flu, CU» u.s . I'\~"'" o..,·-" ....... sc • -TI I E SOUTHS FO R ElVlOST OLLEGE WEEKLY'· • D AVIDSON COLLEGE W EDNESDAY, At'R1L 25, 2007 VOLUME 98. N UMBER 23 Global warming lecture tops Earth Day agenda II v WlI I I,'" c..St1tlf) Ih " ~ or bl:I,M ,ha, mo,·es hoi . or. resuh­ s,.IIW $mff Wriur iog in dranla,ic "'OJId oooIing. M" y(w s ~i Sl Id Iha, he always Oi....:,or of ,he Oilll31e Change ,akes s,U&n,s on hi' upedi,ions Inslil ule a"he Uni'·ct"$il)" or Maioc and lhere nre Illan y opponuni,icl I'~ul Mnytwsl i dc l ~,·crcd • Icc_ available for imcrcs,ed s,U&nls. lure on gklb;tl wam,inl Monday Preslden, Bobby Vag, IIICI ni gh' in Tyler-TullnWl Halt ~b)· cws kl " a cocktail dinncr Ma)e wsll hegan lhe Icc'"re n:c­ p:u1y for.lo/ln K u)~c""",,l1. a for­ "",'WII t nlies'lUg"nll'n,s ap'!ISI n",. pre.sioknl of [);r" .,$On College. global cllmlIle ell:ange : for cum· in Cast, .... Mf_ l:rn Summe •. pic, he Slid Iha, lhe tanh has VagI had kllO"'n of Ma)e",skl In<Tu~ In Icn .~ral"'" b)' onl)" bl:fOfc the part) and ...""d lhe one" decree ".h.. nhell in 100 oppo<Illn.l) III asl MI)C IO Sl l III )"vs. sJI"n al DnMbon. From I,,",.e he npbn,c<l lhe VagI adnllis ,h., he finds II dIm­ II"'»"·e conso:quence< Iilal ""'m_ e,,11 ,0 Ihlnk llJIl"mS!lcall)· abo\" inlly ""'101" "'1II~rnmre changes sl""',"g global d",we change and ha<'c on ,'''' cnv •..:"",,,,nl. e' p<>Und­ "PI,.ce.aICS Mnyc wski's kllowl. ell lhe JlO!IS.b,h,)" of ahnlJll chanles edgc.hle yc, ",lIl11l1~,k approach. In a s hoot ~pan of Ii IIII' ",>d dc.ailed ~1a)'e,,· .k' has led o,·C. 45 glob-­ lhe king lIrespan o r grrcnhouso: II w:lmllllg research CXpWII""'S ,0 ... ,. rcmIMe locallllnJ such as f"nhe. morc. as Orecnlamr. An'.rclica. Grffnl and and MI. fresh"liI"" ice of Greenland mel,. En..". for , Iobal chmll'e "",""""h. InIO lhe Nonh A,I.n"" Ocean. ;, Hc al'IQ COolll'horcd ..· i,h f r:tflk nIIy s/IuI 00,,'11 lhe MUttan con""y- See Mayewski. page J SigEp drama almost IhS,,,,,,.,., W" "". ing in ,he d«,sion ,0 take ' wQ Ilf lOCi/knl . .spa.king a rash m local Ihe ocw 1l1l'1I,be ... 10 II", hosJ>i'.l. media c<>vcnogc lh31 Mc1'hc.">O" ."", Monday after ,he evc",. ,he qualified as ""B lillic exccssi,'c·' A d:u-k f1)Qn' illuminaled by liki leaden .,f SigEp .pproached lhough ~ unexpected. lorches:. 1>t..'A anilllal abuse " ideos r:.lIel"5Of\ c."m Il<hiSQr Chc:)'enne R)' Ma •. I. as the medi. storm and I con'JII"e, JC=n fcaw,;nl McPhcrsoo I<> lell he, liI:o"l>e fra­ nlOlmled. SigEp·s Siandards Board pornogrnph)' l='cd roc ... IIICmbcrs ICnI;Iy"S Sia nd.rds Boord had ill<lilll,ed I 50'1 of JC J(. ,n,~d ofSI,"'" I'hi EpsIlon "" I brother·s launched :an Inlcm.ol innS!.pllOO"l WIClions 111:11 included u~mnl house .... SMart. S~ on feb.. 24. ..i,h ,he In",n'l<)II 01 compilong a lhe ''''0 brothers .. 110 """ed II><: mu;cnn, I Jenes of c""..... ,hal rep"" 10 prc!Cnl 10 ,he CoIlege·s Shcnoc, Slrn"l 51&,I00"I and a~he < culm",:llcd In last ",,'..,k·s J-Soanl admin's!""KIn. wbo ran • t.\nnkl"l lame sutKln. A~_ Wh,le <peakm, " " h SigEp·s suspendln, III pledg"'; "", m· II"'~. Twit nighl, the so:nl()r IIICmbcrs rcprescnlll ,,·cs. Md""'l"SIlII plxing I"" (ral"mllyon !<le ial pnr of SigF.jI ho>led an Aroond II><: rceCII·ed a call from Aswc•• lc b:l1;on and s us~ndln& sc:,,,,,,1 World III .. )nch brothers pressured Dean of SlUdem. K.,hy Bray­ a.he, nll'mbers u""1 OC\! fall. new "",,,,hc~ I<} d.lnk 10 excess. Me""lI. "00 WlIS Oil the hoc ",,"h T"" )·lIoord In.1 began on A,>r. ";OI~ l"' & l'nllelS<>n CflUn·s New The Ch,,,loll( Obse .... u. SIlonW<l<: 12 wllh SigEl' I'leadmg g llilt~ 10 M ~mber.J 1.1111 of Rlgh,s ~"d rcsuh· had tiWed the 1).01"" Illf abool lhe Ihuc charg~. or vi.,lal;ng Ihe nlemsle... Ak:QhQI l'oloe)" and ~ gudl)" 10 I"'., charge~ of ~1.,lallng lhe News PallClSOn COO" New Mc",her.J Bill Engage for Change under construction. page 2 of R'ghts. Tax debates--IIot just for Congress, page 3 J-BIliard found lhe r"'lcmi,)" Perspectives See SigEp.,Nlgt! 2 Halley Caldwell '08 and 8 r1a" Orland '01 li.e up theI. Duteh ov"" •. Supporting troops means supporting war. page 4 Students fire it up with Dutch ovens Court debme lasts longer than ·Rocky' series, page 5 Art, at D.O.'s Cast Iron Chef competition No lie. ' HO:l.', a deep film . paBe 7 II, WII' IA"CA", ,,,j) II I II"'''' in hot coals 10 c"" ,e <""Sinn!. 1\011. Ing saffron ,hal Bnall b ...... glll Yowl s~,,;'" Sluff II'riur d,....:1 heal fut CQOki"K . hot,,,, fro", II>db. rum he 1><.,,&111 il\ Bringing down lhe WebTree. p:l ge 8 Tum CIne (B" IO·ell Bu.ke ·09. Columbia and hOI"'y f" .>m a O:\vidson Ou'OOorJ (D.O.) held Laura Zulllgc. ·10 31>d Ale, rnend·s falhe"s bee h,,·c. Sports .15 fifth anm.al MCIlSI Iron Chef· Gregor .(9) prepared . nlbbll Slew ··Wc ha.d a g~a, lumuut al lhe: L.1CTOSM: continues winning ways, page II compel""'" 00 Sawrday OllIS"'" 1"", ,col fi"" place. fifth ann.... 1 Casl Iron Chef Simp'OOns bt.'Cr/Frisbee club plays UNC. page 12 the 8"","'n A,nu", of ,he Alva ..,.; Team Fou, (Hllnl". SloIIo ·09. Ccololr Orr"" s;ood. Mil was • Siudeni Union. Grvc Milchell ·09, " ",nciscu (un QP\,.... ..,ln;,y for foils. bQth 'np TIIC c'·cnl pm $lucien, leanl5 F.alk:J·09and AI<:). Wale:!: ·03) won lcadcr.J and pc<JpIe ,,·100 had IlOl Online ... a;.inS! one a~hcr In • con'pell­ scrond pba ... i,h the" "nch,ladas been '""oj,·cd '" D.O. bef...,. 10 tnJO) a beaouful spong da)· and Even more Palterson Court "Ofl 10 <uale lhe best dISh USIng in m<>Ic sauce.. [)u'ch O~"nS p<O,·idctl b)' D.O. Team T,,'o (Halle) C.ld"'ell ·03 _ dclldous and Ima,,,,,,,i.,( The slate of popular musie these days Iluteh uvens II"C' heav)" ~aSl· ,ron and Bnan o.land '01) woo Ih"d (O()d:. The meaning of life pols used "hen eamp""g. place b)" JlItI"'nng bo.nanas t'lll;lc' Profesro. .,f EnKlish (JI ll "The CQOk pllK"CS lhe cllSl ·lron pol wllh 1I<}OlI'mn "'c eream fc.'u._ See Iron Cher, IX'8C 3 2 Tm: D AV lJ)sONIAN NEWS WF~ Il NES I}'\Y, A PIUL 25, 2007 GSA's GayPril promotes tolerance III J<)'m ~ s W~ , I Gayl'ril conlinuw on Wwncsd~y with a SIlIJI \I'ri,er di$rlay ouI~ide Chambers for the N~lion"1 Day or Silcntt. Last week. lhe Gay-Strnighl AlIi3"C~ 11lc Nalional Day of Silence =osni.cs (GSA) kicked off ils firsl "Ga)f'ril" by eele­ individuals in lhe G LRTQ communilY woo bnlling lite hes of members of 'be Gay. are unable 10 exp"'"s Ihem .. " ·cs for fear of usb,"". Ili""."a!. T ... "sgcn.Jcr and social ridiculc and rclriboliu. Queslionin!;lQuecr (GI. BTQ) wmrnunity Due lucomplkaliuns Ihal .,re,"cnlcd a rei'" and cducaling Ih" campus aboul daily issues ",scnlali.'e from IIIC HRe slaled '0 con'c Ihm lhose ioojvidu~ls face. frum sl"'aking. ,he GSA inslcad $ponsorcd a The week SWJ1W on Monday nigh. wilh screening of Ihe documenlary "'Almo., Ille OJ'''ning of Rkhmond Blake '()Or. :lJ'1 Myself." c~hibil . "lI uying for Equality:' in lhe UniOl1 The documentary <l<-tails lhe s!n'ggles of Alrium. se"er.!1 tmnsgendcr WOmen Woo m:><lc the The exhibit included boxes and labcls of Ir;'nsilion from me,l inlo ""Ornc". Over 400 JII1XiUCIS Ihal Americans typically GSA ..""ned aJlUlher fIlln, "' lmagillC Me ,,"y. and You:' on Thursda)' nighl in lhe S.,nnklc ll1alc ..,,,,ko:d Illes<: prodUCtS as gltto. yd­ ,~ I"w Of red baS<'d on • "'1"><1 ranking Iheir Thc mo"ic c<)r1lXms a II,Um3n wh... SC:ems manufacturers' equality pnIC,ices Ihal lhe 10 havc il all: 3 woollkrful husband, a ""I()I"­ Human RighlsCOIIIICil (HRC) issll.s "nnual· ful mixture of friends and family lUId finan· Allhough Blake is rIO! Sure i( Ihe ""Cn'S I'(lgl: I I,. cial """"rily. Xlually ;ncrcaso.-d accel"a""" a,1d lule"... "" SigEp,}i"Ol1l hi was SU'l'riOlC<i II the jl<OduclS ill lhe Her life slowly disimegmles, 1Io"·e"cr. for GI.BTQ issues on ~ampu<, he said lhal j;uihy or Ihos-r ,'iuhuiuns and le,"elled ,I.., ,how:" Elyse Harris '08 S3id. "It"s made me nfler she f"lls in luve "i,h lhe florist from hcr Mil sllow«l Ihal lhe GSA, and lhe GLBTQ seven sanclions, including S""ial and • betlcr shopper." wedding .