMMUNITY DINNER SGAPresident AldenSmith ety of ways,Davis told faculty. theiroff-season,"LakeNormanis and Honor Council chairman The Honor Council visits fresh- an attractiveplace to live." 6:00P.M., WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER10, Ward Davisgave an address re- manhallsandgivespresentations. Harriscontinuedincomment- garding at faculty AT THEADA JENKINS CENTER the Honor Code the Davisnoted that can ingthatfanswillcome totheChar- faculty meetingonTuesday,No- helpmakestudentsmoreawareof lotteareatospendaweekendwhich vember2.Somefacultymembers the codeby stressing it in their will generateasmuchas $30mil- Everyone from town andcampus isinvited to attend. expressedconcernaboutstudents' classes,suchasrequiringstudents lionof commerce to the city that respect for thecode. to write out the entire Honor wasn'ttherebefore. TheHonorCouncileducates pledgeonallassignments. There will be 12-14 games IFYOUWANT TO GET FROM students about thecodeinavari- "WendyLee linkedwithanestimated$42mil- lion in sales: restaurants, hotel rooms,carrentals,andother huge economic benefits to the area. Davidsonwillhouse fansandthey STUDENT FACULTY PIZZA will use these same facilities of- f fered in Davidson, Harris re- TO c^lff^ marked. j^Z^^ [SPECIAL! From an athletic standpoint HarrisexplainedthatthePanthers' PARKING Su gameswillbeonSundayandthere- PARKING $W 892-4112 or fore the attendance atDavidson's footballgames shouldnotchange. Harrisbelieves that the NFL 892-4114 team willdraw the county closer at regular together. Buy a large pizza Similartotheirreactiontothe START HERE NBA'sHornets,fansfromtheCaro- price,get a small pizza with linas willjoin tosupport another dream teamthathasbecomeareal- oneitem for $2.00!!! ity. 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NI01MO.(100)237 5102 Multipurpose Room EauilKTEACHIESeAOL.COM 6 news High noon time: Gore vs.Perot ByBrettMarston book, Save Your Job, Save Our Some commentators claim Loadupyoursix-shooter,Mr. Country: Why NAFTA Must Be that the Administration'sgoalfor PEE-row, 'cause it'stimefor the Stopped— Now!,co-authoredwith theproposeddebateis todiscredit showdown. On a visit to New Pat Choate. Perot,who,whenrecentlyasked a Yorklastweek,PresidentClinton The essence of Perot's argu- abouthisspecificplansto referendum question - PuertoRican announced VicePresident Gore's mentagainstNAFTAiscontained reducegovernmentspending,com challenge toRoss Perot todebate inthefollowing excerpt,printedin plained that he "would have f NAFTAonLarryKingLiveintwo the Congressional Quarterly: brought his note cards" if he had to determineislands future weeks, days before the crucial "Buried in the fine print [of the knownaboutthatquestion. ByJayJennings The referendumhas become House vote which willdetermine agreement]areprovisionsthat will NotingPerot's skill atspeak- Puerto Ricans all over the soimportantbecause thelast elec- the fate of theaccord. giveawayAmericanjobsandradi- ingin emotional phrases tailored world are looking to November tion was wonby politicians who "The VicePresidenthaschal- callyreducethesovereigntyofthe to the sizeof a sound-bite, how- 14, because there will be a support Statehood. lenged[Perot] toadebateonLarry United States." ever,many commentatorsfearthat plebiscita, or referendum, to de- Thus,the governorof Puerto King," Clinton announced to re- Critics, most notably U.S. Vice President Gore will be no cidethe fate of the country. The Ricois trying to influencePuerto portersinNew York,according to Trade Representative Mickey match for Perot."The very first people willdecide whether they Ricans tovotefor Statehood. The theNew York Times. "Let's seeif Kantor,whoseofficerecentlypub- dangeris a live audience," wrote wantPuertoRicotobecomeastate, Governorhas beenimplementing he takes it." lished a detailed refutation of WilliamF.Buckley inhis syndi- anindependentcountry,orremain new plans to deal withcriminals, Perot immediately accepted, Perot's arguments, have charged cated column this weekend,"for aFreeState Association. whichhasledtomuchdebate.The andcountered withanoffer tode- Perot withfalsifyingfiguresinor- thesimplereason that Gore is not Jorge Pardo, the only status of Puerto Rico will decide bate on three separate occasions. der tobolsterhisclaims. funny, and he isnot a polemical Davidsonstudent whostilllivesin howissues suchas crime are an- TheClintonadministrationreplied Secondly,in the 1992presi- swordsman whose slashes and PuertoRico,hopesthat therefer- swered. byinsistingon justonemeetingin dentialelections,Perotreceivedas whirlscanbringdownthehouse." endum willkeep things the same. Thepeople who want Puerto Larry King's television studio. much as one-thirdof the votes in Onethingis certain,however. HefeelsthatPuertoRicowill"lose Rico to become a full state hope With just a few days to go somedistricts,andmostofhis fol- Regardless ofthe outcomeofthis itsidentity"if itbecomes a state. thatit willputiton the same level before the House vote on Nov. lowersstillsupporthim.Manylaw- latest roundin our talk-show de- PuertoRicowouldloseitsunique with therest of the UnitedStates. 17th,NAFTA's proponents look makers whoface re-election next mocracy, the big winners of the status ofFreeStateAssociation. However,PuertoRicoalreadygets worried.TheHouseMajority Whip yearmay wishtobecautiousabout debate will be neither Gore nor Some fear that it would lose mostofthebenefitsofbeingastate David E. Bonoir (D-Mich.), has alienating thislarge block of vot- Perot, but Larry King, who can notonlyitsidentity,butalsoSpan- and at the same time keeping its gatherednearly enough votes to ers, especially in light of recent expectratings thatareevenhigher ishas itsofficial language. When identity. defeattheagreement,andthePresi- election results in some states, than usual, and the advertisers, other states, such as Louisiana, Many people do not realize dent needs 50 new votes for the where voters have shown disap- whosecommercials willreach an Oklahoma, Arizona, and New thatPuertoRicans are fullUnited agreementifit isgoing topass. proval of incumbents and the evenlarger audience. Mexico,joinedtheUnited States, States citizens. Thus theyalready Where doesRossPerotfitin? DemocraticParty. Theunwrittenheadlineonthe they wereforced toadoptEnglish have the rights of Americans. Firstofall,itisthisparanoiac MuchofPerot'ssupportinthe day after the Shootout will be: as their official language. Puerto PuertoRico takesalot of pridein billionaire withahistoryofmessi- presidentialrace came fromareas NAFTA debate scathing, sales of Ricans want desperately toretain its sportsanditwouldhavetogive anicfantasies whohasspearheaded whichsupportNAFTA,however, Aquafreshupbyone third. theirculture and the Spanishlan- upits Nationalteams ifitbecame a major offensive against the ac- andsomepeopleinPerot'sorgani- guageand retain the "bestofboth a state. Jorge Pardotakespridein cordinrallies andmeetingsacross zationfavor the agreement. AdditionalSources:TheNewRe- worlds"inbetweenindependence the fact that thePuertoRicanNa- the country and withhis recent Why, then,the debate? publicandtheCharlotteObserver. and statehood. tional basketball team finished fourthin thelast World Competi- The DeanRusk Program tion. Jorge thinks thatthe referen- Serbian hold on Kosovo explosive, oppressive? dumwillkeepPuertoRico'sstatus By PeterVartiey stressedthe tighteningofSerbia's Kosovars. Rather than signing to waituntilhehas secureddiplo- the same. Puerto Ricans in the Six hundred and four years holdontheprovince.By1989,the pacts withSerbia,Kosovars have matic recognition of his Bosnia UnitedStateshave already voted. ago, on the battlefield of Kosovo Serbian National Assembly had establishedtheirownschoolsand claimsbefore any furtheractionis According to Jorge,three-fourths Polje, the Serbianarmy wasvan- passedconstitutionalamendments health facilities,financed through taken in Kosovo. If the conflict ofthePuertoRicanslivinginNew quishedby the Turks, putting an revoking Kosovo'sautonomy. A donations from ethnic Albanians breaks outbetweenKosovo'sAl- York City voted to keep Puerto end to the medieval Serbian Em- yearlater,inJuly1990,theSerbian outsideof Kosovo. banian and Serbian populations, Rico's status the same. This is pire. Six centuries later in June governmentsuspendedKosovo's TheAlbanianpopulationmust the war could quickly become a veryimportantfor thereferendum, 1989,before acrowdofaboutone parliament,andimposeddirectrule facephysicalthreatsfromtheSerbs regionalentanglement. because thereare almostas many millionSerbs,PresidentSlobodan thorough thepolice force. as well. Beatingof Kosovars by Macedonia,withits20to40% PuertoRicansinNewYorkCityas Milosevic announced that there- TheAlbanianinstitutionswere police havebecomeregular since Muslimpopulation,hasaninterest inPuertoRico. veredsoilhadreturnedtoitsright- forced underground, but remain the tighteningof Serbian control. in the defense of the Kosovars. The referendum on Novem- ful owners. Despite official active. The parliament declared TheAlbanianHumanRightsCoun- Macedonia's entrancecould drag ber 14 has widespread ramifica- Serbian control, the province of independencefrom SerbiainOc- cil Reports thatanaverageof190 inGreece,Bulgaria,and Turkey. tions.Manyworry thattheannex- Kosovo,withits90%majority of tober1991andelectedapresident, beatings took place each month Kosovohas theuniquepoten- ationof Puerto Ricocould finan- ethnic Albanians, stillremains a Dr.IbrahimRugova,insecretelec- since1991. tial tobecome thesiteoftheeworst ciallyburden theotherfifty states. potentialhotspotinaregionriddled tionsinMay1992. Rugovamain- The miliary occupation of bloodshed todate intheBalkans. Theeconomic situationinPuerto withviolence andbloodshed. tainsa policy of nonviolence to- Kosovo,however, is theclearest Ricoissimilar to thatinsouthern After the 1389 war,Kosovo ward the Serbs, hoping to gain indication ofitspotentialinstabil- Sources:TheEconomist,History California. Accordingtogovern- cameunderthecontroloftheOtto- supportfrom theUnitedStatesand ity.Tanks,armoredpersonnelcar- Today,TheNation,TheNew Re- mentfigures,if southernCalifor- man Empire. Over the next500 Europe. Hecalls for thecreation riers, helicopters, and artillery public,NewStatesman&Society, nia wasnotincluded whenecono- years, most Serbs left Kosovo, of an independentneutral state in piecesarepresentalongsideAlba- TheNewYorkTimes,Newsweek, mistsgaugetheU.S.economicsitu- movingnorth. Replacingthe de- Kosovo; which eventually could nianfarmersintraditionalMuslim Time,U.S.News and World Re- ation,indicators would show that parting Serbs, alarge number of mergewithAlbania. garb. Pristina, the capital of port,andThe WashingtonPost. the economyisactually growing. Albanians settledinthearea,con- Although Kosovo's ethnic Kosovo,isanoccupiedcity. The verting toIslam. Albaniananian populationpopu of 2 million streetsarepatrolledbysubmachine In the 1912-1913 Balkan outnumbersitsSerbianpopulation gun-toting police officers, often Wars, Serbia once again gained 9 to 1, the Serbs outgun the conductingIDchecks of passers- controlofKosovo,withitslargely Kosovars "ten to zero." Asa re- by. YugoslavAirForcejetsscream Note Albanianpopulation.Anumberof sult, the Milosevic government at lowaltitudes. theseAlbanianshadfled toTurkey participates in a subtle form of Serbia'sprimary statedgoal Swimminginthemain by the 1940s. After the Second "ethniccleansing,"usinga combi- is to force the Albanians out of "We[thegayandlesbianrightsmovement]suffered abitterdefeat World War, Kosovo entered the nationof economic coercion and theirhomesandland.Serbiawould in the White House and on Capitol Hill over the military ban on YugoslavFederationasaprovince terrorism toforce Albanians out like to relocateits 140,000 refu- homosexuals;justthis week,inapainfulandironic twist,the Admin- oftheSocialistRepublicofSerbia. of theregion. geesfrom Croatia and Bosnia in istrationaskedtheSupremeCourttoblockalower-court orderlifting In1974, anewYugoslavCon- Since1989,morethan130,000 Kosovo. theban.Thefarrightcontinuestostepuplocalattacks:threecitiesface stitutiongavenewrightstoKosovo, Kosovars have been dismissed President Clintonhas explic- anti-gayballotmeasures nextweekandasmanyas10statesaregearing making itan autonomouspart of from jobsin government,media, itlywarnedSerbiaagainstprovok- upfor Colorado-style referendums nextyear toban local gayrights theSerbian Republic. Asaresult, schools, and hospitals. Many ing trouble in Kosovo. Since laws. theAlbanianpopulationonceagain Kosovarshavealso chosen tore- Americaninterestindirectinvolve- "Butthesewidelypublicizedstormcloudsconceal amuchbrighter expanded, with Serbs and sign positions in opposition to ment inthe Balkans appearsless outlook. Lesbianandgay Americanshaveneverhadabetter chance Montenegrinsexitingtheregion. Serbian oppression. The unem- strong,theMilosevicgovernment tobecome amainstreampoliticalmovement-if wecancomeup with The election ofMilosevic in ploymentrateamongethnicAlba- regardsClinton's wordsmildly. theright strategy." 1987begantospelltroublefor the nianshasreachedalmost80%,with Analysts suggest, however, -from"AmericaWithoutClosets"intheOctober29OpEdpageof Kosovars. Milosevic's platform Serbsbeinggivenjobstakenfrom thatMilosevicismuchmorelikely TheNewYork Times. ,-. , .. ■..."..;... i. THEDAVIDSONIAN MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8, 1993 7

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MANDYCURTIS-AfewsEditor ALEXCRUMBLEY-OpinionsEditor RACHELHEWCQMB-ArtsEditor\ ROBERTLLOYD-STILL-SportsEditor WILL COBB-Ass'tSportsEditor CASEY ROGERS-PhotographyEditor Founded in1914 MIKECRUISE-EditorialCartoonist " ' TheSouth'sForemost WELLS BLOCK-AdvertisingManager CollegeWeekly" JOSHROGERS-BusinessManager ERIKSJOSTROM-CirculationManager Letters Davidson, stand for something Totheeditors, college. While not all school and happy that it is Is Davidson getting Davidson students cite nota secular school. There sweptup inthe "politically Davidson'sheritageandre- are many Williams', correct" movement that lationship to the Presbyte- Amherst's,and Wesleyan's seemstobe thepopulartrend rian Churchasareasonfor out there,butDavidson has Time for a new house rightnow?Asthethreesena- attending, nearly all will gainedprestigebecauseitis tors who voted against the mentiona favorableattribute unique andnot justanother Davidsonhasnever beenableto support three women'seatinghouses. October 26SGAresolution created as aby-product of secularized school where Butwehaveonly triedonce, andfor onlyonesemester. Nowistheidealtime to extend trusteeprivileges that veryrelationship. The "anythinggoes."Ifdissatis- to startanother houseand to keep the threewe alreadyhave. to non-Christians, we cer- PresbyterianChurchplayed fiedDavidsonstudentsread Consider: Rusk is strong. It always has been and it always will be. tainlyhopenot. an irreplaceablerolein the any promotional material Connorissettlingdownwithoverwhelmingmembershipnumbers. Most students first formationofwhatDavidson before deciding to come Warner choosetocometoDavidson is today.Toignoreanddis- here,theyshouldknowthat hand, members, Hall,ontheother doesnothaveanoverflow of butitisstill because of an atmosphere miss that role is to jeopar- Davidsonisuniqueinthatit regardedhighlyandasanattractivechoice.Withthesethreehousesmeeting and character that are dis- dize the many attributes of respects tradition. Ifwehad theneeds ofmanyofour Davidson women, we are almost guaranteed that tinctively Davidson. For thiscollege thatare distinc- wantedanintenselysecular many freshmen willjoinConnor, Rusk,andWarner Hall. some,itistheintegrityofthe tivelyDavidson. school,we would not have Honor Forothcrs,itis We Butweneedanotherchoice.Not would anotherhouseinsuremore Code. came to Davidson only thecaringcommunity ofthe knowing it is a Christian SeeChurchonpage10 representationforwomenonPattersonCourtCouncilandSGA,butitwould offer a social alternative for women on the court. It wouldeliminate the Modest Proposal overcrowdingof the popular houses which keeps women's houses from A experiencing the samecamaraderie thatthe fraternitiesexperience. To theeditors, seeingthe true meaningof momentofpride,amoment Davidsonupperclassmencansupportfourhouses. Now thequestionis: Myjoy atreceivingthe theartwork. Kaylor dismisses as weak canthefreshmen? For solongthefreshmenclasshasdivideditselfintohalf, new Davidsonian was de- The text,addressed to only because of his insis- "Sam," necessarily trie,pa- split houses, molished—and thensome— is not tenceonaphallocen has intotwo andhasleft onehousewithminimal membership. bytheletterfromDr.Kaylor, addressed toa man, as Dr. triarchal—yea, testosterone- Butnowacomputer willkeepabalancednumber offreshmenineachhouse ProfessorofReligion.lean- Kaylorwould trytohaveus infused-view ofthe world. forcing adivision of the freshmenclass. notknowwhattheintentions believe. like many white, Perhaps Kaylor's Does this system undermine the nature of self-selection, leaving the were in writingsuchan ill- heterosexual malesin aca- homophobiawouldbetoler- considered, non-parodic demia, he has created a re- ated atother schools,but at house selectionnot totheindividualbut toa Women computer? Possibly. piece,but theeffect,Ithink, strictiveinterpretationinan Davidson we are open- couldadopt an invitationsystem as employed by the fraternities to divide isdiscriminatory. Theletter effort to cloak the obvious minded,multicultural,het- freshmen. But this system is no more self-selecting than the computer claims that the new Tele- gay/lesbianovertonesofthe erogenous, politically- system. phoneDirectory cover sug- image, overtones Kaylor aware,super-duper-diverse Itis important that we attempt to maintain four self-selective houses. gestsan image of a depen- findsdeeplydisturbing,per- community of learners.Dr. dent woman hanging onto hapseven threatening. Af- Kaylor owes this commu- After the self-selection, we willknow whether ornot thefreshmen January theman at the other end of tertwentyyearsofcoeduca- nityanapology,plusmaybe are willingtoparticipateinatrulyself-selectedfourhousePattersonCourt theline. Ofcourse,misin- tionatDavidson,thewoman someBen& Jerry's. for women. terpretationisonly offered on the phone and Sincerely, Weapplaudtheenergyofthesophomoreswhoareworkingtostartanew to prevent the reader from "Samantha" are sharing a C.Andrew Peery house. Wehave seensimilar efforts exhibitedtwo yearsagobythis year's seniorsand werealizethedeterminationittakestoget anewhousestarted. The reality of the invisble man Youhave your work cut out for you— not only to open a housebutalso to To theeditors, much tomy own disadvan- Askingtook no bravery,it sustaina fourhousesystem. If Imay I'dlike toad- tage,and definitely to my tookwantingtoknow;those Thehistory awomen'shousesisa shortoneandshouldnotdictatean dressRafael andTravis di- lossasafellowhumanbeing twothingsshouldnotbesyn- of rectly regardingtheir Oct. of yours. Your feelingof onymous.Her answer— she impossibility ofmore than two strongPattersonCourt houses. 25article. invisibility seemstobeever- didn'tknowwhatImeantby RafaelandTravis,upon present at this school, save reverse prejudice; "Dear readingyourarticle "Imag- ina few circles,and thatisa Abbey" could give me ad- ine,"Isatbackonthecouch, terrible,painfulshame. vice—hurt me,silencedme.I closed my eyesand didmy Doesithelpfor youto thoughtabout talkingtoher best todo just that. Ipic- know that there are some afterward, but was afraid. tured myself as a black visible people who know Herresponseexcluded me, woman: what Imight look that?Dowehavetherightto not unlike yourexperience like, how that look might acknowledgeyourstruggle? inthe classroom. changethewayI'dbetreated, SometimesIwonderif,as a Imust thank you;your or the wayI'dfeel oncam- part of the visiblemajority, article has openedthe door pusandbeyond. Ofcourse my rolecanonly beone of to the invisible and beck- suchareality,whennotone's silent submissionandapol- onedmebackin. Iamonce TheDavidsonianispublishedweeklyonMondayduring the fall termby thestudents of own, is impossible to cap- ogy- again called to imagine. I Davidson College. Please addressfanmailandcorrespondencesto: TheDavidsonian, ture with the imagination, Travis,lastyearyoutold havereadEllison'sInvisible P.O.Box 219,Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036. Phone (704)892-2148or -2149. The butItriedanywayhopingit me that Iwasbravefor ask- Man,andalthough visible,I Davidsonianrequeststhatletterstotheeditorbenolonger thanthreehundred words and might contributetomyun- ing Ce Scott's advice for havethe ability toclosemy reservestherighttoeditallletters.Inaddition,noanonymousletters willbeaccepted.Our derstanding of the Black whites whenfacedwith"re- eyesandsee darkness.But offices are located on the third floor of the Grey Student Union building. Opinions struggle. verse prejudice." Iasked a moreimportantly,Icanclose expressedinletters to theeditor or commentaries donot necessarilyreflect the viewsof Iwillnever knowwhat simple and honestquestion, myeyesandseeTheDream. theEditorialBoardofTheDavidsonian.Subscriptionscost$32.50per year.Advertising itfeelslike tobeanInvisible unawareofthepossibility of Sincerely, . jatesare available-uponrequest-CopyrightisAeld.hy.theTrusteesof DavidsonCollege. Man. Ioften think this is offendingher, which Idid. ChristyBlock '94 Opinions 8 MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 Tobegin,thereareracialtensions everywhere.Thisis Steven Faller something wrong with this. One shouldn't have to get notacheerywaytobeginacolumn,butIdon'tthinkthekey smashed tofeellikeamemberof thehumanrace. to the future liesinthehands ofthe cheer-mongers. Itcan But,even though Ithink racialconflicts arepart ofa be said that in every major U.S. townor city from Los And as for racism... subsetofa greatermalaise,Iwillconcludebyaddressinga Angelesto Vidor,Texas,that racial tensions arebrewing. fewsymptomsofthe disease.Itallcomesdowntothis:you At fall convocation this last weekend, the guest speaker your-face"thatitcanmakepeoplewhodon'tnormallycare areeithermybrother,oryouarenot.Noqualifications. You praisedmulti-culturalism anddiversityfor diversity'ssake. about race uncomfortable and second-guess themselves are either my sister,or you are not This planet is cold PerhapsImisunderstood themessage,butifnot,Igravely intoaracial faux-pas. enough. Ifitisdecided that weare unequal,thenoneofus disagree.Changingthe scholasticcanonandbeingdeliber- However,itgenuinelyishard tobeintheminority. It isnecessarilybetter. Inthat case,mymoneyisonme. And ately diverseracially willnotmake thingsbetter,orifthey isnoteasybeingthesingleonewholooksa different way. asyoumightguess,wearelikelytodisagree.Seewherethe do,itwillbebycoincidence. Ifavor liberalityof themind, One shouldn't deny that life is difficult for people with attitude of inequality getsus? butIdon't think these wayswork. Theproblemisnot that experiencesunfamiliar tohimself. Andhere issomething So, Isay that weareequal. Andyes,thatmeansIthink different, weare butthat we are discontent. elsetoconsider,haveblackscvcrbccnwelcomedtoAmerica? inter-racial relationships are okay. Ihave heard people' Terms. Thisisgoing tobe"sticky." Simply,there are Havetheybeen welcomed toDavidson? Perhapsthereisa reasonthatifGodwantedpeople tomix,Godwouldn thave —notermsIcanuse topleaseeveryone. "Caucasian"issilly reason that some black students here don't feel like they madeus different. Thatis silly.Itisas iftosay,"Yes,yes, I've no relation to the Caucus mountains. "African- belong. yes! Thisishow Godwantsit!God wantsustohateand fear American," isequallyproblematic. I'vemet firstgenera- But theissueismuch deeper. Simply,itis hardtobe. each other, and must surely be very proud of our well- tion"white"immigrants fromAfrica. Also,youdon'thear Lifeinmodern times isharshallaround. Itheorizeit tobe segregatedsociety." Maybethesepeople willnextsay that of African-English of African-Canadian. The simplest true that themore outwardly different you are, themore if God wanted people to live inharmony, God wouldn't terms Iam left with are "black" and "white,"and Ireally outwardly you are alienated,butweareall alienated. Per- havegivenus different opinions. don'tknow what's best to use. If these are offensive,I haps those racial tensions aremanifestations of other ten- Itseems tome thatthesefolk havemissedthepoint of apologize; maybe readers could respond to my column sions. Maybeif everyonerecovered their senses of self- differences. Skincolorisnotgoodorbad,itsimply is. The suggestingconciseand accurateterms. worthand felt liketheylivedina world whereotherscare, businessof"well-reasoned"bigotryhasgottostop. Icrave Rafael and Travis have received much criticism for racialtensions' wouldfade. for the day when matters of reason might be conducted their writing. Idon'tagree withall theysay(Iama person Wedon tfeellikewebelong.Wearetaughtthatweare reasonably. Wehave arareopportunityhere atDavidson. ofmany qualms),butIthinkthey'reontosomething. Ifyou nodamnedgood. When wasthelasttimeyou weretoldthat We don't have to alienate each other. Both blacks and arenot the solution,you'retheproblem.However,Iwould youwereworthwhile?Manypeople,whitepeople,godown whitescanmakeDavidsonaplaceof trust whereeveryone like tosuggest that astancecan be so radical and so"in- on the court justtohavesomesenseofbelonging. Thereis feelslike theybelong.

Gull'sNest: BillGullan Not allblack speakers address race matters. v^'J —Jj^y^& I AMP TU&U.l^.... i O.K.,soI'mnotthebestwriter theirgovernment. Forgamerules inmy family andI'mnottheorigi- to have meaning and usefulness nalGull. andbejust,theycan'tbe "living." Anyhow,I'dstillliketoinvite How wouldyou liketoplaypoker everyonetocomehearProf.Walter withme? Thereyousitwiththree Williams on Wednesdaynight at of akindandItellyoumypair of eight in the Multipurpose Room aces winsbecause Hoyle's rules, (theGallery). Here's why. ourpoker constitution,havebeen Herepresentsdiversity. Idon't adaptedto thecomplexitiesofmy say this becausehe is black, but life."Thisisjuststraight talkfrom rather because his viewpoint is a veryintelligent manand anen- rarely officially __^^^__ gaging personal- heard at „-.. ity.y "Diversity.. at Davidson. Di- in addition t0 versity at Davidson tOO often writinghiscolumn Davidson tooof- means theJohnetta and teaching his ten means the classes, Dr. Will- — Johnetta Cole's ColeS OJ the World- iams makes fre. Rob King last year where you write,"Will yougo withme? of the world lib- liberals who are quentlocalandna- Check yes,no,ormaybe.") erals whoaredi- jj.i_*_ " tional television O.K., practice dlVerse on Sl htu*'« Purposeless action. soitisobviousthatweshouldnot verse on sight, S and radio appear- yu-wei. The opposite of yu-wei is wu-wei,(pro- but who just say ances. As an ar- Haveyoueverstared blankly atyour computer nounced woo-way; honestly,I'm not making this thesamething,whopushthesame ticulate speaker andkeenpolitical screenfor anhour when tryingto writeapaper? Do stuffup!) Wu-weiissimplyaction withoutapurpose, agenda. Dr.Williams is as much observer, Dr. Williams's opinion youever try sohardstudyingfor atest orplayingin or "non-doing." Non-doing doesn't mean you are like Johnetta ColeorSpikeLeeas is sought out quite often by talk anathletic contestthatyouendupperformingworse necessarily not doing anything,but is more of an Iam,say,likeAnniKirkland.Sure, shows. Asamatterof fact,when thanyou wouldgave withouteventrying.Haveyou attitude orrather lackof anattitude concerningwhat white, we'reboth butthat's where thehostwasvacationing(fatfarm), everbeen soinfatuated withapersonoftheopposite activity youaredoing.Wu-weimeansthatyouarenot the similaritiesend. Dr.Williams wasthe guesthostof sex,that whenyourun intothatpersonaroundcam- placingyour activityintoany category.Rather, you Dr. Williams, in addition to the three-hour Rush Limbaugh pusyourbrain turns tomush and youendupsaying justfindcontentmentintheactivityitself,andyoujust beingone of the most prominent Radio Program. It willbeneatto something stupidlike,"Hi,I'mname. What's your do it without really thinkingaboutit. black conservativesinthecountry, dine withthevoiceI'veheardand Rob?" WhenIthinkof wu-wei,Ithinkoftwoindividu- is the JohnM.OlinDistinguished the faceI'veseenso many times. Ifyouanswered"yes"toanyof thesequestions, als. Thefirstis Winnie the Pooh. Ineverthoughtof ProfessorofEconomics atGeorge Isawhim speakthis summer thenyouarepracticingwhatChineseTaoistsrefer to PoohBearmuchuntilIborrowedthebookTheTao Mason inFairfax, of University VA. at the YoungAmerica'sFounda- as yu-wei (pronounced you-way). According to Pooh from a close friend. Poohis entirely content He's not one of those minorities tion National Student Leadership Taoists, yu-wei is simply purposeful action. So being the uncarved block and doing everythinghe whoarebroughtin tospeakabout Conference.Hewasverygood.In what'swrongwithpurposefulaction,youmight ask? does naturally, without categorizing his activities. race relations or gender inequity, fact,theYAFisco-sponsoringDr. Afterall,everythingwedohereatDavidsonseemsto TheotherindividualIthinkofis afriendofminewho as if we think that is all they're Williams's speechwiththeUnion haveapurpose,andtheDavidsontradition seemsto plays football withme. Eventhoughwealwaysjoke to Heis qualified discuss. coming SpeakersCommittee. TheYAFis emphasizegoal settinganddoingthelittle thingsin aboutwu-weiorbeingthe Confucian "greatman,"I to talk about the roleof govern- a non-profit organization that as- order to achieve a larger purpose. By purposeful noticeinthewayheplays footballthatheenjoyswhat ment society,asubject to inafree sists students such as myself in action,classicalTaoistsaredescribingaction which heisdoingforitsownsake.Hedoesn'tseemtoworry whichwecan allrelate. bringingconservativestothecam- becomes soself-conscious that thepersonbecomes abouthowheisplayingbecauseheisjusthavingfun Here's an excerpt from Dr. puses to speak. You wouldnot anxiousand worried about the results,rather than and "playing" like alittlekid wouldplay. Williams's weeklysyndicatedcol- believehow difficultthisisatplaces enjoyingthejourneyitself. Besidesenjoyingajarof honeyorplaying umn. He's better talking aboutlawyers less tolerant thanDavidson. Iconsidermyselfabitofanexpertonyu-wei.In football,practicingwu-weicanhelpinsomanyother andpoliticians whothink that the Come to the speech at 8:00 football,Itrysohard thatIsometimes endupbeing areas of our life. Just imagine a world in which U.S.Constitutionisa"livingdocu- p.m.intheMultipurposeRoomof soworried abouthowIamplayingthatIforget that everyonepracticedwu-wei. Wewouldhavenomore ment"thatwecanjustadaptittofit ChambersonWednesday,Novem- "playing"issupposedtobefun Inrelationships,the Caucasians,AfricanAmericans,Hispanics,orOrien- thecomplexities You of ourown indi- ber10. willtrulynotregretit. moment Istart thinking about a woman possibly tals. Everyone wouldjustbepeople. People would night fun, viduallives.Williams writes:"Bal- It willbea of thought, beingmore thana friend,Iforgethow much fun I no longer constantly strive for that one extra estab- Also, dollar. derdash! A Constitution and opinion. I'llbe intro- havewithher,andshebecomesmoreofanobjectof Everyone would be virtuous and treat others with lishesrulesof thegame,standards ducing Dr.Williamsandwearinga myinfatuation. (SometimesIwishIcouldgo— backto dignity withoutbeingprideful. It might seemlikea of conduct amongst people and snazzynew suit! thatinnocent timeofnote-writinginclass suchas pipedream,but justimagine... THEDAVIDSONIAN Opinions MONDAY,NOVEMBER8, 1993 9 Holt Vaughan wantthenight toend.MaybeaClark Gable SusanBeale kiss that will sweepher off her feet? Or Thesis: Dating was maybeplayitcoolandactlikeyoudidhera not a favor just by going out withher. People Cole is alwayssay thatyou neverwantto'snow*a more furiin junior high. girlon thefirst datebecauseit takes away radical. the challenge for her and she might lose It'stakenyou weeks to finally getup continuesyoubothstarttoopenupmoreand interest. Finally you decide that the best Ifyouhaveaproblemaboutthespeaker the nerve toaskher—out.You wait for that share some secrets. Before you know it thingtodoisjustactlikeyourself.Youdon't at Senior Convocation, stopcomplaining perfectopportunity whether it's outof you'resitting at the table conversinglike know anyother way. amongstyour friends andactuallywrite to casualconversationoraplannedphonecall. you've been Mends for years. You both "Ihad agreat time." Yousay. TheDavidsonian and explainyour case. You're apprehensive because you don't seem to be having a wonderful timeand "SodidI."Shereplies. IleftConvocationthisyearremarkably know her that well and you are unsure of manytimesyoustart tothinkthatyoureally "Wellmaybe wecan doit again some satisfiedanduplifted.Davidsonhadinvited whatshe'llsay.ButthenthewordsofRobin don't care whether youbecome romanti- othertime." Yousuggest. someone Ibelieved tobe oneof the most Williams startto ringinyour ears,"Carpe. callyinvolvedornotbecauseifnothingelse "Sure."She says. interestingand composed speakersIhave Carpe Diem." So you do it. You askher youseem to have founda new friend. But Andthen thegame starts... everwitnessed. out... then atsomerandomtime BetschCole — duringthe dinner So what theheckdoes "sure"mean? It Johnetta delivereda very- Andshesays YES! something happens to change yourmind. sure wasn't the enthusiastic answer you movingandinformativespeechaboutmulti Notknowing whether shesaid yesbe- She gives you a look. Alook of notonly were hoping for. You don'tknow how to culturalism. causeof genuineinterest or out of genuine interest but more of intrigue. She seems respond.Andyou wonder what she really Theentireafternoon afterherspeechI Southern courtesy(agirlshouldalwayssay genuinely interested in you. For just one thinks. ponderedoverherideasthatthefuture ofour yestoaninvitationforadate),youdecideon briefmoment youwonderwhatit wouldbe Thenext weekisawkward.When you society depends on the decisions that our trying— the conservative route for the first like if you went out withher consistently seeheryoudon'tknow howtoact.Normal? generationmakes. date dinner.Youpickheruprightontime and had arelationship that involvedmore likenothingeverhappened?Ormaybe you She raised such issues as including becauseitusually givesagoodimpression. than just— being friends. So far she seems flirtalittlejusttotestthewaters.Youdecide peopleofallcolorandsexintoourchanging Takingalastsecondglanceinthereflecting perfect funny,intelligent, spontaneous, totrybothbutineachcaseyouget— thesame society. window and combingyourhair with your and beautiful. Everythingyouhad always stoneresponse. She'snot rude in fact, Cole isnot radical,Coleisnotoffen- hand,you givethe door a casualcoupleof wantedinagirlfriend. she's justas nice as shealwaysis.But she sive,Coleisjustsensible!!! knocks.Instinctivelyyouthenlooktheother Theridehomeisalmost saddeningfor givesnohints of what she thinksandkeeps Inaivelybelievedthather addresswas wayandwhistle someobscure songtogive youbecause youdon't wantit toend.You youguessing. verypositivelyreceivedbyourentiresenior that extra senseof nonchalance. The door starttopryalittleinherpersonallifeas you After contemplating what your next class-untilIwasconfrontedbyseveralstu- opensand she stands there looking abso- wanttoget toknow heras wellaspossible. move should be you remember the Latin dentswhoseemedangeredandannoyedby lutelygorgeous. Youaskofherfamily, friends,andevenex- phraseof "seize theday"once again.You herremarks.Infact one claimedhedidnot "Oh Hey." You say as if you were boyfriends.Themoreshe tellsyouabouther askheroutandshe turnsyoudownbecause want to hear her "liberal b-llsh-t." Hey, surprisedtosee her. themore youstart tolikeher. ofsome previousengagement.So you are lightenup. Theconversationon the way to thecar Youopenthe door for her and start to back where youstarted.Isshe blowingyou Colewasnotcallingfor aradicalover- is sporadic atbest as youboth area little makethewalkback toherroom.Ontheway off? Orisshe telling the truth?Should you throw of the white male, but rather the nervousastowhattosay.Butastheevening back youcan think of nothingbuthowyou pursueit? Or forget aboutit.Thelastthing chance for all types of people to have a you want tobeissometag-along whocan't chance tosucceed. takea hintifithit youinthe face...Soyou Ialsoheardanother student ofthe se- are stuck. nior class claim thathe found itoffensive -»-, i mTn, Idon't know about you but I've had thatCole addressed the entireaudience as r^ffi-fl-ffl experiences with this "lull period" many her "sistersandbrothers." Heclaimed that times. Somehave workedoutreally well, sinceshe wasblack and mostof the audi- whileothershaven't.Don'tgetme wrong,I encewas white,thatwecouldnot possibly enjoy going out on dates.The purpose of be from the same family. datingistofindoutifwelikesomeone.It's What this studentfailedtorecognizeis afundamentalfoundationofbuildingasolid that Cole was addressing us all as human relationship.But sometimes Ijustwishthat beings and did not differentiate between the "lullperiod"ofambiguity couldbecut differentraces. out.I'msure I'mnot the smoothest guyon Shewashoping tosparkthe feelingsof the datesand I'msure Idon'tmake all the acommon cause amongstusall. right moves.ButIcan'thelpbutthink that After these upsetting conversations I this typeof thinghappenstoothers. startedaninformalinquiry. — — Inmany ways this reminds me of the Thoughmany studentsseemedsympa- ! Tv\£ CuRRPMT WFoPMMcoM UicHwAV ■ «' -■ lovestoriesfromJuniorHighSchool.Those thetic toCole,therealsoseems tobeafairly adamant groupofstudents that wereangry See onpage10 Dating with the administration for inviting her to Robert Ramsay be right to preclude suffering wrongcanbe relative. speak. however possible; yet on the Forexample,let'sconsider What was it that bothered them!?!?! Relativismis a personal schoolboard,itwouldbeincon- a hypothetical person. He is Shesimply calledforequaltreatment,edu- ceivable tosay thatanavoidable pro-life andconsiders itwrong cation and employment for all types of death wouldbe allowed. to take the life of an unborn factor. Ifright and wrong arerela- child underanycircumstances. Ihaveheard many peopleclaim that The child has sclerosis of collapsesandceasestobreathe, tiveinthis situation,where else He does not buy into the pro- they have such reactionary views because thespine,whichmeansthatover they willdoeverythingpossible does theprincipleapply? choice argumentthateveryone— "thatis the way theyhavebeen taught." timethespinalsheathwillswell toresuscitate thechild. Iremember a joke that I must decide for themselves WHY ARE WE STUDYING AT A andconstrict theother internal The mother's argument is thoughtwasreally funnyinjun- thatheisentitledtohisopinion, LIBERALARTSCOLLEGE?!?!?!? organs. Theprocessisslowand valid:sheunderstandsthatdeath iorhigh. Onepersonwouldask but sois thenextguy orgal. A Answer: to ponder and question our painful, anddeath usually oc- is.an—imminent reality for her another, "Are there any abso- fetus is a life and that is pre- stereotypesand beliefs. If people always curs from suffocation orhem- child— very painful death, in lutes?" cious;it cannoteverbe justifi- trusted and believed everything they were orrhaging. The amountofsuf- fact andif a lessexcruciating Either out ofgenuine igno- ably destroyed. taught, wecould neverprogressand many feringisdisproportion1 to the endispossible,byallmeans, let rance or because he thought it His viewsonsexuaTharass- injustices would continue to occur. Our child'smorality,nottomention thechildgopeacefully. wascool,theotherpersonwould ment areabitmorelenient. He society wouldsimplybecomestagnantwith ageand threshold ofpain. The school's argument is respond in the negative. The believes in some cases the reactionary ideals. The mother of this child justasstrong: itisaneducating punchline was,"Ha! Youmo- women justget emotional and It worriesmethat someintelligent stu- wishes for thisinevitable pain institution not prepared to be ron!Bysayingtherearenoabso- over-sensitive and take things dents whoappearcaringandconscientious to be as minimal as possible. given the responsibility of al- lutes you are creating an abso- the wrong way. Granted, the actually have such racist beliefs. What Under herdirection,thechild's lowingpassiveeuthanasia. lute!" mencango toofar onoccasion, frightens me is that many of these people physician sent a note to the Butwhatisright? Canany- It is juvenile,but true. The but for the most part, women may be the leaders of our society in the school that the child attended one honestly condemn the very existence of the question shouldjustlearn to takeajoke. saying, if the child ceases to motherfor wantingalesspainful provestheexistenceofabsolutes. These twostands are con- Iamnotclaimingthatmyopinionisthe breathe or collapses in class death forherchild? Andare the Eveniftheresponse totheques- ceptually contradictory. This "correct" opinion,andinfact,ifImade you from aneffect of the sclerosis, administratorsoftheschoolcruel tionis,"Whetherornotthereare hypothetical man is inconsis- angry,(or even made youhappy),Iinvite no attempt at resuscitation forrefusingthechildarelatively absolutes isrelative,"itstillim- tent inhis view of right and you to writearesponse. shouldbemade. comfortable passing? pliesthatinsomesituationsthere wrong.Hecannotsaythatabor- We need more open discussionabout Theschooladministration, Notice the word "rela- areabsolutesand,therefore,they tion is absolutely wrong but theseissuesinstead ofsegregatedgroupsof shocked and, in some cases, tively," whichis thekey. What exist. sexualharassmentdependsupon "conservative" and"liberal" people gath- outragedby thisletter,have de- isright andwhatiswronginthis So, what effect does this the situation, the people in- eredtogethercongratulatingthemselveson cided thatitisnottheir respon- situation would be completely conclusionhaveonanything? It volved,and the extentto which havingsimilaropinions. sibility to determine when to relativetoone'sposition.Being certainlynarrowsdownthecon- Look to The Davidsonian for ideas. themother,it wouldobviously ditions under which right and SeeRelative onpage10 Lookeverywherefor ideas. 10 THEDAVIDSONIAN CJPINIONS MONDAY,NOVEMBER8,1993 FreeAssociation: JeffGeorge peopleand whitepeople,between ***** — men and women,between poten- cw we Iam a potentialrapist. tial rapistsandnon-potentialrap- i^m \* <2l ists,betweencountryfansandrock I'mapotentialrapist. that weface,issimply amatterof fans, between those who are so Now,beforeall thewomenon unnecessary differentiation be- offended by the artwork on the campusbegintoavoidmelike the tween twogroups. When we've cover of thenew phonedirectory plague(which,come tothink ofit, gotten so nit-picky that we actu- that theycouldspitand those who wouldn'tbeallthatmuchdifferent ally discriminate on thebasis of couldcareless. from the way things arcnow),let whichgroupcouldrape theother, There is a name for such a meexplain. then we have totally abandoned middle ground,one that youmay All of the talk about racism the conceptofunity. Andisn'tthat recognize:humanity. and discrimination that continu- ourproblem? Now,I'mnotsuggesting that ally surfaces in this section re- Whenitcomesrightdown to weshouldabandon our individu- mindsmeofalessonthatIlearned it,everydilemma thatweface asa ality anddropalladjectivesfrom whenIwasafreshman. Whathad community,asanation,asaworld, ourlanguage. Rather,I'm simply that way. plexthought? Yes. begunas asimpleclassdiscussion canbetracedtoafundamentallack sayingthatweneedtothink more. Instead of being concerned Sowemustthink.Tbinkabout on an article by Gloria Steinem oftogetherness.Thisis whathap- Ultimately, the road to unity and withtheproblems thatblackpeople what it would be like to be in haddegeneratedintoaheated ar- pens:oneparticulargroupdiscov- harmonymustbeginwithourlan- face on the Davidsoncampus, we someoneelse'sshoes.Tbinkabout gument as to whether or not all ersthatitisbeingtreatedless than guage. In the words of George needto worryabout theproblems how similar another person'slife menare potential rapists,notjust fairly; in order to boost its self- Carlin,"wethinkinlanguage,and thateachindividualpersonfaces, is toyours. Aboveall else, think from a physical standpoint (i.e., imageand trytogainequalimpor- thereforethequalifyofourthoughts blackorwhite. Somehow,wemust about how manypeople thereare wehave the equipment),butfrom tancewitheveryoneelse,thegroup canonlybeas goodas thequality trainourselvesandourfuturechil- inthisworld thathateyou,andask anemotionalonealso. About two beginstoemphasizethethingsthat of our language." Some people dren to look at every person we yourselfifyouwanttobeapart of days after that class (the normal makeitunique,different fromany believe that humans can be di- meetas an individual,withhisor that.Afterall,wecametoDavidson grace period between arguments other groups;by emphasizing the videdupinto lotsofseparateraces, her own peculiar characteristics. to be exposed to a diversity of andmy goodcomebacks),Icame differences,whicharetheoriginal like breeds of dogs. It's not that When welumppeople togetherin subjects and ideas— why spend upwithaverygoodquestion:why causeofdiscrimination,thegroup simple,friends. agroup,welosesight oftheirindi- $21,000 to leave with yourmind aren't women considered poten- onlymake the situation worsefor Nomatterhowyou try topick vidualityandhumanity,andthenit justasclosed as when youcame? tialrapists? itself. out the differences, there are far becomessoeasytoforgethow an Thechangemustbeginwitheach Thinkabout thatfora second; Instead of trying to separate more similarities. There isn't a individualhuman feels whendis- andeveryoneofus;beforewecan how many times have you guys each particular group of people "black race;" thereis ablack sub- criminated against. Ifwecouldall save the world,we have to save beenwalkingaloneina darkarea intoitsownwayoflife,buildinga set of the humanrace. That may just behumans,regardless of all ourselves. ofthecampus,andbeenafraidthat fence aroundit,and then tryingto seem like aminor point,butcon- thedistinguishing factors, what a Maybe you won't directly thegirl behind youmight be fol- make it equal with all the other sider this: if weallbelong to the peaceful world we wouldlive in! causetheworldtobeabetterplace, lowingyou? Maybemenaremore groups somehow, why don't we samerace,then wecan't putany- Can we everreach that point? I buthow canyounot try? likely to commit the crime, but try workingtogether? oneelse down without degrading doubtit. Butcan wemoveinthat Shout it from the mountain, why are womenexempt from the Ifwe want toendracismand ourselvesas well. Wecan'tchalk direction,makeanimpactonsome fellow humans: if we work (and potential tocommit thecrime? hatred (probably impossible, but someone'sappearance orbehav- small little portion of the world, think)hardenough,wecan make Now,twoyearslater,itseems still worth a try), we must find a ioruptosomeracialcharacteristic, and teachothers whatitmeans to ourcommunityintowhatwedream that this issue,likesomany others middle ground between black because then wewould allbehave betheonlyanimalcapableofcorn- itshouldbe. Wecanchange. Dating was undoubtedly a simpler proposition during the junior high years Dating continuedfrompage9 Thisofcoursemeant tonever talk acertain someonethinksaboutus. upfront andaskher. tome,Ithinkthe "game"ofmod- toheragainexcept whenyoucalled ShouldIaskherout?No,it's too "Doyoulikemeor what?" ern datingis notonly abunchof werethe "good'oledays"because her atnight.If she said"no" then soon.Itwouldbetoobvious.Ineed Just asimple yes or noques- bolognabut a waste—of time.If a they weresimple.In sixthgradeI you waited a day and asked her toplayitcoolandactlikeIforgot tion thatcouldbeanswered with- girldoesn'tlikeme that'sfine. think most peopleaveraged three again her name. Yeah,makeher worry. outmuch thought.Iftheresponse I'll getover it. But Isure would girlfriends or boyfriends a week. Myquestioniswhycan'trela- Should Icall her tosay hello? Iispositive youcanaskheroutand like toknow assoonaspossibleso Theprocess waseasy. tionshipsatDavidsonbemorelike wishIknew whatshethinksabout enjoythe datethatmuchmorebe- Ican geton withmylife. Allyouneeded wasanote: they were in the— Golden age of me.MaybeIcanaskher tostudy— cause you know that your s/he InJuniorHigh,ifIaskedagirl MiddleSchool simpleandeasy? with me. Oh there she is / wantstobe therewithyou.Onthe togosteadyand shedidn't— likeme Dear Mary, Basically, dating at Davidson is wonderifIsmell. OKjustplayit flipside,iftheresponseisnegative she would say "no" plain and Idon'tknow ifyouknowme nothing more than a drawn out cool. OhGodwhat doIsay? youcanbrushitoffaloteasier.No simple.Iwouldget depressedfor or notbut Iwas wonderingifyou versionofgoingsteady.Iguesswe So if weall think thingslike more—dwellingoveryourhurt feel- tenminutesandthenstartto think wantedtogosteadywithme.Please are supposedtobemore'mature' this(OKmaybeit'sjustme),why ings justpickoutsomeone else ofthenextgirlIwantedtoasktogo write yes or no on this piece of nowsoourrelationshipshavetobe don't we just change the system. youlike and ask him or her the steady.Itmightsoundalittleharsh paper andputitinmy locker. so complicated that we need to Reverse theclock andgoback to same question. Nobetter way to butitworkedout.Atleast wewere Love, spend a lot of time wondering ourroots.Allourliveswouldbeso getoverarelationship than toget honest witheach other and com- Holt Vaughan somethingas dumb as whether a much healthier and happier. In- intoanother one. municated. Idon't think Icould girl— orguylikesus.Yeah,goahead steadofwastingtwo weekstaking Why do we have toplay the comeclosetosayingthesameabout If she said "yes" you were denyit.Buteverysingleperson a girl or guy out when you don't— "game"oftoyingwitheachother? the social life atDavidsonor any- officially "goingsteady"and you readingthisknowsthatintheback evenknow ifhe/she likes you IknowsomepeopleenjoyitandI whereelse. Maybe wecan learn weresupposedtoact accordingly. ofallofourmindswewonderwhat whynotcutthroughtheambiguity guessthat willnever change.But, fromour childhoods. Hypocrisy abounds in decidingright and wrong Trustees1 Christianity important Relative continuedfrompage9 determination. cipleofrightandwrongbeingrela- Churchcontinuedfrompsge7 education and interaction. The However, the laws are flex- tive apply?" wouldbe this: right Trustees,however,areresponsible itiscarried.Inonecaseheextends ible in certain circumstances. and wrongareneverrelative tothe chosenDavidson. forthefutureofDavidsonCollege. hisideaofwrongontotheworldat Murder isapunishable crime,but person,but canbe relative to the We supportcultural diversity Althoughtheyarefurtherremoved large,and in the other he grants murder in a situation of self-de- situation. and werecognizeitas an impor- from a Davidson student's daily judgement of wrong to the indi- fense isjustifiable. Takingdrugs Over fall break, a young tantpartofoureducation. We feel life,theyoffer the long-term sta- vidual. isanoffense,butwhenoneissick woman said to me, "I hate however, that Davidson should bility Davidsonneeds inorder to Right and wrongbeing rela- andhasaprescription theactionis showers...the time, the effort. I avoidgettingcaughtupinthepo- ensurethatDavidsonprogressesin tive to the personhasmore prob- rationalized. loveshowers." Inonebreath she liticallycorrectclichdsthatthreaten amannerconsistent withits tradi- lems.Ifthisview wereadoptedby What can be deduced from wasabletocontradict allabsolutes whatDavidsonhasstoodforinthe tions. society,andeveryonelivedbytheir this? Well,themotherofthechild oflogicandreason todemonstrate past and we certainly hope still The real endurance test for own law which applied to their withsclerosisofthespineisabso- therelativity of her opinion. She standsfor. Davidsonrestsinits conviction to relativeinterpretation,therewould lutelyrightforwantingherchildto hatesshowersbecause ofthe time TheBoardofTrusteesremains prevent jumping into the main- becomplete anarchy. Those who experienceas little pain as pos- andeffort involved,butis that the oneof the lastofficialschoolbod- streammovementsof theday.Let have no problem with murder sible. Ifthechild weretocollapse samereason she loves them? In ies thatmaintainsaconnectionwith Davidson be distinguished. Let would commitit withoutpunish- whileunder themother'ssupervi- whatsituationsdoessheloveshow- theChristianchurch. Davidsonno Davidsonstandfor something. ment,for according to their rela- sion,herdecisiontonotresuscitate ers? Orcanitevendependupona longer requires its students to at- Alice Spivey '94 tive code of conduct murder is wouldbejustified.Andtheschool situation,becauseshowers willal- tend Protestant worship services SGA Vice President perfectlyacceptable. is absolutely right inrefusing to waysinvolve timeandeffort? nor does it require professors to Brad Hilsmier '96 Lawsareabsolutes. Theyare accepttheresponsibilityofnotas- This example, however ex- sign a statement of Christianity HeadIndependent predeterminedstandards of right sistingthe strickenchild. treme,illustrates theabsurdity of before beinghired.Throughthese Senator and wrong which insure that the So, theanswer to my earlier personalrelativism. As for me,I changes,Davidsonhasencouraged JoshGaffga'97 personwill nothave tomake that question, "Where does the prin- absolutelyloveshowers. aday-to-day diversityinstudents' FreshmenSenator Arts MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 11 Magic StillWhistlin' Dixie Movie Waxinf Metaphysical ByGeoffGraham When Istarted writinga couple months ago,Idon't think Ireallyhad any direction with this article. Isimply planned to write aboutCountry music. Whatever Ifelt like saying,I'dsay.Beforelong,however,reason steppedin and suggested Iwrite something peoplemight beinterested inreading. There- fore, I've restrictedmyself to reviewingal- bums, concerts, and such withmy ownper- sonalflare(or whatever you want tocallit). I gaineddirection,so tospeak. It's silly, Ithink, to try to convert the worldtoCountrymusic. Idon't wantanyone © Touchstone Pictures © TouchstonePictures stuffing Dave Neiland rave crap down my Director HenrySclick |~«Ba|Hl^BK throat. Why would anyone want me force hasbrought Tim Efl 11' feeding them Geoff Graham country crap? Nightmare Burton's Besides, worldhasenoughCountryfansas to the JF BeforeChristmas the itis.There'sjustenoughtoannoythehellout bigscreen. At the ofeverybody,butjusttoofew tomake'emso ■ height the of mad they'ddo somethingaboutit. production,only70 "Well,Geoff," you say, are you seconds of filmcould "What H^"V ** getting at? Didn't you mention something inone w' Ibe created about direction aminute ago?" ■i I week'stimebecause of I Well, I'll tellyou. Someone askedme, thepainstaking work beingtheoracle Iam, if I'dwritesomething involvedin the | about what Country means to me. Idon't i traditionalstop-motion ,,.,i^^^^ JU ( know that Ican answer them. Ihave even techniques J^ I animation strongerdoubts thatanyonecares. Neverthe- used toproduce it. The ' less,I'llgive it a try. It's not likeRachel is filmhas received going tocut myarticle.TheArtssectionneeds critical acclaim from I filler. So, if your expecting some sort of most majorreviewers. Hl—M IL review,sorry to disappoint you. O Touchstone Pictures Idon't wantpeople togetconfused,here. TimBurtoncieatesa-Cfacistmasnightmarefortheages Iknowmyopinioncarriesalot ofweight,but don't take it asgospel. Country, tome, is a ByScottMcLean Elfmanwhohas doneallBurton'sfilmsand watch the inept Jack doing the best he tropologicalsymbol. Itmeanssomethingdif- Heyy'all! Fmbaaaack! After aweek wrotethe theme to TheSimpsons as well), cantomake thisChristmasanunforget- ferent to everyone. Likewise, through that ofmuch neededR&R,Ihavereturned to thismovie reeks of Burton. That isby no table one andhe succeeds with flying uniquemeaning, wecan interpretsomething give you the scoopon what's new at the meansabadthingas thisone turnsouttobe colors. A mostly opera-style produc- about theindividual. movies this week. First Iwould like to yetanother jewelinhiscrown. tion,themusic/lyricsrivaltheanimation Forinstance, if youthink Countrylacks extend thanks toMr. Crumbley for filling The story centers around Jack asbeingthe movie'sbest feature. anyredeemingqualities,ifyouthinkit'sdumb, inlastweek— Iwascreatively zappedand Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Director Henry Selick combines orsimpleandunoriginal,ifyouthinkCountry couldn't even write my ownname much Halloweentown. Bored withscaringchil- these twoelements beautifully creating fans lack intelligence, and so on, that says less an article worthy for your perusal. dren year after year, Jack is looking for an artisticmasterpiece. Of course,he something about you. Keep inmind, thisis KudosAlex! somethingnew andexcitingandhe findsit getssomehelpfromthevoicesofDanny onlymy opinion. Maybe youlack compas- Anyway, thisweek'sfeaturedflick is when he stumbles on the door to Elfman,CatherineO'Hara(Beetlejuice, sion,oranability toempathize.Maybeyou're A NightmareBefore Christmas, director Christmastown. HomeAlone),and PaulReubens (none hostile. Or,most likely, your vindictive na- Tim Burton's animated opus. Though Havingdiscoveredthecureforhismid- other thanPee WeeHerman himself). ture, your need to put down the things and Burton didn't direct, he does share pro- life crisis,Jackdecides togiveChristmas a Evenifyou'renotbigonthemusic people around you,is anattempt to coverup ducer credit with long time collaborator try this yearand herecruits thecitizens of orthepuppets,justlookingattheelabo- yourowninadequacies.It's asignof insecu- Denise Dinovi and his personality is all Halloweentown tohelp. HekidnapsSanta ratesetsisnearlyentertainmentenough. rity, acry for help. overthe film.Fromtheweirdcreaturesand and sets about delivering Christmas to the Thisisa film that youdefinitely won't IfyouseeCountryinadifferentlight,like puppets(some of whom you'll recognize children of the world - Halloween style. forgetanytimesoonsocheck itout. I'm fromBeetlejuice)to themusic (by Danny What ensuesisabellyfull of laughs as we sureyou won't bedisappointed. See Dixie on page12 Poet Shapiroilluminates prosaic style to 900Room audience Tuesday ByAlexCrumbley lines. Unfortunately, this effect is more it,hesimply wonders whatOldTestamenti I : h Alan Shapiro,accomplished poet and apparent to the reader than to the listener, angelswhovisittheearthindisguisewould Upcoming Speakers Professor of English at UNC-Greensboro, andhearinghimreadmakeshispiecessound thinkofusiftheysawhow weactedtoward spokeandreadhis poetrytoanenthusiastic more likeprosethanpoetry. oneanotherintraffic. "TheVisitation"also Evelyn Wu-Dehart Aflavorfulcombination oftheoldand takesoldideas andprojects them ontonew 900roomcrowdonTuesdaynight.Heread Nov.8,4:30,900Room. mostly from Covenant,his latest book of thenew,theclassicaland thecontemporary, conditions,making them bothmore vivid| poemspublishedin1991,andtramInPraise and the separateand the whole,make the andmeaningfulbecauseof theuniquecom- McGeorgeBundy of the Impure, his new book, soon to be subjectsofShapiro'spoetryinnovativeand binationofthe two. Nov. 8,8:00, Gallery. published. PoetC.K.Williams calledCov- thought-provoking. His poems are often Several— ofhispoemsconcernhisfavor- Dr.EvanDerenzo enant "a marvellous work,oneof the best rooted in the classics or historical events, ite sport basketball. Beforereading"Be- Nov. 11, 4:30,900Room which butalsoarerelevant tocontemporaryissues. tweenAssassinations,"whichhecalledhis I've come across in years, and one Storytellingat grows everyreading." He read "Mud Dancing," from Cov- "Tintern Abbey," he remarked,"My spots BSC richer andricheron 14, HisenthrallingpresentationTuesday night enant,whichcompares thesurrenderingof oftimealltakeplaceonbasketballcourtsini Nov. 4:00 appealed toallkindsofpeople,fromlovers culturalidentitywhich tookplace from the cities." Many of thesepoems address the of mythology tocivilrights activists,bas- Holocaust to Woodstock. About thepoem problems of race relations in America, ai incessantreadingasanessentialingredient ketball enthusiasts toaspiringwriters. heremarked,"Thethings thatonelovesbest problemwhichShapiro feels hasonly got-■ forbecomingasuccessfulwriter.alongwith, Shapiro's poetic style,often in com- are the things that are taken fromone,and ten worsesince integration. Interestingly,, ofcourse, constantpractice inwriting. He plete sentences, sounded prosaic. Techni- takenirrevocably." Thedifferencebetween Shapiro went to Brandeis on a basketballI also advocated a healthy balance of arro- cally speaking,whatmakeshiswork poetry the two,obviously, wasthemeans and the scholarshipto playpointguard. - ganceand humility for the aspiring writer: rather thanprose ishisability tomakeline willingnessby which each group lost its Shapiro's workspringsfromaninsatia- arrogant enough to believe in one's own > breaksaddmeaning tohis sentences.Shapiro identity,buthiscomparisonsbetweenthem bly well-readmind,as isapparent fromhis ability andhumble enough to accept criti- makesthereaderconsciouslyawareofturns are freshand powerful. multitudeofliterary andclassicalallusions.■ cism. Shapiro is a native of Boston and ofphrase and theperhaps multiple mean- Hecomposed"TheVisitation,"also in When he met withDr. Abbott's creative: taughtatStanfordUniversitybefore coming ingsof words inhisarrangementof poetic. Covenant,whilesittingintrafficoneday.In _, writingclass Tuesdayafternoon,he named1 toNorthCarolina. 12 THEDAVIDSONIAN Arts MONDAY,NOVEMBER8,1993 Flip Side BigStar's not just a supermarket and Columbia proves it ByTomBavis "Big Star,"you ask, "Isn't that a amongthebestkeptsecretsinrock originals are three covers. The sies' have made a career out of Imagine you are at a party grocery store?" To their small music, conveying emotion with first two, "Baby Strange" and reworking the Big Star sound. attendedby membersof some of legionof ardent fans,BigStar the soulful playing that has been si- "Slut,"are rollickingclassicsfrom Their starry-eyed enthusiasm —thecoolestbandsofthelastdecade group has longsincemeantmore multaneously compared to the theSeventiesintended tokeepthe complements the maturity of includingR.E.M.,theReplace- than thesupermarket after which Beatlesand R&B. band from getting overly emo- ChiltonandStephens. ments,theGinBlossoms,Teenage theynamedthemselves. Thegroup Afteralmosttwentyyearsand tional. The thirdcover was"Iam With thisbeautiful chemistry Fanclub,the Bangles (when they neverreunitedsince theirfinalsplit thelossoftwooriginalmembers(a theCosmos,"playedinmemoryof the youngguysare somehow able were still decent), and even— in1974,buttheirtragichistoryhas guitarist died and the bassist itswriter,thelateBigStarguitarist torelaxamong theiridolsand the Davidson's own Electro-luxe made itselfaplaceinrock n'roll dropped out of music), Ididn't ChrisBell. old veteransregaintheir youthful andtheyask youtocrankupsome legend. thinksinger/guitaristAlexChilton Everysong,originalorother- vigor. music. Withalltheirdiversetastes Thegroup'srecordlabelcould anddrummerJodyStephenscould wise,makes upinsouland deter- Alltogether theperformance and touchy egos,how could you notproperly manage the groupor get togetherandshowanyconnec- minationwhatitlosesfromsloppy was, as Chilton is quoted in the possibly pick something with distribute its records. They be- tion to their distant past. YetCo- playing and reunion jitters. Ken liner notes,"loose asagoose,and enoughuniversal appeal to keep came frustrated and disintegrated lumbia,a 50minute recordingof Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the it rockedmore than the first time themallfromsmashing anelectric almostas soon as it formed. Asa their first and onlyreunion show Posiesplaystunningly. Theirper- around." Columbiahasmademea mandolinonyour head? result, their three albums, #7 earlier this year at Missouri Uni- fection is notsurprising; ThePo- Big Starfan alloveragain. Hopefully you wouldhave a Record(1972),RadioCity(1974), versity, is far from the nostalgia copyofthenewly-releasedrecord- andSisterLovers(also 1974) are tripIfeared. ingofthereunionconcert fromthe filled with an interesting mix of Quitethecontrary,Chiltonand Davidson weeps for teenidol one groupcitedbyallof— themas a restrain and chaos thatsoarsover Stephens, with the help of Ken BySusan Warren impact notbecausehe'soneofthe favoriteandinfluence BigStar. musical trends. The albums are Stringfellow and Jon Auerof the Thedeath of teenidol River greatestactorsthateverlived,but Posies, tear through the Big Star Phoenix shocked and surprised becausehe'sclose toour ageand catalogue with as much soul and manyDavidsonstudents.Phoenix weidentified withhim,especially moregutsthantheoriginalrecord- collapsedearlylast Sundaymorn- inStandByMe." ings. Theshow hits anearly cli- inginLosAngelesoutsideanight- SophomoreMeredithHayden max with "Don't Lie to Me," an club. Though thecauseof death spoke about his death saying, "It angry rocker about, toput things hasyettobedetermined,hisbrother made me madthat everyone as- simply,standinguptopeople.With whowaswithhimsaidhehadbeen sumedit wasadrugoverdose." theguitarsscreaminglikeaderail- usingdrugs. SophomoreElizaEdgarwasa ing train, the band barely holds Phoenix was 23 years-old. bigfanonRiverPhoenixwhenshe /$3g& Call Us! 896-8007 together as Alex screams, "Itold— He wasbest known for hisrolein wasyoungerandspokeofhisdeath on the - mydadandnowI'mtellingyou Stand By Me and his Academy saying,"Iwas so surprisedIdid JrfSpFzO Shops Green Cornelius* \KEgp' HOURS: 4pm-12.midnight. don'tpushme 'round!" It'srabid, AwardnominationforRunningon notbelievehe was dead. He was itsilliterate,anditrocksashardas Empty. myidolin seventhgrade because NEW ADDITIONS:ItoistyBread,Salad,CheddarCheese anythingI'veeverheard. "Ididn't feelmuchgrief. It's ofStandByMe.Hisdeathisarude Valid at participatingMoraaonly. Not valid wrthanyotharofar. Prlcaamay Beyond that,BigStar proves toobad that youngperson awakening." vary. CuatomarpayaaalaataKwharaapplicabk). DrtviryaraaaImtedto a hasto ansuraaafadriving. Ourdrivaracarrylaaa thanS20.00. Caahvahia1/20*. with Columbia that they living life," OwdrHmaranoTpanatodforlalaoalvariaa.O1B83Domino*Pln» Inc. can do die before a full said Sophomore Sarah Webster morethanjustteartheirvocalcords juniorAshleyAtkins. spoke about his deathas a"large apart. Thesoulfulversionof"The Sophomore Mary Laura doseofrealitythat moviestarsare I^LATENITESPEClALDtlllfc MEAL DEAL U Ballad ofElGoodo,"alreadyone Moretz said, "It has such a big notinvincible." 49 ofthe mostbeautifulsongsof the » $6 i $9" past SO years,beats the likes of What country means tome ■ seasoned romantic songwriters I LARGECHEESE Marc Cohn and James Taylor at orthebreadthofthecompass. Re- " I MEAL DEAL I Dixiecontinuedfrompage11 Additionaltoppings500 medium their own game. Chilton still member,Ireally don'tknow what ■"AlltheCqkesyou- ■ 2 TOfTINGHZZA I sounds like the philosophical 21 asimplemusic forsimple,honest I'mtalkingabout. year-oldhewaswhenhewrotethe people, we might say something Isee Countrymusicassome- ■ No coupon arv IcBOOflKmSdEAD- C^un"2nS£fnecessary rat rKf * **« Knni'« mI song:"It gets sohardattimeslike else. Maybeyou'reaself-actual- thingelseentirely. Tome,itislife ■ Order10- Close 2*»" PKG KOOL MD ■ . now toholdon;butIknowI'vegot ized,stableindividual,contentand itself. Allthe sorrow,all the joy, |Sunday-Thursday only | EXPIRES 11-14-93 tostand orfall and IbelieveI'm unassuming. Maybeyou'resatis- allthesimplicity,allthecomplex- going tostand tall." fiedtoreadthebookwithout dwell- ity,all the religion, everything— IWL 2FOR1 )MMl MONDAY ONLY Jill Among the eleven stunning ingon the whitenessofthe whale it'sall there. Painand Happiness encompasseverythinginonelong sinecurvewithnobeginning and I MEDIUMPIZZAS I MONDAYSPECIAL I noend,and, thank God, there'sa 2 Countrysongtomatcheverypoint I■ MEDIUM PIZZAS I LARGE PIZZA I' along way. FORTHE Of B FORTHE PRICE the PRICE OF Idon't know. Maybe that's ALARGE AMEDIUM tryingto make toomuch outofit. SPENDAYEARINJAPAN! Ilisten to itand Hon- EXPIRES EXPIRES 11-14-93 VieJapanExchangeandTeachingProgram Ienjoyit. t 11-14-93 estly,nothingelsereallymatters.I don'tcare whatyou'relistenin' to \m deepdish imlmt free twistybreadDul aslong as you'rehappy. Knock yourselfout with your rave, rap, ISOMETMN TOR NOTMN'l andmetal. Haveaball. _ As for me, I'llbe "down at B M*O FREE TWISTY BREAD ' WITHPI iASEOF Ernie'sicehouse,liftin longnecks I NEWDEEPDKH-| !lS3 | to thatgoodoldCountry sound." IfORAMEDIUMWITH |"^gS^F*I ■ 2-TOPPINGS I TOPPINGS ■ OR ANYLARGEPIZZA. If youhave anexcellentknowledgeofEnglish,holda OXFAM EXPIRES 11-14-93 EXPIRES 11-14-93 I. bachelor'sdegree(orwillreceiveone by 30, 1994), THURSDAYONLY1M 2 FOR 1 3i| June and areaU.S.citizen, FAST \m fc^ y< N. theJ.E.T.Programneeds you! 49 Yy j/ >v Opportunities are available $10 $14" Allstudents areaskedtofast i i i toacknowledge worldhunger. I" LARGE PIZZAS FjwZafiawJJ governmentoffices. I1 l±L " I w\\A \^ Monday, LARGE 2 TOPPINGPIZZA 2 LARGE PLUS I 1TOPPING PIZZAS ■ November 16 I 2 LITER COKE' I AddMloii«l topping.$l"| A symbolicrice and beans dinner will I EXPIRES 11-14-93 -EXPIRES 11-14-93 . be servedfor all participantsintheCommons «l«IPn««»L«rriDI0IKSU«S««DBrVHEUMmilT»«0«LVO1M3[)0l*N«SnZ2A» fl » nW« 1 « 58 Artificial 22Like anawful S n uaaTclu* " w n cLaaula Ic n performer. Iurgeeveryonetogohear him.He'salsoplayingNov.12 atSpiritSquareifyou'reinterested 60 Specifies lot \* ' "W" ° " LlW° 61Part of achurch 25 Stupidmistake [itl *H sPI■*■ M inseeinghim twice. 62 Watchover 26 Stage whisper Antiseenat the Pterodactylclub,Charlotte. Wed, Nov 10. Call 342-3400for more details. 63 Athletic event 27 Compare 1(1 10 A IVIII iN 0 3 Wlo 64 "A—friend 28 Sheltered side jJJy JsMsfolU V 0 N V 1Isl TheOtherPeopleWed, Nov.11at the Milestone. Call398-0472. in ..." 29 Drunkenone IuIa*|n wTyaaaTnTTrTTTaaai nIn 65 Dilettantish 30 Befuddlemem Mnjlal I Iwl atNov. the Charlotte. 2.*|oa»S|Wch3| Second Skin 13 in Milestone. 31Deliver a—speech amilLaiJlPaM-M"I I111 DixieCarter,starof Different StrokesandDesigningWomen, willbeappearing withthe CharlottePops DOWN 32 "There tobe 1 Colleen alaw" forperformanceson Nov.12& 13,8p.m.inBelk Theaterat thePerformingArtsCenter. Call372-1000 2 Apreposition 33 Untidy 44 Maincourse 53 Hayworth or for more 3 Cheesevariety 35 Uttered 45Captured Coolidge details. 4 December 31st 3Uellyfruit 47Wash cycle 54 Affirm pianist willbeinconcertonNov.14at2p.m.atSpiritSquare. word 3aCul-de— 48 CharlesRosekrans&Friends. Classical "—Skillet 55 Pavilion 5 UranusorPluto 41Inopposition 49 Bede" 56 Circular current Charlotte. Call372-SHOW formore details. 6 Made public to 50Weighty volume 59 Unclose. "CompiledbyRachelNewcomb 7 Ohioplayer 42Certain musician 51Readhastily poetically Sports MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 Despite Howell's new records, a Last second chances missed, Men's fourth quarter fallout means defeat soccer's season ends infirst round By WillCobb After the fieldgoal,theColonels from By WHICobb game up at oneapiece.This score would Foroncethefootballteam'sdefensedid Danville, KY, poured it on, putting the Davidson'ssecondseasonwascutshort stand for theremainder of thehalf. notholdupSaturday.CentreCollegebroke gameout ofreachwiththreerushingtouch- inthefirstroundoftheirconference tourna- The game stoodat 1-1 for almost 70 opena24-24tieinthefourth quarterwith20 downs. Davidson was only able to score ment for thesecond timeinthreeyears.The minutesuntilSeniorAndyHailepunchedin points to put the game out of reach. The once more the go-ahead goal. Ben Hayes assisted on combination of Kris Garrett and Joey when Howell )vertime theplay which helpedgiveDavidsona2-1 Johnsongrindedout290yardsontheground connected leadwithalittleovertenminutesleft toplay. toholdoffDavidson'sbigplayoffense led with Ward Disappointments hallUni- Again though, Marshall answered byrecord holdingRichardHowell. Davis for a61 quickly,tyingthegameup withsixminutes ThelosstookawayDavidson'schance yard touch- Blost3-2inT h e to play. Both teams took the 2-2 tie into to win sevengames for the first timesince downpass. lossendedaseasonfullof frustration,leav- overtime,wheretheintensitypickedupboth 1969. Now,the Cats(5-4) willhave toface Despitethedisappointingloss,thestory ingthe1993recordat7-12-2.Friday'sgame mentally andphysically. Bridgewaterthisweekendathometoensure of the day for Davidson was once again providedarematchof thefirstroundoflast Thoughnoscoringoccurred,Davidson awinningrecordforHeadCoachTimLandis. seniorquarterbackRichardHowell.Howell year's Southern Conference Tournament. barely escaped as Marshall had two shots Thescoreremainedtight formostofthe became Davidson's career total offense Unfortunately, the outcome would notbe that deflected off the crossbar.With about firsthalf. The teams went into the locker leader with 289 yards on the afternoon. the sameasDavidson's 9-1routayearago. ten minutes left in the second overtime, room tiedat fourteen. TheCatsstruck first Thoughhewasheldincheck throughtheair The Cats wastedno time intaking the things gotevencrazier. witha sevenyard trotby Bruce Bannister, (8-24-ISOyardsand2touchdowns),Howell lead.Twominutesinto thefirst half,Fresh- AMarshallstrikershowedoffhisman- who finishedthe day with46 yards on 12 ran wildontheground,rackingup139yards manRobert Clarke tookabeautiful passon linessbydeliveringa ferociousopenhanded carries.After fallingbehind14-7,Davidson on23carries withone touchdown. the left sideof the goalbefore blasting the slap todefender NickTroiano's face.This tied the game later when Kelly Shirley The 289 yardsgives him 5,246career ballpast ahelplessMarshallkeeper to take young manreceived a yellow card. This, grabbed a 17yardpass fromHowell. yards, surpassing Gordon Slade's 4,983 aquick 1-0lead. however,wasjustthe beginning. WithCentreup24-14inthethirdquar- yardscompiled in the late sixties.He will Practice during the weekoff wentex- Momentslater aMarshallplayerthrew ter, thebigplaypotentialofHowell tookoff playhislastgameasaWildcat thisSaturday tremelywell,anditappearedtheCatswere the soccerballintoHaile's stomachunpro- ashescampered66 yardsfor a touchdown. at 1:30againstBridgewateronRichardson on the prowl,but Marshall thought other- voked.Hailereactedby knockingthe wind The Cats tied the gameearly in the fourth FieldwhereDavidsonwillgofor their sixth wise.Theanswer came less than fivemin- quarter witha36 yardkickbyDrewFassett. winof the season. uteslaterwhen theThunderingHerdtiedthe See Soccer onpage16 Low five Pro hockey comes back to Charlotte

*"^ _^^^^^—^^^^^^^^^^^^^p ByRobertLloyd-Still With the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets receiving all the media hype and coverage these days,little notice has been giventothe returnofprofessional hockey toCharlotte.After leaving in 1977, the Charlotte Checkers cameback thisseasontoIndepen- denceArena. TheCheckersplayintheEast CoastHockeyLeagueandtheteam isaffiliated withtheBostonBruins of the NHL (National Hockey - League).Other teams inthe East CoastHockeyLeagueinclude the -,; ., - m Greensboro Monarchs, Roanoke V * Express, Huntsville Blast, and s NashvilleKnights. ManyhockeyfansatDavidson areecstatic tosee thereturn. Despite a 4-6 record, of Operationsof the Checkers is Thispast weekend,over fifty Charlotteans have attended Inde- John Marks. Before coming to Davidson students watched the pendence Arena' in record num- Charlotte,Marks coached in the Checkerslose5-2totheRichmond bers. When the Checkers played InternationalHockeyLeague.Be- Renegades. RichmondSaturdaynight,thesta- fore coaching, Marks played for Senior BobPascal,whocon- diumwas filled to capacity. The the Chicago Blackhawks of the /Vioto fryCasey Rogers sidered buyingseason tickets be- audience was cluttered with all NHLfrom1970to1982.Hesetthe The volleyball teamlost this past weekendinmatches against fore theseasonstarted,commented, typesofdifferent fans.There were organization'srecordforconsecu- GeorgiaSouthernand theUniversity ofTennesseeat "It's great to see hockey again. anumberoffamilies,students,and tivegamesplayedwith509.Marks Chattanooga. TheyfaceMarshallandEastTennesseeStateon Thereisnothingquitelikethesights those ever so noticeable, trans- attended the University of North FridayandSaturday,respectively. andsoundsofahockeygame.The plantedyankees wholovetowatch Dakota and was twicean NCAA level of competition was a little theirhockey. ail-American. disappointing,butIplanongoing Theambience ofa Checker's Twoof theminority owners Charleston outswims the Cats toalotmoregames this season." game is fun and amusing. Most of theCheckers are very familiar ByJenMcGillan opposition to win the 200 meter Thereason Pascal found the fans have little experience at to Carolina sports fans. Richard On Saturday afternoon,in a freestyle. competition disappointingis that hockey games and struggle with "TheKing"Pettyandhisson,Kyle, sixlane meterpoolat the College The Wildcats werenot victo- the Checkers are a minor league suchrules asicing,offsides,slash- bothownstakesin thefranchise. ofCharleston,the funbegan,with rious; the women lost by thirty franchise. Charlotte is two levels ing,and hooking. However,like Richard Petty made his name in the 200meter medley relay.(For pointsand the menby six.How- below the NHL. When a player all other hockey fans, Charlotte NASCAR with over $7.5 million non-swimmers, that means eight ever,despite the narrow loss,the succeeds at Charlotte,they move fansknow how tohoopandholler in career earnings and numerous laps: two backstroke, two breast team feelingabout the meet was up toProvidenceinthe American when they see the outbreak of a victories. stroke, two butterfly, and two positive.Everyoneswamwell,and HockeyLeague.Onemustrealize, good,violent fight. While not shown on televi- freestyle,doneathighspeed.)The many personal best times were however,thatmanyof thegame's The wide variety of music sion,theCheckerscanbeheardon meter pool was a change for achieved. great players bypass Charlotte's played at Checker gamesis also radio.Sport610AMbroadcastsall Davidsonswimmers,butitdidn't Themeet wasalso theadvent level. quite entertaining. One will hear the Checker's games and Sam bother themfor long. ofafamiliar yet different styleof Charlotte firsthostedprofes- everything from Loverboy to Smith handlesthe play-by-play. Thecompetition wasintense. coachingfor theWildcats. Forthe sional hockey back in1956. The "Whoop, There it is!" When at- TheCheckerswillbecompet- Amongmanystellarperformances next week and a half, they are Charlotte Clippers were the fiiit tendingaCharlottehockeygame, ingthroughoutMarch.Theyplay were those of sophomores goingtobeunder thedirection of hockey team toplay inthe South it is most important to sit in the atIndependenceArenaand ticket Churchill Hoof and Corey Bean, Assistant Coach Chip Lavender, and the organization wasmoder- frontrow.Inthe frontonecanhear prices range from five to fifteen and freshmanTimLim.Hoofwon whileHeadCoachRichDeSelmis ately successful.When theSouth- andfeel the intensityof thegame. dollars.Itisaveryreasonableprice the800meterfreestyle,Beancame onhishoneymoon. Thenextmeet ernLeaguefoldedin1977,profes- And itisagreatviewfor allthose- forafunandexcitingtime.Don't . frombehind towin the 200meter isatUNC-ChapelHill,on Wednes- sionalhockeyleft Charlottefor the massivechecks. .. .■ ■ ■"""■ miss theChecker'sinaugural sea- bulterflv.andLimouMouchedthe day,Nov.10th, at5-p:nr nextfifteen years. TheHeadCoachandDirector THEDAVIDSONIAN Sports MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 15 Cat Nips: JasonByassee On the eighth day,God createdBasketball, and it was good ByJasonByassee Right now the sound is merely a just recently begun practicing. endedup aBlue Devilfan,which league isoneof the mostimpres- Now, itshard tonotice,butif hum,one that'llgrow toabuzzby Now,footballhasitsplaceand all ofcoursemeantIenjoyedwatch- sive things about basketball: its youpay attention youcanpickup December, a low roar after the and Ienjoyfollowingit,but only ing Carolina-Duke games more universal appeal. Idon't know on it.Itseasy tolose itamidst all New Year and a veritable explo- as a way to pass the time till often than not. And as soon as when else Iwould have hadreal the November excitement over sioncomeMarch, roundball. Now I'm excited, the halftime hit we were off, using contact with African-Americans, football,whatwiththebirthof the It's the sound of dribbling- sport that God made is fixin' to thoseprecious twenty minutes to otherthanon thebasketball court. CarolinaPanthersandwiththeTar basketball,thatis.TheNBAbegan kick in. play ballanddissect the firsthalf. Evennow,ifwe'rehonest,mostof Heelskickingbutt on thegridiron regularseasonplaythispastweek- The first indicator was when Forourfamily,basketballwas us do not take the time to build for the second straight season, end, and areacollege teams have theweatherbegantogrowcoldas one of those crucial things that friendships withpeople of other fallarrived.WhenIwasa kidthat gluesindividualstogether.Mydad races.But after two hoursof all- your meant it was time to get out and andIcouldhaveahugefight,and outwarfare onthe court,you walk Invite friends and family to practice the jumpshot, for hoops then get over it by beating each awaywithrealrespect for theguy was on its way. It didn't matter other up on the basketballcourt. thatplayed opposite you,nomat- thatit gotdark early;we'dfind a Anhourlaterwe'demerge,laugh- ter what color his face is.In a NCAA SOCCER streetlight andplay until forever. ing, with father-son relationship societyinwhichchurches,institu- Mydad wasn'tabouttocall usin, healed andevenstrengthened. tions and even schools are still since he wasout there withus. Hoops provided a means of verysegregated,basketballbrings CHAMPIONSHIP You see, basketball has this measuring of growth as well. I folkstogether. unifying aspect toit,as exempli- remember whenIfirstbeatmydad Then there were the times DECEMBER 3 & 5 fiedbymy family.Aholiday just in one-on-one, whenmy younger whenbasketball helpedme relate wasn't celebrated properly if it brotherlearnedhowtoscoreonme to folks in entirely different cul- Tickets to all three games didn't involve several hours of withoutmy lettinghim,andwhen tures. Onesummer Ispent a few Hotel (2nights) - breakfast and dinner hoopsbetweenmeandmydadand theyoungestcouldstickajumpshot weeks in Guatemala, and once my brothers. We all played the from further than ten feet away. found an inner-city basketball sameway:weshottoomuch,talked As wegrewolder,thelevelof gamethere.ItalkedalittleSpanish $149.00 too much junk and thought we basketballintensified, of course. smack with the locals, knocked _ FROM werebetterplayers thanwe were. A bunch ofbuddies and Igot a downa fewjumpersandbasically perperson double occupancy Thefamily grudgematches would recreation team together and as hadmyegopampered,sincecom- lastforhours,andtheyweregreat. upper-middle class, sons of paredtoGuatemalanschoolkidsI AIRLINE TICKETS ANDCAR RENTALS We were fans,too.Duringthesea- WASPs,ChapelHillkids wentand look likeLarry Johnson. Another son when Duke or Carolina were signedup toplay in what wases- bridgeprovidedby thegame. ALSO AVAILABLE on television the Byasseefamily sentially an urban,ghetto basket- Ialsospent thepast fewsum- living room wouldbefilled with ballleagueindowntownDurham. mers in Boston, and discovered TRAVEL NETWORK friends, popcorn andlots of yell- My dad, ever faithful,paced the thatevenYankeesplaybasketball. ing.Yousee,ourfamily consisted sidelines as our head coach, and Theyfoul toomuchandtalkeven of one Carolina grad,one former my friends and Iscratched and more thanIdo,but they stillplay. 896-7480 Dukeemployeeandthreekidsthat clawedtopullout ahandful victo- Now that'scrosscultural. SouthLakeCenter-Between Roses' andHarris Teeter wavered in loyalty between the ries inour four yearsof play. two shadesof blue. Ipersonally What strikes me about that SeeJ&SOI1 continuedonpage16 Yocttesupposed - togetalotoutofcollege, — butthisisridiculous.

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Apple, MadnlosbQuadraandterftolanregisteredtrademarkq/'AppleComputer.Inc PouvrBookDuoisaImaemaito]'AppleComputer.Inc. 16 THEDAMDSONIAN Sports MONDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1993 Men's Soccer falls inrough tournament game to end season Soccer continuedfrompage14 proud seniorclass. boundwent directlytoaMarshall withclass-leadingcredentials. almost the whole season, while Withonly 19players left on player, who scored the winning The loss also brought to an Robert Clarkeand middle season outofthe playerwitharighthook the field,Davidsonhadonemore goalfor a3-2victory. end the decorated career of Ben additionStephenThomasreceived to themidsection.Marshall'sgoalie player than Marshall. Unfortu- Withless than20seconds re- Hayes. The nine goals and four lotsofplaying time. Returning injuries attempted'to come to his winded nately for the Cats they were un- maining,Davidson had twoshots assists this seasonbringhistcareer from will teammatesrescue.BothHaileand ableto takeadvantage ofthe situ- ongoalthatweredeflected andthe totals to29 goals and Bassists. be freshmenChad Lagerwayand thegoaliewereejected.Thevictim ation.With90 secondsremaining, season was over. The overtime These totals move Hayes to third ColeyDominaikalongwithgoalie of Haile's punch voluntarily sat Marshall broke free on a period wasthe sixthofthis season incareergoalsandatiefor thirdin Alex Deegan, who opted for a down.Interestingly enoughHaile breakaway.GoalieNealAndrews where theCatssufferedwitha1-3- careerpoints.Heiscurrentlyfourth medical redshirt, securing two is the valedictorian ofDavidson's deflected the first shot,but the re- 2record.Haileand Tommy Suter for thesingle seasonpointstotalas more years of competition. The werenamed to the first team all well. Hayes also received the 1994 season willalso include the conference, while Andrews and SouthernConferenceTournament returnofJohnSampers,theteam's Hayes were selected to the MVP trophy in 1992. The most third leading scorer in1992.His InThe conference'ssecond team. memorablegoalofHayescareeris offense,experienceandleadership Union The lossbrought the end of certainlytheheaderhemadeinthe will be expectedfor the Cats to Monday,November 8, 1993 five senior's illustrioussoccer ca- NCAA semifinals last year that rebound. 8 Concert Committee meetingin the Big ScreenRoom p.m. are Den- stood as onlyearned Davidson willhave sevenre- 9 p.m. F-CREW meetingin the Conference Room reers. They sweeperEd Davidson's Tuesday,November9, 1993 ning,midfielderAndyHaile,striker goalofthegame. turningstartersand fourreturning 8 a.m.- 11p.m.DCTV video-UnionPit Ben Hayes, defender Rob Though the season can be injuredplayers,thatwillbestacked 8:30-11 a.m.Coffeehouse-900 Room Malinzak,and midfielder Brycc safely considered disappointing, with two all-conference goalies. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Women's Issues Room Committeemeetingin theBigScreen most offseasonwillbeimportant to witha film on violence Smith.Malinzak will likely there ismuch to look forward to The 10-11p.m. Study Break sponsoredby F-CREW in theOutpost Featuring head off to medical school and next year. Freshmen Fernando the team's success, soit's OK to themusic ofMiles Mowry '96 Hailecan do whateverhechooses CamposandKeithKleemanstarted beginthinkingabout "nextyear." 10:30-12:30a.m. 21 year oldnight in the900 Room Wednesday, November 10,1993 7- 10 p.m. Community night at the Climbing Wall Jason, hoops 8 p.m. Walter Williams speaks in theMulti-purposeRoom Ifyou ask he'llsay is a god 9-10:30p.m. AspeakerfromNOLSwill bespeaking intheBigScreenRoom points Larry 9:30 p.m. Animal House featuredin the900 Room JaSOIIcontinuedfrompage14 ingtoplay the game.Andsurely, Jordan score 63 on Thursday, November11,1993 anyone can enjoy watching the Birdinaplayoffgameduringhis 7- 9 p.m. KayakRolling Clinic. Ifyouthinkaboutit,everyone sport. rookie season. Icelebrated when Friday,November 12, 1993 cancontribute inbasketball. The Ireckonallhoopsfansevery- the greatest player ever won his 5 p.m. Deadline for writing workshopwithRebecca McClanahan titles, I Contact Bailey Foster inNBA 303 at #6626. The workshopis Dec 2, 4-6 p.m. NBAhasguyswhoareas shortas wherehavegamesthey won't for- three and walkedaroundin 7p.m.- 12 a.m.EARTH,WIND, andFIREIt'saHayride,Bonfire, andPepRally 5'3"and as tall as 7'7",a height get.For me,Isnuckintoa Duke- adazefor awhilewhenIreadhe'd withThe Root Doctorsin themiddle ofPatterson Court.The Hayride will go throughthe range thatItrustencompassesmost CarolinagameinCameronIndoor retired. Basketball affects you,it town on horse pulledcarriages and will leave from Ihe Outpostbeginning at 7 p.m. at of us here at Davidson.Itcan be Stadium whenIwasinsixthgrade, gets inside you and affects your fifteenminute intervals until9:00. TheBonfire will burn from 8 p.m. until 12p.m.and alone, ten in- and to watch the beat and a (herewill beplentyofHot Dogstoroast.There will alsobe abreaktocheeronthefootball played with people, got Devils mood yourpsyche.Clearly teambefore their Saturdaygame. sideoroutside,nightorday,andit theHeelsinJohnnyDawkins' last Godlyinvention. Saturday,November 13,1993 usuallydoesn'trequirefunds.Gen- gameatDuke.AfterthegameIgot Ican't wait togethome and 12- 1p.m. Tailgate Party for the Bridgewatergame-Outpost erally,ifyou'reanathlete,youcan alltheDukeplayerstoautographa hoop it up with the family over 2- 8 p.m. InternationalCoffeeHouse in theOutpost 9 p.m. David Wilcox in the900 Room. Buy your tickets at theUnion ticket contributeonthehardwoodinsome ballIhad snuck in with me.I'd Thanksgiving. Those guys can't window forS3. degree,andevenfolks whoaren't bronze thatballifIcould. stop me,I'llbeallover them,just Davidson Outdoors doesBackpacking- sign up at IheUnion desk. terribly athletic tend toenjoy try- IrememberwatchingMichael you watch. Swish. Football Statistics

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