Rotunda vol 81, no 16 march 28, 2002 by Greenwood Library

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Volume 81, Number 16

March 28, 2002

Longwood Lacrosse Holds iri Position in tlie Nation

The Longwood Women's Lacrosse team recently moved up in rank, to #1 in the nation after beating West Chester on Sunday, March 24. "This is one of the finest teams I have ever coached," says Head Coach Janet Grubbs. "They are highly motivated, unified, extremely athletic and above all, they think of the team first. It's an amazing group to coach because they listen and do everything I askthere is some coaching pressure there! We have earned the #1 spot by the hard work of every team member and our job the rest of the season is to stay there!" Photo by Esra Kazoglu

Longwood Students Elligle to Vote Danielle Pezold Editor-in-Chief Despite many misconceptions, halftruths and rumors, Longwood students are in fact eligible to register to vote in Farmville. The process is simple, although it does entail relinquishing your right to vote in the district where you currently do so. You can change back at any rime. The benefit to doing this is that it gives students a voice in a town where they reside nine months out of the year. The next election in Farmville is May 7, so interested voters must submit an application to vote no later than April 8. Applications can be obtained from residence hall front desks or in the dining hall during lunch and dinner March 28-

April 8. If you will not be on campus May 7 for the election you can submit an absentee ballot to the registrar. In this election three town council seats are up for grabs as well as the mayor's position. There are a couple of obstacles to changing the district where you vote: If the title to your vehicle is in your name, you will have to pay tax for it in Farmville. Depending on your guardian's address, this could be a better bargain for you. If the title is in your guardian's name, the tax will continue to be paid in that locality. Also, be sure any scholarships you have been awarded would not be affected by a change in voter registration. Call Dale Bolt for any additional info: 392-4767

Longwood To Raise Tuition Dawn Kanehl Asst. Editor Longwood College announced last week that it will raise tuition for the next fiscal year by 6% for in-state undergraduates, and by 5% for outof-state undergraduates. The increase equates to a raise of $178 a year for undergraduates. This year's tuition is $1,970 and next will be raised to $2,148. An out-of-state undergraduate student will see an increase of $384, which means next year's tuition will be $8,074.

In addition to the tuition increase, student fees are also increasing Housing and dining costs are both rising by 3.7% for next year. The comprehensive student fee increased by $232, to a total of $2,310. SGA also increased its fee by $25, to a total of $161. The total increases for an in-state undergraduate student are $613, assuming the student chooses the 14-meal a week plan from the dining hall. An undergraduate out-of-state student will receive an increase total of $819.

FBI Aims to Fill 930 Open Positions Taryn Fears V-Wirt NORMAL, 111. -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in the middle of its single largest hiring effort, seeking 930 qualified men and women to fill its ranks by September 30. The FBI currently staffs approximately 11,500 agents throughout 56 field offices and plans to increase its numbers by hiring nearly 1,000 new employees, who largely will serve as field and administrative agents. "This aggressive hiring campaign is due to a realignment of our resources to address terrorism and homeland security," Supervisory Special Agent James Cochran ' of the Springfield, 111., office said. The employment bulletin, released near the end of January, has received a positive response, spokeswoman for the Chicago branch of the FBI Mary Lynn Muha said. "There are hundreds of people applying for the positions we have available," she said. The 930 recruits match the exact number of available posi-

tions nationwide, Muha said. "Each office has its allotted number of openings and we want to fill all those positions," she added. To qualify for an interview, applicants must be U.S. citizens between 23 and 36 years of age with a valid driver's license, be willing to carry a firearm and open to relocation. Applicants also must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution and have at least three years of professional experience, Muha added. She said the bureau is looking for people with degrees in computer science, information technology, engineering, accounting, law, foreign language and all those with law enforcement and military experience. "We are looking for individuals that possess those skills that we feel are critical right now," Cochran said. Above education and professional experience, the bureau looks for certain qualities in its employees, Muha said. "As with any job, you have to be organized, determined and a

hard worker," she added. All applicants go through an extensive background check before being accepted into phase one of the interviewing process, where they go through a series of tests, Cochran said. Those successful individuals then will advance to phase two, where they will sit through a panel interview and a polygraph test. Applicants who last through the first two phases are sent to a 16-week training program at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. Cochran said the starting salary is approximately $43,705, which starts while hopefuls are in the training program. "The training program is also a part of the selection process â€” as well as the first two years on the job, which are a probationary period," he added. Once the program ends, the trainees are reassigned to a field office anywhere in the country. Muha said she encourages interested people to stay in school and out of legal trouble and gain as much professional experience as possible.

Editorial

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From tke Editor i Welcome back [from our break! [We've covered a [lot of ground with [this issue. One [change you will 'notice is the advent of our use of U-wire stories. This stands for University wire and is similar to the Associated Press wire, only the stories directly pertain to higher education. We have utilized an abundance of these stories this week in order to give you a good view of the breadth and depth that U-Wire stories can offer. In the future we will limit our usage of this material so that our pages are not inundated with them, but please enjoy, and let us know what you think about this addition to our paper. There are some important issues floating around campus which have sparked discussion here in our offices. Former Theater department chair Nancy Haga has made a bid to run for town mayor. Since our campus as a whole is very affected by the policy created within the town, it would make sense that Longwood should try and take an active role in local government. Ms. Haga is a longtime Farmville resident, and we are not trying to draw lines in the sand. She is both a part of the

longwood family as well as a Farmville resident and there is no reason to indicate one can't be both. Whether Ms. Haga wins or not, she sets an excellent example for all of us. It is futile to complain about changes we wish to see made unless we take the initiative and help institute positive action ourselves. Our best wishes are with both Ms. Haga and Mr. Newman as the race continues. Another important issue on campus is the tuition hike which will go into effect for the 2002-2003 academic year. The current figures place it at 9% which would seem a bit steep, but after having existed in the bubble of a tuition freeze, one can't expect much else. A more realistic approach, in our humble opinion, would be to increase the tuition each year, a more modest 2% rather than storing it up and hitting us with it at once. If pay is supposed to increase in proportion to economic growth, than the cost of schooling should also. No part of modern life seems to be free of cost increase, and few people would begrudge it of higher education, especially in a state like Virginia where the education we are receiving for our tuition dollars is of such a high value.

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The Rotunda Box 2901 Longwood College Farmville, VA 23909

Phone: 804-395-2120 Fax: 804-395-2237 rotunda@longwood..edu

Editor-in-Chief Dani Pczold Asst. Editor Dawn Kanehl Copy Editor Michclc Thompson News Editor Liz Richards Features Editor Kim Garrett Entertainment Editor Meg Wooldridge Opinion Editor Meg Wooldridge Asst. Opinion Editor April Shaw Sports Editor Jarcd Underwood Photo Editor Esra Kazanoglu Distribution Manager Matt Scniw PR Manager Amy Whipple Cartoonist ZackaryWilhide Staff Advisor George Lanum Faculty Advisor Bill Woods Staff Writers: Patrick Howard, Kim Urann, Roy Ayres, Man Taylor, Melissa Broadus Tbt Rotunda, the student newspaper at I-ongwood College, is published weekly dunng the academic year (except holidays and exam periods) and is printed in the offices of the Farmilk Herald, Farmville, VA. All articles, advaertisements, letters to the editor, and pictures must be received by five p.m. the Friday prior to the next Friday's publication. All letters to the editor must be typed and include name and telephone number. Any person wishing to have his/her name not appear on the published letter must request so in writing. Thi Vjihaia is an equal opportunity employer and is looking for people who arc interested in writ ing or layout. We currently have positions available and ask anyone who is interested to come to our meetings, Mondays at 5:00 p.m.

March 28, 2002

Letter to the Editor Salt has been used as a preservative and flavoring agent since the times of the Romans. In fact, literature proclaims Roman soldiers were paid in salt because it was considered so valuable. Dietary sodium enters the diet as table salt, hot dogs, seasoned rice, instant pudding and processed foods such as canned or dehydrated soups. Given the amount of processed food in the American diet, the average American eats about two teaspoons of salt per day. According to RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowances), one fourth teaspoon of salt per day is sufficient for most people. However, the National Research Council determined sodium intake of 1- 1/4 teaspoon of salt per day is a desirable goal for the average healthy person. Excessive salt consumption can cause chronic hypertension. Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. So, how much salt does your favorite food contain? Recently 1 visited Longwood College and participated in the Wellness Fair

held in the Lancer Gymnasium. Several booths were set up promoting health and wellness. As advocates of the American Dietetic Association, the SCH booth 'promoted health through diet, nutrition and exercise.' Health education handouts were issued, and a survey was conducted ranking foods in order from highest to lowest content of sodium. Participants included eightyfour young adults who attended Longwood College. Faculty and staff were also encouraged to participate by completing the survey ranking the salt content of the sample foods displayed on our table. The food samples used were all measured out in their standardized serving size, placed in plastic sandwich bags and labeled with the name of each food item, with the exception of the oil, tuna and soups. Sample foods ranking highest to lowest used in the survey included: Clam chowder (ranking the highest in sodium), followed by tomato soup, seasoned rice, beef franks, vanilla pudding, tuna, chips, cashew nuts, bacon,

diet soda and canola oil and a banana ranking lowest with Og of sodium. The results suggested that 28 students ranked bacon to be highest in sodium compared to 23 ranking the soup as highest. Forty-six ranked the banana or oil as having the least amount of sodium and 17 ranked both the oil and banana as having the least amount of sodium. Twenty-one ranked neither the oil nor banana as lowest in salt Reading food labels can raise the awareness of the sodium level in the foods you eat. Serving sizes are standardized and they differ among the five food groups. A serving is not what fills the plate. These are the areas where nutrition professionals need to educate the public on foods high in salt For more health information log on to: http://web.lwc.edu /administrative/library/health.h tm or call the Student Health and Wellness Center at x2102. -Royce-Ann James, Dietetic Intern Virginia State University

Wkat Do You Think About tke Tuition Increase? "Right now I think it is horrible because I am paying for my own college education. My opinion might change when I find out how much financial aid I will Melanie Weaver, be receiving."

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Yates Deserves Understanding Rebecca Zak U-Wirt LOS ANGELES - The prosecution, trial and judgement of Andrea Yates has made an utter mockery of the Texas judicial system and should make the skin of every decent American crawl with contempt for the law. Yates was sentenced to life in prison Friday aftet a Texas jury found her guilry in the hideous drowning deaths of her five children. The issue is not whether or not Andrea Yates murdered her children. It is obvious that she did. The question is, did she have the presence of mind to know what she was doing? Did Yates have free will and a malicious intent when she killed her children? In order to answer these questions, we must first examine Andrea Yates. A clear glimpse of her instability is discernable though her psychiatric reports. Severe depression runs in the Yates family - two of her brothers suffer from the illness. Yates twice attempted suicide during her post-partum psychotic depressions. Once she swallowed an overdose of sleeping pills. The other time, she held a knife to her throat and was saved by her husband. She would sit in her room, all alone, and wring her hands for hours on end unless someone suggested that she come out. She pulled her hair out, one by one, until portions of her head were bald. She continued to pick at the bald spots until she had open sores on her scalp. Her arms and legs bore long, deep scars from repeated selfinflicted injury. Yates would sit, with a razor blade, and intentionally slice herself to try and relieve her own suffering. The sight of her blood and

the pain of the cut was better than her mental state. This sounds like a woman who needed serious help, incredibly quickly. Yates complained of hearing voices. She thought Satan was talking to her, telling her that she was a horrible mother, that hct children would suffer an eternity of suffering and despair if they reached adulthood. A religious Christian woman would be terrified by the voice of the devil, whispering deadly deeds into her ear. After enduring long periods of psychotic hysteria, in which she became increasingly convinced that her children were going to be subjected to an infinity of torture, Andrea Yates killed them. In her mind, to save them from an even worse fate. She knew that society would punish her for her deeds, but that didn't matter, so long as her children would be safe from festering in the fires of hell. The jury deciding the case believed that because Yates knew she would be punished, she knew that what she was doing was wrong. This jury is wrong, their judgement is wrong and Yates' sentence is wrong. The district attorney was wrong for bringing the case to trial. Andrea Yates needed help, serious help from her husband and the health care professionals that she had visited during her agonizingly long bout with psychotic depression. Her husband claims that he didn't realize how ill his wife was. He must have missed the fact that she didn't make eye contact with anyone when she spoke, that she wasn't taking her medications, that she had bald spots on her head. He must have ignored the fact that she never smiled, laughed, or for a period, showered.

The state psychiatrist testified that Yates was one of the most seriously mentally ill people who had ever entered the prison. She was obviously hearing voices. It took three long weeks on powerful anti-psychotic medication before Yates showed the slightest signs of improvement. And even after that, she was still abnormal. At her trial, Yates demonstrated the flat affect, or emotionless face, characteristic of those incapacitated by mental illness. he was withdrawn when the jury read its verdict, condemning her to a life in prison. She didn't cry, she didn't frown. She blinked. And then she was led away in handcuffs. Yates does not deserve a life in prison with hardened criminals who will, no doubt, torture her due to the high-profile nature of her case. Yates needs to be in a mental hospital with people who understand the nightmarish depths of her situation. Yates deserves compassion, yet people refuse to understand her illness. If she had suffered from a seizure in front of an elementary school and killed five children, people would recoil in horror and say, how unfortunate. They would not say that Yates intentionally murdered the children because she had planned on driving to the school that day. She didn't want her children to die. In her own tortured, twisted mind, Yates thought that death was the only salvation for her children. She earnesdy believed that if she killed them, they would go to heaven. That is what Satan told her. Given the preponderance of evidence that Yates was psychotic, a serious danger to herself and obviously incapable of being a competent parent, the people who should be culpable in this tragedy are her husband and her doctors. They absolutely failed to acknowledge the depths of her disease and provided inadequate treatment for a miserably sick woman until it was too late.

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Who is really watcking you? Amy Whipple PR Manager I know I can always count on the good ol' USA to be the type of country to be this incredibly stupid. Because in addition to a double cheeseburger, large fries and a diet Coke, only in America will you find the government mailing out work Visas to terrorists. The whole country is in twisted underwear over opening mail and getting on an airplane, and here goes the whole system down the drain because someone isn't keeping track of who we let work in the country. Can you believe it? I sure can't This absolutely outrages me on a multitude of levels for a couple of reasons. The first being the damn airport security, which is out of date, so I won't complain anymore. The second reason, however, I have plenty to say about. The government is in the process of trying to install a $2-3 million surveillance system around the monuments in Washington, DC. This is the first time the pubhe areas will be under such careful watch. A closed-circuit television system will be installed to cover the Washington Monument and the Jefferson, Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vietnam Veterans and Korean War memorials. President Bush has requested money for vehicle barriers and lighting around some of the aforementioned memorials. Other people have also requested an increase in Park Police recruitment. Eventually, the goal is to cover other areas and landmarks outside of DC such as the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall, and Mount Rushmore. In the end, the total cost of the project will exceed $50 million. They have got to be kidding. This whole idea is absolutely ludicrous. I don't know how other people feel about this, but I grew up outside of Washington, DC, so I go downtown quite frequently. Surveillance cameras are the absolute Ust thing the govern-

ment should be spending money on, sans perhaps another McDonald's. This goes against the entire idea that is Washington, DC. Who is going to picnic on the Mall? Who is going to protest by the Reflecting Pool? Who is going to preach about Jesus during the Fourth of July celebrations? Who is going to do this knowing their every move is being watched? I know damn well George Washington would go ballistic if he ever found out the nation's capitol had more cameras than a maximum security penitentiary. We don't need this. Whoever does the damage is cither going to die in the act or get caught running away. The cameras are going to do something that can be done without. This isn't an issue about security; it's an issue about Big Brother. It's also the fact that a year ago, 1 laughed at the idea that people suggested we were being watched. All this money and we can't even keep track of a couple of work Visas. This has got to be a nightmare. It is one thing to have the paperwork get so messed up and backtracked that it gets sent to a person that has since died. But shouldn't someone notice that the people on the receiving end are not only dead, but responsible for the most horrendous act of terrorism on our nation? I'm just as tired of hearing about 9-11 as the next person, but this is out of hand. What outrages me even more is that, outside of the greater Metropolitan area, not many people know of this incident. Meanwhile, in DC, the topic has already become hackneyed. Our nation's capitol is turning into a horrendous episode of reality TV, and half the country isn't the wiser. I feel very 1960s when I ask you, the ever-intelligent college student, to stand up for what is right and protect your ability to enjoy a day downtown without having someone watch your every move. Government priorities are out of whack, and somebody's got to do something about it.

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March 28, 2002

Don t Be Blinded By Operation Candyman Kate MacDonald V-Wm MADISON, Wis. - Did you check your e-mail today? The FBI may have been reading over your shoulder. As part of a 14month nationwide crackdown on child pornography, the government has implemented an investigation (witch hunt) called "Operation Candyman." Undercover agents are perusing websites, Yahoo! message boards, and yes, even private emails in order to root out kiddicporn traffickers.

It's difficult to determine which is more frightening: the amount of offenders the FBI has uncovered, or the means they use to do it. According to Bureau records.

over 90 people in 20 states have been charged after being discovered on three electronic message groups maintained by Yahoo!. One of the e-groups, called "the candyman," had an estimated 7,000 members. There is no

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and medical and military personnel were among those discovered to be involved. The results of this operation sound all well and good, but don't be too quick to congratulate the FBI on their accomplish-

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intolerable practice. No one in their right mind will argue against the apprehension of those distributing and obtaining it. A number of people implicated by the investigation held positions professionally that involved interaction with children. Several Catholic priests, a guidance counselor, a foster care parent,

ment. Unless you are a naive subscriber to "the end justifies the means" ideology, it is dangerous to blindly accept this investigation as reasonable. The violation of civil liberties such as privacy and freedom of speech is not acceptable under any circumstance. Although the pursuit of perverts involved in

kiddie porn seems an almost reasonable cause to sacrifice these basic freedoms, it is a risky road to travel. If citizens apathetically accept this invasion of privacy, what is stopping the government from continuing this behavior in the name of crime prevention? Yahoo! was aware of the investigations and willingly complied with the FBI's more than 230 searches. Bruce Gebhardt, the executive assistant director for criminal investigations and cyber crime, commented on the tactics, saying, "I'd like to see one sweep a day. We want to keep the pressure up on all these people." When Internet users registered on the electronic message boards, the FBI used their e-mail

addresses to obtain their private addresses and names from Yahoo!. If undercover agents on the site felt they had due cause, they seized private computers and made arrests. Of course the government can enter your home, read your mail and listen to your telephone calls if they can provide a case of reasonable suspicion. But in this new, undefined period of Internet law, it appears that everyone is a suspect until proven innocent. The government must be expected to adhere to the same due process in cyberspace as in any aspect of human interaction. Civil liberties must be upheld on both sides of the computer screen.

liie Reserve Officers Training Corps Deserves Support Pavel Molchanov U-Wirt

DURHAM, N.C. - Sir William Butler, a 19th-century British general, once observed, "The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards." He was absolutely right then, and his words ring equally true today. It is deeply regrettable that American society' is on a path leading to precisely the kind of rigid separation between civilian culture and military culture that Butler warned about. Nowhere is this separation more evident than at campuses of our nation's elite universities, where Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs have been under attack for the last several decades. This trend began before the 1960s, but ii was the national outcry over the Vietnam War that brought it to its absurd conclusion. The conclusion, as it stands, is this: ROTC is banned, by policy and by practice, from half the Ivv League, including Harvard, Yale and Columbia universities, as well as Stanford I iuversity.

Although these schools cannot actually prevent their students from participating in ROTC, they have intentionally made it difficult and burdensome. At all these schools, cadets are banned from holding training sessions on campus -- without weapons of any sort ~ though this is nothing more than physical exercise. As a result, they have

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The point of all this is not to single out these particular institutions, though they arc among the worst examples. (There are some signs that perhaps the atmosphere there is improving, most notably the current Harvard president's statement that military service is "noble.") Rather, it is to demonstrate that a large number of public figures in our country see the armed policy and by f,rcis as an evil

practice, from ball tbe Ivy League to train at other area colleges, which at a minimum increases transportation expenses and wasted time spent in traffic. At some schools, even more extreme policies are in effect. Harvard, for example, does not allow military representatives on campus at all, whether for career fairs or general recruiting. It also refuses to offer funding to those students who choose to join R()TC, though this is a problem that was fortunately resolved by outside grants. It docs all this despite the fact that 900 alumni, including former Defense Secretary Caspai Weinberger, recently signed a petition calling for the return of K( )TC.

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one that should be swept under the rug as much as possible. Service members are increasingly marginalized and their commitment is belittled. Our country needs a greater level of mutual understanding between the civilian and military sectors. This is important for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is the military's sheer size, The Department of Defenseis the single largest employer in the nation, with millions on its payroll and many more working in defense-related industries. Its budget is over S350 billion. Whether or not you think this is too much, the fact remains that the military will continue to

make a substantial economic and social impact on the nation's life. A crucial feature of armed forces in a representative democracy is the separation between those who formulate defense policy and those who implement it. The former are civilians â€” elected or appointed -while the latter are in uniform. This separation should continue, but it cannot if our nation's civilian leadership lack the understanding of the military's purpose and needs, past and present. Oversight of the armed forces and strategic development of U.S. foreign policy require an appreciation of the realities of military life. Some have suggested return-

the armed forces and to present military service in a positive light. Increasing support, financial and otherwise, for college ROTC and its high school counterpart is a good first step. Congress needs to take vigorous measures against anti-ROTC policies on college campuses. It should enact more comprehensive legislation to ban federal funding for universities with such policies. No student should be penalized for wanting t" become icer. Prestigious academic institutions like to boast thai the) are educating future leaders of America. Most graduates will never personally participate in planning an overseas bombing campaign or working on submarine procurebut ...wbenever possible, the decision ment, they will always be to serve should be voluntary. affected by the armed services in indirect ing the draft as a means of incul- ways. cating military values into the Above all, the opportunity to general public. 1 firmly reject this live in a country that allows them notion. In wartime, conscription to fulfill their potential is ultiis sometimes inevitable, but mately protected by those who whenever possible, the decision make intelligent military decisions to serve should be voluntary. and those that conscientiously This career is certainly not for carry them out. One cannot be a everybody. There are other ways leader and refuse to acknowledge to restore the nation's respect for this fact.

News

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Entertainment Software and Its Effect on the Student Network Some of the IITS directors, together with the Student Government Association, are working on an "Awareness Campaign" to help students understand that the use of various music and video software programs such as Kazaa, Morpheus & Bcarshare, arc having an adverse impact on the college's network bandwidth. A presentation was given to the SGA on February 19, explaining the details of the situation. There was total silence in the room as Frank Moore, Executive Director of IITS, displayed a diagram noting the 50% increase in student network traffic from

April 2001 - September 2001. The presentation further explained that when examining the type of traffic occupying the bandwidth, 37.6% of total traffic was from port

cal processing. Further restrictions of this entertainment traffic ensued after various complaints from Library staff, patrons, and many

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tainment soft about their use oi the Internet ware. IITS Management, after evaluating network data and consulting Tim Pearson, Dean of Students, limited access to the ports in question. Short-term measures included limiting this access from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. so that the college could perform mission criti-

students unable to achieve their academic technology goals as a result of Internet latency. IITS's current plan includes restricting entertainment traffic until 12:00 midnight in support of the Library's business hours and based on continued complaints from students about

Diversity Days at Longwood Press Release

In addition, participants engaged in an evening of dialogue on stereotyping that cuts across all diverse cultures. Events still to come are:

The Common Thread III showcased two critical dialogues that explore and affirm the importance of communication to interculturalism and community building. Firstly, "Faces of America" "presented] American culture, its background, economics,

Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. (Hull 129) There will be a Campus Dialogue featuring Paul Gorski, Student Intercultural Learning

diversity, and the road to unification through the eyes of socalled Generation X." Secondly, Paul Gorski, Coordinator of the Student Intcrcultural Learning Center, University of Maryland College shared his experience facilitating Intergroup dialogues of students around class, ethnicity, and race.

Center, University of Maryland (Intergroup Dialogue) Sponsored by the Office of Leadership Programs, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and Office of Intercultural Affairs HampdenSydney College (by invitation only)

Friday, March 29 at 3:00 a.m. (Departs) Returns March 31 at 10:30 p.m. Diversity Bus Trip to New York City Departs. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the International Studies Hall ARAMARK provided a multicultural menu during the week. Monday - Spanish = Arroz Con Polio Tuesday - French = Assorted Crepes and French Onion Soup Wed - Asian = Beef and Broccoli, Wonton Soup Thurs - Indian = Curried Chicken Friday - German = Bratwurst and Sauerkraut

Labor Relations Specialist to Speak Chuck McWee, who has worked with labor unions for 30 years and currently is director of industrial relations for Delphi Delco Electronics, spoke Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Hiner 207 on "Living with I-abor Unions" as Executive-inResidencc in the School of Business and Economics. McWee, the brother of Dr. Wayne McWee, professor of business at Longwood, also is responsible for coordinating the human resource issues associated with the mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for all three divisions of Delphi

Automotive Systems, the largest automotive component supplier in the world. McWec's division has annual sales of $5.3 billion and 18,600 employees in 10 countries. He worked for 34 years for General Motors, which spun off its components plants into Delphi Automotive Systems in 1998. He began his career as an hourly employee on the assembly line in GM's Pontiac Division while an undergraduate at Oakland University, in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan.

After transferring to labor relations, he started GM's first plant in Spain and negotiated GM's first two labor agreements there, and was part of the bargaining teams for national negotiations with the United Auto Workers and International Union of Electrical Workers in 1984. The Yale, Mich., native is a magna cum laude graduate of Oakland University and has an M.A. degree from Cornell University in labor economics and collective bargaining. One of his two daughters works in labor relations for GM.

Internet latency after 10:00 p.m. IITS is also evaluating the best method for managing network traffic so that faculty, staff, and student bandwidth expectations are met. Suggestions were made by Mike Parrish, SGA Treasurer and RTA, who knows very well the effect that this entertainment has on the network. He explained how students could turn off sharing in these programs and to remember that even though the programs may appear to be closed, they arc still running if they appear on the task bar. When asked by the SGA Secretary, "What can we do to help you?" Frank Moore replied, "Students need to be judicious about their use of the Internet." I ITS is faced with a number of challenges as more advanced technologies arc being down-

loaded from the Internet that further occupy bandwidth. One example mentioned was a new version of AOL Instant Messenger that will allow transmission of video through IM. One of the options for consideration is the purchase of a network packet shaper that will allow network engineers to better manage various types of network traffic and allocate bandwidth accordingly; however, this equipment is estimated at approximately $22,000 and IITS budgets are very limited. Most other colleges and universities do not allow this type of entertainment software to be used at all. I.ongwood does not want to impose these restrictions on students; however, if students are not more judicious in their use of the Internet, this may be a consideration.

Student Employ ees Given Recognition longwood College will celebrate National Student Employment Week April 7-13. This first full week of April honors student employees and their employers. The theme chosen for this year is "Experience Today-Careers Tomorrow." The Work Experience Program gives student employees the opportunities to grow both professionally and personally. Working students and their employers arc citizen leaders and provide immeasurable contributions to their schools and to their communities. National StudcntEmployment Week provides a chance to focus on the importance and value of students who work, and the positive results of work experience. As part of this week's festivities, a "Student Employee of the Year" and a "Supervisor of the Year" will be selected. Supervisors are asked to nominate students from their areas who have demonstrated exceptional abilities and made special contributions to their departments for this academic year. In addition, student employ-

ees arc also encouraged to nominate their supervisors. Students or supervisors who have not received nomination forms should contact the Student Employment Office. The deadline for nominations is April 1. Winners will be announced at the Student Employee Appreciation Dinner on April 9. All work experience students and supervisors are invited to this dinner, which will be in the Dining Hall Annex beginning 5:15 p.m. Students will use their ID's to go through the food line; commuter students should contact the Student Employment Office to have their names placed on a guest list. The Career Center, along with the I-ongwood faculty and staff, wish to take this opportunity to show their appreciation to all those work experience students who have assisted them in performing thedaily activities of the college. All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to celebrate this week by showing the employees and each other how much they arc appreciated.

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NFL Stars Unveil Off-Campus Apartment Community: Longwood Villag< During the Student Housing I'air at Longwood College, Bostic Brother Development introduced I-ongwood Village, an offcampus apartment community. I-ongwood Village will be developed and constructed by Bostic Brothers Construction, based out of Greensboro, North Carolina. Bostic Brothers Construction, founded in 1991 by former Clcmson and NFL stars Joe and Jeff Bostic, has experienced tremendous growth and success over the past several years. Since 1997, with the addition

of Mel Morris (partner and President of the company), the company has focused on the construction of multi-family apartment buildings, and annual construction revenues have grown to the present level of over $150,000,000. I-ast year, the company constructed over 2,500 apartment units and was recognized as #10 out of the Top 50 Multi-family Builders in the United States. Bostic Brothers Construction brings a great deal of experience and financial stability to this new community.

I-ongwood Village, a 96-unit apartment community, is conveniently located on Clark Street, just off Highway 15, and approximately 2 miles south of the campus. Included in the first phase of this community will be several exciting amenities such as a 5,000 square foot clubhouse, fully equipped and state-of-theart computer and study center, swimming pool, cafe/grill, entertainment and game room, along with a designated car wash area. Phase two of this project will

offer a gymnasium/fitness center. Each apartment will have three bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom. They will have a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, garbage disposal, along with a washer and dryer. A $75 utility allowance will be included in the rent, as well as cable television and high-speed Internet access with a direct connection to Longwood College. The three bedroom apart-

ments will rent for $385 per bedroom. The grounds of I-ongwood Village will be landscaped, irrigated and professionally maintained. In addition, the property will be professionally managed by Pickering & Company. Pickering & Company is committed to provide exceptional service and has developed the reputation of providing consistent tenant satisfaction. For more information regarding the Longwood Village community, please call the marketing office at (877)583-1347.

MM burner., Longwood Alumna to Direct Career Center Mary Meade Saunders, a thirdgeneration Longwood alumna who directs the Career Development Center at Randolph-Macon Woman's College, will become the new director of the Career Center on July 1. Ms. Saunders will replace Niki Fallis, who is retiring at the end of the current academic year. Her mother, Jean Watkins Saunders of Emporia, also is a Longwood graduate (class of 1951), as was her late grandmother, Emma Webb Watkins (M4), and her aunt, Mary Watkins little ("45). She has been at R-MWC since July 2000. Before that, she worked at the College of William & Mary (associate director of the Office of Career Services), Virginia Commonwealth University

(assistant director of the University Career Center), the Braxton School of Business (job placement director/teacher) and Thalhimers department stores (in personnel), both also in Richmond, and the Stafford County Public Schools (teacher/chair of the business department). The Emporia native graduated from Longwood in 1978 with a B.S. in Business Education and has a Master of Education in counseling from VCU. She completed the NACE Management Leadership Institute for Career Services, in the University of Richmond's E. Claiborne Robins School of Business. She is currendy the vice president of the Longwood Alumni Board.

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Florida House Votes to Outlaw Human Clonging Diana Moskovitz UWirt

haps impossible to find cures from things ranging from Parkinson's disease to spinal cord injury," said Bill Allen, director of the UF College of Medicine program in ethics, law and medical professionalism. The proposal still faces the Senate before going to Gov. Jeb Bush for approval. Similar measures also are being considered in Washington. The majority of stem cell research at UF and other facilities would not be largely imped -

TALLAHASSEE -- Despite outcry from the medical community, the Florida House voted Tuesday to ban human cloning, which would restrict research on Parkinson's disease and spinal cord repair. In a 70-42 vote, the House passed its plan that would bring penalties of $1 million and a minimum sentencing of 10 years in jail if research was conducted. If all scientists The measure . oudaws the repro-

future research. "The problem is now we would not even be able to consider doing it," he said. One example of the ban's impact on science came from the House members themselves. Debate fell silent when Rep. l.oranne Ausley told the House members she had a miscarriage last week. The Tallahassee Democrat reported the only way she can hope to become pregnant again is with in vitro fertilization, which she

were ethical, we would fears the plan 1

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"Me and duction of cells by not have to vote on this bill today thousands of introducing materiother families als from one human cell into a across Florida may not be able to ed. developing egg cell. The impact would vary have families if this bill becomes One use of the technique between colleges because differlaw," Ausley said. therapeutic cloning â€” generates The recent proposal brought stem cells to produce tissues or ent research uses stem cells from different sources, not just back memories for Allen of preorgans for transplant back into embryos. vious attempts to ban cloning people. UF Biotechnology Program After creation of the sheep Members of the University of director Sheldon Schuster said Dolly, Florida lawmakers debated Florida's science community say banning DNA splitting, which although the university's projects the possible limitations could will not suffer much of an would have been a major sethold back research. impact now, no one knows if the back. "Inhibiting the research would undertakings will require similar While the attempt in the wake make it more difficult and per-

Rash of Bomb threats at UVA Leads to Policy Change Josh Goodman U-Wire CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Following a string of erroneous bomb threats on University of Virginia buildings, the administration has revised and clarified its policies for such situations. Five bomb threats have been made on University buildings over the past five weeks. University Police have made only one arrest in connection to the threats but are pursuing leads, University Police Sgt. Melissa Fielding said. Danielle Patricia Carr, an Observatory Hill Dining Hall employee, was arrested March 1 for allegedly submitting a written threat on the building Carr is not a suspect in any of the other investigations. The most significant policy change stemming from the threats is classes no longer will be canceled in the event of a bomb threat. Instead, professors have been instructed to announce an alter-

native meeting site at which to gather if regular classroom buildings are closed because of a threat. Once students and professors gather at the alternative site, a University official will inform the group which available classroom space they may use. The Provost's Office will be responsible for generating alternative classrooms for all classes, said Pat Lampkin, University vice president for student affairs. She announced the new policy in an e-mail to all students last Thursday. The first bomb threat occurred Feb. 12 on the Aquatic and Fitness Center. Subsequent threats were made against Cabell and Wilson Hall and Observatory Hill Dining Hall March 1. The threats against Cabell and Wilson were made in a single call while the threat against O-Hill arrived in the form of a written note. Threats most recendy were made against Cabell, Wilson and Rouss Halls March 7 and again

on Cabell and Wilson Halls March 8. The last two threats occurred immediately before Spring Break, a peak time for midterms. Police said it is possible a student or students perpetrated the threats. "It certainly is something we arc looking at," Fielding said of the possibility of student suspects. A false bomb threat is a class five felony, punishable by one to 10 "years in prison and possible fines. "We will prosecute on this one because of the cost to the institution," lampkin said. Evacuating a University building and conducting a bomb search costs the University Police an estimated $18,000, Fielding said. The cost of continuing investigations for the threats is even higher, she added. Both Fielding and Lampkin said despite the string of threats in which no bombs ever were discovered, future threats still will be taken seriously.

of Dolly failed, the legislation was just one example of people acting before they understand an issue, Allen said. "There is a general perception that when you cross a boundary you didn't know you could, they say you arc playing God and it should not be allowed," Allen said. Proponents of the measure say it was meant to prevent abuse, not hold back the majority of research. "If all scientists were ethical, we would not have to vote on this bill today," said Rep. Jim Kallinger, R-Winter Park.

But those in opposition waved letters from universities across the state saying the ban would hinder research in areas ranging from Alzheimer's disease to spinal cord research, including the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami. "A feel-good interpretation from the sponsor of the bill does not mean it will not hurt research," said Rep. Cindy Ixrner, D-Miami. "His reassurance does nothing to assure not just me but every research facility in this state."

Student Activity Fee to Increase The Board of Visitors have The last increase came before the 2000 academic year taking approved tuition and fee schedules for the 2003 academic year. the fee up $16. On average it will cost stuIn the past two years the numdents $620 ber of regmore to It will cost students $620 more istered and a t t e n d eligible to attend Longwood next year organizaLongwood next year as tions to a result of the state budgets cuts receive funding has skyrocketed to higher education. from around 70 to 110 currendy. This 57% increase puts an The General Assembly removed the tuition freeze that enormous strain on organizahas been in place since 1997 in an tions that receive funding effort to alleviate budget deficits because they essentially have to do more with less financing after at Virginia's colleges and univerthe wealth has been spread sities. In an unprecedented increase, around all the organizations. the Board approved raising the This increase not only comStudent Activity Fee from $136 pensates for inflation, but also to $161 a year, a $25 increase, in gives some breathing room to an effort to maintain the quality allow these organizations to conevents and programs that student tinue quality programs and organizations provide. events for a few years to come.

Passover Seder to be Held at Longwood Katrina Stevens Cues! Writer On April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Annex Room in the Dining Hall, The Jewish Student Organization (JSO) will host a Passover Seder. A Passover Seder is a celebration of life and faithfulness throughout the generations. Passover is the most widely observed Jewish holiday. Everyone is welcomed to share Passover. For more information regarding the history of Passover see

Exodus 13:8-15. The menu includes traditional cultural foods as well as a buffet dinner. The meal will be counted as a regular meal on the meal plan. The planners of this event ask that you to please RSVP via e-mail by March 28 at: jsolwc@ yahoo.com. Please include your name, social security number, and your phone number. The Jewish Student Organization wishes to thank Aramark and Multicultural Affairs for their continual help and support.

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Reality Based Sliows on TLC are a Hit witli College Students Colleen Sullivan UWirt UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The newest fad to hit college campuses is a different kind of reality television. Rather than putting people in bizarre circumstances and competing for money, Banyan Productions has decided to stick with real-life situations that are more common occurences. "Trading Spaces" (a show where neighbors redecorate rooms in each other's houses with the help of a designer, $1,000 and only 48 hours), "A Wedding Story," "A Makeover Story," and "A Daring Story" are some of the reality-based programming produced by Banyan Productions and aired on The learning Channel. While these programs target a huge audience ranging from 18 to 49 years old, the shows arc exceptionally popular among college students. Jeanne McHale-Waitc, chief operating officer of Banyan Productions said even though it's hard for a rating service to measure how many college students are watching these shows, the producers know college students are making up an enormous chunk of the overall audience. "The college audience is an interesting audience because it's not measurable, but we know you're there," McHale-Waite said. The shows, according to McHale-Waite, are popular with college students for a number of reasons. "These shows are real life experience-based and are not really set up in any way," she said. "It's not like the 'Blind Date' syndicated program which is obviously produced." These shows are more documentary-based, she said. "We try to be a fly on the wall and capture what's really happening," McHale-Waite added. Banyan Productions uses very small camera crews in order to help those being filmed forget the camera is there. They also hire personable producers who are more like friends and help make the television experience more comfortable, she said. "The people really are close to forgetting the camera is there,"

McHale-Waite said. "There's some wacky stuff you see then and it is real and amazing." People, especially college students, feel they can connect to the people who are on a blind date, having a room in their house redecorated or getting married on television. "They look like your roommate because they are your roommate," McHale-Waitc said. And that's just one of the reasons why Ashley Fritts (sophomore-accounting and international business) watches these programs. "They're really entertaining," Fciltt said. "It's real life right

there and it is people like you that you're watching." She watches "A Dating Story" and "Trading Spaces" most frequendy and prefers them to other reality-based shows like "Survivor" that are centered around a competition for money. "In terms of real-life stuff these are more real," Fritts said. Josh Brosious (junior-management system and information sciences) said these shows, especially "Trading Spaces," arc addictive. "Once I turn it on I can't turn it off," Brosious said. "I have to sec what their reactions are [to their redecorated rooms]." He said he thinks college stu-

dents turn it on once and then get hooked. "It's on when students get back from class so they watch it and then they get addicted," he said. While Banyan Productions predicted their show "A Wedding Story" would take off from the start, they weren't as sure with "Trading Spaces." "It was a bit of a surprise," McHale-Waitc said. "If I said we knew fTrading Spaces] would be a hit it would be a stretch." But the show based on a British television series is popular with a huge audience including many college students.

"I like to watch it to get inexpensive ideas for my own room," Fritts said. Both Fritts and Brosious said they would jump at the chance to be on one of these reality-based shows. Banyan Productions gets tons people who are interested in being on a show. They judge by people's stories that are sent to them and choose the ones that are unique, McHale-Waite said. "It's also important to find people who are very likable, down to earth and well spoken," she added.

Jars of Clay Headlines The Eleventh Hour Tour Nashville, Tenn., February 13Mulri-Platinum, multi-GRAMMY and Dove Award winning band Jars of Clay launches its 50+city The Eleventh Hour Tour March 14 in Nashville. The tour will be the band's first major headline tour in over a year and follows the upcoming March 5 release of its highly anticipated, critically acclaimed recording, The Eleventh Hour. In addition to playing the hits that have helped sell more than 5 million albums, Jars of Clay will perform songs from the new album, its first new project in nearly two-and-a-half years. Unveiling brand new staging and its first multi-media presentation, the tour will also feature special guest artists Jennifer Knapp and Shaun Groves. With tickets in select markets going on sale in one week, The Eleventh Hour Tour will traverse the nation into 29 states. The tour entourage will perform in such major markets as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and many others. The complete tour itinerary can be found at www.jarsofclay.com, www.essentialrecords.com. "Other than in a festival setting, there are not many tours in this genre of music that offer such high profile artists: Jars of Clay being multi-platinum selling, Jennifer Knapp being Gold-selling and heading toward Platinum and Shaun Groves being one of the hottest new acts," noted John Huie, Creative Artists Agency.

Jars of Clay, coming to Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA on Saturday, April 13th. "With all three artists touring new albums, and with radio being as strong as it is for the artists, we expect this to be one of the top tours this season." Following its long hiatus from the touring circuit, during which band members crafted The Eleventh Hour and reacquainted themselves with family and friends, the band is anxious to. again share new music live with its loyal and significant fan base. "When we were writing and recording The Eleventh Hour, there was a resurgence of familiar passion felt by everyone," says Jars of Clay member Dan Haseltine. "It was a spirit we had not felt since writing the songs for our first record, and we hope that spirit translates in our live performance." Having produced their double-Platinum breakthrough and self-titled debut recording in 1995 that spawned the mega-hit "Flood," Jars of Clay returns to their roots with The Eleventh

to tell if we accomplished our goal." "For a while it seemed like rock 'n' roll had become a passionless wasteland," adds Haseltine. "Even before the September 11 attacks, it also seemed like songwriters were gaining back their strength, stirring people to think and feel and grow and act. For people taking up searching again, we've taken up writing songs for them again." Already receiving considerable radio airplay, the first radio single from The Eleventh Hour, "I Need You," has become the band's 14th No. 1 hit, topping the Pop radio charts (R & R/The CCM Update). This week the song also jumps to No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart The song will also be part of the first Jars of Clay pay-perview concert set to broadcast Sunday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m. EST Entitled Jars of Clay - The Eleventh Hour Concert, the exclusive two-hour special will be a ONE NIGHT ONLY SM series pay-per-view event. Viewers ordering the special will be treated to a preview of The Eleventh Hour recording and its supporting tour. The full production, live concert event was recorded in Nashville at the Gaylord Entertainment Center Annex January 16 with encore performances on pay-perview available for at least 30-days following its March 3 debut Reaching 45 million households on pay-per-view services throughout North America, the special

Hour. Band members wrote, produced, conceptualized, designed, directed and filmed for the project, as well as built their own recording studio in Nashville, Sputnik Studios, to record the album. The recording also features the mixing talents of Jack Joseph Puig (Black Crowes, Green Day, No Doubt, Barbra Streisand). The resulting project is a collection of emotionally charged anthems centered around the concept of human longing. On The Eleventh Hour, Jars of Clay connects itself to the passion, conviction, sorrow and joy that permeate the human condition of faith and faithlessness. "We wrote this record to inspire people to dig deeper into their soul," says Jars of Clay member Charlie Lowell. "We want people to feel the depth, height and width of love and longing through this collection of songs. Only our fans will be able Sec JARS p. 15

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Dr. Joel Peckham and his wife, Susan Atefat Peckham, are currently visiting Longwood as writers in residence. They are here courtesy of Dr. Craig Challender, who invited them as part of the longwood College Authors Series. Both of these talented authors also teach and will be visiting several English classes during their stay

here. Dr. Peckham's first book of poetry Nightwalking was published in 2001 by Pecan Grove Press, and he is co founder of an online journal Millwood Review. Susan Peckham won a National Poetry Scries Open Competition with her book, That Kind of Sleep and it is now available through Coffee House Press. In her poetry reading on March 20, Susan moved the audience with poems about life in

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Iran, her family, and how as a visitor to New York she was told to use the World Trade Center as a landmark if she got lost. Her final reading involved a story about her strong willed mother and a policeman enforcing traffic regulations. Her mother lost. If you would like to get in touch with either writer while they arc here contact Dr. Challender in the English Department, Trailer 1. Dr. Peckham will be in Wygal Auditorium Thursday March 28 as part of the Authors Series. His poetry steers more towards self and nature, with family as an additional theme. If you missed Susan Atefat Peckham on the 20th, you should definitely mark your calendar and attend Joel Peckham's reading on the 28th. A reception will follow and there will be an opportunity to purchase his book and to speak with the Dr. Peckham personally. Forget Friends for one night it is a repeat and they will be back next season. Meeting this writer is an opportunity that may present itself only once.

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) Lawn gnomes are on the rise again. It's like Night of the Living Dead in short concrete form, only worse. Lock your windows; secure your roof; grab the condoms. Lawn gnomes have diseases too. Leo (July 23-August 22) Your ego is bigger than Uma Thurman's boobs at the Oscars this year. That red carpet is all in your head so get to class. On another note, you could use a fashion update, the Frodo Baggins look may be the reason you are commonly ignored at bars in much the same way Lord of the Rings was ignored for Best Picture. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Unleash your inner space cadet. Libra (September 23-October 22) If you play with your hair one more time, little fairies are going to come shave your head in the middle of the night. That guy in nistory thinks you're hot, but he won't if you're bald. Also, try a breath mint, and then he might actually ask you out. Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Bellybutton crud is not a sign of good health. Perhaps it is a sign of deeper distress. The cure? Farmfest 2002, coming to a 4/20 near you. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Venus has you extra vocal this month. Remember cinderblock is not soundproof. Too many cocktails will prompt you to spill a sex fantasy. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Take it slow with a nice guy you meet around the 30th. Yes, this applies to you fine men out there, too. All-nighters aren't always a bad thing. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Well there you go; you've got it made. Forget your friendly nature when someone wants your tent. Give them your box instead. Pisces (February 19-March 20) With spring coming, now's the time to try a Brazilian wax. Just don't forget to cover up at the tanning bed, or the blisters from the burn might be mistaken for something else.

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Taking Center Stage...

"jphe 7/Hn&icnt /[ mmcftn ^brcmt George Lanum Staff Advisor

For every person who has ever slaved over a hot stove in a greasy kitchen of some back hole restaurant, the dream of surviving solely on that one passion is the fuel that moves you from one day to the next. Unfortunately, the smell of burning flesh as you charbroil your hand brings that daydream crashing back into realty. That is unless you are Tray Epps, a man who has successfully made a living out of his passions. If there is still such a thing as the American dream. Tray is living it. Currcndy a member of the Plan B All-Stars and weekly entertainment at Charley's Wednesday night Italian buffet. Tray makes his livelihood from music. He knows nothing of the 9-5 lifestyle that imprisons the majority of Americans, as Tray has never held a "real" job.

"How long have I been playing?" askled Tray with a laugh. "I can't remember when I wasn't playing with a guitar." Pausing, "it may not have had all its strings on it, but I was still playing with it," said Tray. When it comes to audience, Tray is a crowd pleascr. While all the songs he plays, he enjoys, his show is mostly by audience request. "If I don't like it, I'm not going to play it," says Tray, "I play for myself, but I try to bring it to you [the audience)." One for capturing energy from the audience, the shows varies completely week to week. Part of the magic behind his performance and his draw is in his voice. When I speak of voice, I'm not talking about air passing over the vocal cords. For a performer, voice is the means by which the artist communicates. For Tray, his voice consists of his guitar, a harmonica, and his vocal cords. Often, Tray uses the guitar to

form a combination of rhythm and melody, while the harp fills in the lead, creating an interpretation of the song that is completely unique. As a solo artist, there is simply no way he could actually cover the tunes he plays, he, as all artist should, has to interrupt the song and present it to the audience. While his show consists mainly of other people's music, he punctuates his set with some of the most ear catching originals that I've ever heard. My originals prove that a song can be about anything. Judging titles like "My Baby's a Rocket Scientist" and "Cooking with Fat," a good song can truly be about anything. One of the reasons he plays is because there is music that needs to be heard. Tray remarked with a chuckle, "first, it beats working." Pausing to think a second, he continues, "The music is in me and it feels good to let it out. "I just get up there and close

my eyes and get into my happy place, and what comes out is so harmonious, "concluded Tray. Having seen so many performers who try to fake it, Tray Epps is honestly a person who is completely content in what he does. For him, it isn't work. He is one spirit that is divinely inspire , jrQy ÂŁppS performs acoustic music free of touched by the charge every Wednesday night at Charley's. muse to make music for you and me. Wednesday at Charley beginning For the money-did I mention at 7pm and running until 10pm. that the weekly Wednesday show So instead of sitting around and is free-this is the best show in watching reruns of "blah," come townl He plays acoustic every out of enjoy some live music.

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Blade II soundtrack appeals more to techno and rap lovers Stacey Evans J'-Win

VI'I.ANTA - Can rap and techno coexist!' Not simply as one sampling bits of the other, but as an all-out fusion of genres? I imagine someone was sitting in an office somewhere, thinking, "what can we do to make the music for Blade II stand out?" What will give that edge? "Hey, let's try something new (sort of) --combine some of today's best known rap names with the hottest techno musicians. It's a brilliant concept, it will be hot!" Well they were almost right. The concept is good, but the outcome ends up at just above lukewarm, considering the whole album that is. Like the rock-rap fusion that was all the rage a year ago, sever-

al of the tracks on the "Blade" soundtrack are absolutely brilliant while others just don't mix well. Perhaps it's the rappers chosen; most seemed to be chosen based on having a name that's floated around the top of the pop charts recendy. The list reads like a tape compilationer's dream: on the rap side we have Eve, Mos Def, Ice Cube, the Roots, Cypress Hill, Busta Rhymes, Silkk the Shocker, Redman, Bubba Sparxxx (don't ask me), Mystikal, Fabolous and JadaKiss, Trina and Rah Digga. The techno side is even better: Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack, Paul Oakenfold, BT, Rom Size, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Crystal Method and Moby. Many songs are previously released techno tracks with the rapper voicing over, rather than a true collaboration between the two.

Because of this, some of the artists' voices don't seem to lit exactly with the "vibe" of the music. This is most evident on the Redman/Gorillaz "Gorilla/ on My Mind," which is just a remix of the Gorillaz's (who I wouldn't say are exactly techno to begin with) "19-2000" with an annoying-sounding Redman flowing to his own beat. The track is still enjoyable however, because the Gorillaz's music is just so damn catchy. While no track on the album is by any means horrible, you can't help but feel let down that several of the tracks don't live up to the potential of a new genre that proves to work remarkably well for more than half the album. Despite this, the album's pace and thumping beats keeps it moving nicely from track to

track, which suggests the techno music aspects ot" the album are much stronger than its rap counterparts. The album begins with the "Blade" theme, which is a perfect (pener to set the mood for the album; it has a frenetic energetic and somewhat aggressive sound. The theme thumps and races as any thriller theme song should, complete with theatrical sounds. The pairing of Eve and Fatboy Slim seems promising; he's known for hot tracks and you could imagine her voice bouncing over, blending through a dance track. And it almost works, except for the hook, which just cannot be ignored. It has to be one of the worst hooks ever, and doesn't fit into the genre nor with the rest of the lyrics. The powerful performance of

Mos Def and Massive Attack s "I Against I" is easilv the best on the album. Mos Defs ability to adapt his voice to any form, and Massive Attack's ability to make haunting, soulful dance beats makes for a daunting song. It does what only great songs can do, makes you "feel" the music and have the uncontrollable urge to bob your head and bark out lyrics with right along with Mos. Also notable is the Cypress Hill/Roni Size collaboration. The Roots and B'Ts winding "Tao of the Machine" and, surprisingly, Mystikal/Moby's forceful "Gettin' Aggressive." The album is a must-have for fans of techno and rap alike; even if you end up skipping a few tracks along the way, the album has a powerful thump to it will no doubt be bumping in car stereos and on dance floors.

March 28, 2002

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room Meg Wooldridge Entertainment/Opinions Editor

A mixture of drama, intrigue, murder and love can be found in Todd Field's film In the Bedroom. Although it may sound like your typical movie, it is not Not only does it defy the traditional scenes of a movie, numerous underlying plots are found within the main one and even though the film is a little on the peculiar side, the characters are unusually deep. The acting, in my opinion, wasn't exactly superb but all in all, I enjoyed the film. The movie stars Sissy Spacek ("Coal Miner's Daughter") and Tom Wilkinson ("The Full Monty") as Matt and Ruth Fowler, a down-to-earth New England couple living by the nearby pier with their college-age son Frank (Nick Stahl, "The ManWithout a Face"). The film opens by xeroing in on the relationship between Frank and Natalie, a sweet, but somewhat flighty young woman with two small boys. Natalie, who is played by Marisa Tomei ("My Cousin Vinny"), is still involved with her estranged husband, Richard, who continues to interrupt her life, as well as those of her young sons. It seems Ruth doesn't want Frank to be involved with Natalie to begin with and lectures him and her husband that Frank should focus on school. But as Richard proves he is not going to leave Natalie alone, like when he arrives at his son's birthday party given by the Fowlers, Ruth begins to question her son's safety. Her son is a good influence on Natalie's boys, but Ruth becomes especially concerned when Frank comes back from Natalie's house with a black eye. While Ruth lectures Frank on the situation, Matt wants the decision in the relationship to come from Frank, not Ruth. Therefore, there is a lot of tension between Frank

and Ruth, Ruth and Matt, and the Fowlers and Natalie. The tension only increases when Frank, in trying to protect Natalie and her boys, is killed by the estranged husband. The movie then takes a powerful spin as the incidents of running into their son's killer and the painstaking attempts to get him convicted in court take over their lives, as well as their marriage. Ruth begins to draw inward and becomes unsocial, while Matt must continue to work his medical practice and to return questions, comments and concerns from friends and the media. Before long the two partake in an extremely violent argument, raging at each other with insults, secrets, and comments that each later regrets. It is now obvious to both of them that something must be done to relieve themselves of the stress of their son's death, but the revenge plan that they plot is only relieved towards the end of the movie. I enjoyed the movie. However, I didn't think it was worth all the hype it was given, nor the Oscar nominations to Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson and Marisa Tomci. It was no doubt a powerful movie, but I didn't believe that their performances were award winning. The movie is unusual, however, in the fact that some scenes are extremely short and numerous, which tended to make the movie seem longer. Also, there were unusual camera angles, unusual film cuts and significant scenery, as it was filmed in New England. In short, it was a powerful and moving film and worthy to be watched. But do not expect it to coincide along with your Saturday night movie picks and popcorn pajama party. In the Bedroom is a deep and moving film that wont leave you happy, but will definitely leave you wondering and analyzing, which to me can sometimes be better than a happy ending.

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While in an airport bookstore, a book by Gilda Radner caught my eye and I couldn't resist buying it. Radner died when I was sixyears-old and I have only seen her work on syndicated reruns. Her delightful Saturday Night Live characters, my favorite being Rosanne Rosannadanna, still bring laughter to all of those who watch the Not Ready for Prime Time Players. It's Always Something, which also happens to be a catch phrase that Radner made popular when SNL first started in 1976, is actually about "the most unfunny thing in the world"-cancer. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 1986, Radner retraces her almost-threcyear-journcy with the disease. It's hard to imagine the brightly-lit face of Radner overshadowed by a bitter battle She delves into the

most painful of details and the most loving of stories. She tells of how just a few years earlier she had convinced Gene Wilder (think Mr. Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) to marry her, and then how he supports her completely throughout the rest of her life. Radner's scintillating prose is a true testament to her amazing spirit. She pulls the reader right into the battle with her; every hospital stay, every doctor visit, every sleepless night is a shared encounter. So together with Radner, I experienced the letdown of a miscarriage, trips to F'rancc, meetings with the Wcllness Community and the pain of misdiagnoscs. On more than one occasion, I kept trying to convince myself she doesn't really have to die in the end. Her spirit is indomitable; her courage to never stop facing the truth is remarkable; her strength is heroic, even when she has very

little left. There is no real way to explain the literary merit of this kind of work. I could babble about juxtaposition and sentence types and diction, but that's not what's relevant. What,' relevant is Radner's ability to give her best, and last, performance ever. She is an incomparable entertainer, even all these years after her death, even in the form of a book. Toward the end of the book, Radner says, "I had wanted to wrap this book up in a neat little package. 1 wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned the hard way that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end." What is most unfortunate is that she is right. While Radner walks away from the story with a healthy diagnosis in //} Always Something, I know that in only a few months, she will be dead. She didn't win after all.

What Happened to Ozzvj ? Amy Whitfield UWire

MALTA, 111. - Television reality shows just reached new heights (or depths) with MTV's new show "The Osbournes," another spin-off of voyeuristic entertainment starring none other than the legendary Ozzy Osbourne and family. Believe me, I'm not an avid fan of "Survivor" or any other reality-based television show, but there is something intriguing about this concept: sticking Ozzy (once frontman of the dark 70s band Black Sabbath) his wife and 2 of his 3 kids in a posh mansion with cameras rolling 24-7. First of all, many viewers will be surprised to know that the father of heavy metal is actually a father himself. After all, this is the guy who used to bite off the heads of bats in his live shows. He is the ultimate prototype for Marilyn Manson wannabes, and his albums probably have been burned at more church bonfires than those of any other rock 'n' roll band in history. But one

glimpse at this new show reveals that his "satanic" antics arc events of the past, and like those of many artists, it was just an act. So far, in only two episodes, MTV has succeeded in turning a musical icon into a mumbling Âť fool. Our glimpses of Ozzy are few and far between, but when we do sec him, he is usually sacked out in front of the television, cursing at the computerized remote control or hobbling around after the pets or his kids, "interjecting a bleepcd-out fword every three seconds. Poor Ozzy. Without his make-up on, he looks like any ordinary middle-aged man - potbelly and all. So far, the only time wc see him in his trademark black gothic apparel is when the cameras follow him to his performance on Jay Leno's late night show. For those who think Ozzy isn't father material, you're right. The majority of the show is consumed by his hideously mannered teen-agers, who create enough drama for the entire program. The best description would be spoiled brats with mul-

tiple piercings and unruly hair just the kind of offspnng one would expect from Ozzy. Hut one just can't help laughing when Mrs. Osbourne tells her barely 16-ycar-old daughter to be home by 2:30 a.m., or when Ozzy instructs his Pugsley-ish son to use a condom if he's going to have sex. The other comic relief comes with the pets - roughly 10 of them -- running around the house in fits of destruction, much like his kids. Mrs. Osbourne, also Ozzy's manager, can't seem to manage her pets as well as her husband's career so she brings in a pet therapist to help train the dogs to stop defecating in the house Ozzy quips, "Wc don't need a @#$%! pet therapist. We just need someone to get their @#S%! @#$! up at 7 a.m. to let the @#$%! dogs out." Of course, he delegates this duty to someone other than himself. Well, the bleep sounds do get annoying after a while, but this is funny stuff. The sheer amazement that Ozzy would agree to do a show like this is motive enough to watch it.

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Jurek Martin, Former Journalist, to Speak on Campus Washington, and in London as foreign editor. For his coverage of Japan, where he lived in 1982

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Jurek Martin, former foreign editor of The Financial Times, will speak Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Wygal Auditorium on "Europe: America's friend, foe, or both?" Martin, a British native who retired from The Financial Times in 1997 after a 30-year career and now is a Washington, QC.-bascd writer, will be a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow on campus during the week of April 1-5. He covered financial and political affairs on three continents for the British-based publication. "The subject which most interests me and certainly exercises an awful lot of people on both sides of the Atlantic these days is the state of relations between the United States and Europe since September 11," he said. "They have gone from indifferent to the sublime to the seriously fractious all in the space of under six months." He served as bureau chief in Tokyo, New York and

from 1986, he won two consecutive British press awards, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. In Japan, he got to know the couple who are now the Emperor and Empress, then Crown Prince and Princess. "I played a fair bit of tennis with them, and my wife remains the first Western woman to have danced in public with

him," he said. Martin first came to the United States in 1963, to accept a teaching job in California, after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in modern history. "I am one of the few graduates of the university in the 1960s who does not claim to have been an intimate friend of Bill Clinton," he joked. Martin fell in love with baseball. "I landed in Sacramento airport to see Sandy Koufax pitching on TV and was immediately baptized into a new sporting religion," he said. Later he moved to San Francisco and then to Squaw Valley, where he tended bar, sold

encyclopedias, and wrote freelance articles before going to work for The Financial Times, at its foreign desk in I-ondon, in 1966. As bureau chief in New York, he covered the 1972 presidentialelection. "George McGovern burned a hole in my raincoat with his cigar just before the New Hampshire primary," he said. As foreign editor from 1986 to

1992, he ran the largest foreign staff in British journalism and contributed as much as 40 percent of the paper's daily output, writing mostly foreign affairs columns and editorials. Martin, who lives in Washington, contributes regularly to The Financial Times and writes for a wide range of other publications, including The Economist and Newsweek.

Sororities Honored in Library Display Founding Sororities Recognized tor Unique History Brooke Burt Guest Writer In honor of Women's History Month, senior Rebecca Allen of Sigma Sigma Sigma and the Longwood College Women's Studies program has launched a month long exhibit dedicated to the history of Longwood's National Panhellenic Conference sororities. The main emphasis of the exhibit is dedicated to the four sororities that were founded at

Longwood: Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Zeta Tau Alpha. The history of Longwood's sororities is unique, not only because of the founding chapters, but also because Longwood is the only school left who's sorority members still wear the infamous jumpers. The display will be presented through the beginning of April in Longwood's library. Call X2633 for more information.

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GRE Format to Change for Graduate Students U-Wirt With larger than normal numbers of students returning to graduate school because of the weak economy, potential graduate students now have something new to worry about. For the first time in the history of the GRE, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) plans a major change in the content of the graduate school admissions test. Beginning in October 2002, the multiple choice questions evaluating analytical ability will be replaced with two essay tasks. Because of this change. The Princeton Review, a leading provider of test preparation and college and graduate school admissions information, advises graduate school applicants to consider

Students with limited English proficiency may also be affected by the change in content because it will be harder for them to demonstrate their analytical ability in a writing assessment than in multiple choice questions. According to ETS, their administrators decided to change the content of the test because they feel essay tasks will be more accurate in testing skills needed for graduate school performance. The other sections of the test, measuring quantitative ability and verbal ability, will remain the same. Like any transition, the change in the GRE may cause confusion at first. Since scores are good for five years, graduate school admission offices will be faced with the

...they feel essaij tasks will he more the test accumte in testing skills needed would best for graduate school performance. re fleet their abilities and schedule their GRE to reflect that decision. "For a short time this fall, graduate school applicants will have the rare opportunity of choosing how they will be tested. Everyone who intends to apply this year or next should find out more about the change to the GRE, and take the version of the exam that emphasizes his particular strengths," commented Jaime Bederman, Princeton Review's Marketing Director for Graduate School Programs. The greatest impact may be on students in the sciences, particularly engineering, mathematics, psychology, and physics, because these programs have historically put the greatest emphasis on the analytical section.

daunting task of comparing scores from the old version of the test to scores from the new version. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York City, The Princeton Review offers classroom and online test preparation courses, private tutoring, and operates educational Web sites. The company's free Web site, hup:/1 www. PrincelonKeview. com enables students to research, select, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for their higher education, while its Embark management tools streamline the university admissions and recruiting processes. For More Information, contact: Harriet Brand, (212) 874-8282 Ext. 1091, harrietb@review.com

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JARS cont'd p. 8 America, the special will be featured on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, EchoStar, TVN, Cablevision and Canada. Touring with Jars of Clay are two accomplished and highly sought after talents. RIAA Certified gold-selling singersongwriter Jennifer Knapp has sold over a million copies of her first two label releases, 1997's Kansas and 2000's Lay It Down. In the fall of 2001, GoTee recording artist Knapp returned with her most stirring collection of songs yet for her third label release, The Way I Am, which has become the label's fastest selling project ever. The Los Angeles Times calls

PAGE 15 Jennifer Knapp "a rising star," Adult Contemporary (AC) Peoplt Magazine describes her as Christian radio charts and held "an uncommonly literate son- that position for four consecutive writer" and Billboard proclaims weeks. that "Knapp proves herself to be The song became the only No. the cream that rises to the top." 1 from a new artist for the year on New Rockctown Records' the exclusive chart artist Shaun Groves joins the tour Nashville-based Essential following the July 2001 release of Records was founded in 1992 and his Monroe Jones-produced specializes in providing relevant debut. Invitation to Eavesdrop, pop, alternative and modern an album which editors at CCM music. Magazine, Baptist Press and In addition to Jars of Clay, the ChristianityToday.com placed on label's artist roster includes Third their lists of the year's best releas- Day, FFH, Caedmon's Call and es. True Vibe. BarnesandNoble.com also Essential Records, and its affilicalled Groves "a bright young tal- ated label, Watershed Records, are ent." Remarkably for a brand new distributed through Provident artist, the very first radio single Music Distribution and through from Groves, "Welcome Home," partnerships with parent company went all the way to No. 1 on the Zomba Music Group.

Guerrilla Girls Push Women's Issues into the Spotlight Adricnnc Bell ( -ant

MADISON". Wis. - Calling themselves "The Conscience of the Art World," the Guerrilla Girls spoke Tuesday night to a capacity crowd at the Wisconsin Union Theater about sexual and racial discriminanon as part of the Distinguished Ix-crurc Scries. The Guerrilla Girls are a group of female artists and art professionals who wear gorilla masks in public to protect their true identities. They take on the identities of dead artists and call themselves "female counterparts to male heroes such as Superman, Batman and the Lone Ranger." "It's great to see women that can combine humor with social activism," said University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman Lilian Sloan, who attended the program. The two Guerrilla Girls who appeared used the identities of

Gertrude Stein, a writer and activist, and Edmonia Lewis, an African-American sculptor. "We wear masks because we do not want lo focus on ourselves, we want to focus on the issues," Stein said. The goal of the group is to make people aware of businesses and organizations that aren't representative of women and people of color, they said. "We all understand the system," I.cwis said. "If you are in a situation that is predominately white males, that's the way you'll do your business." The duo presented posters the group makes to expose discrimination in areas of art, theater and music. "I think they arc important to the art world and I am glad I attended," UVC'-Madison graduate student Greg Novak said. "I do think their art is better than what they have to say about the art."

The Guerrilla Girls added they examine their own group in terms ol discrimination. "We've made a rule thai halt of the group is either of color or lesbian and half of the group is heterosexual white women," Stein said. Students attending the event had mixed feelings. Some said they felt the group had a positive message. "I loved the aggressive voice of the group," UW-Madison graduate student Lilian Adcr said. "(Feminism] was never discussed in the classroom and no one ever told me about what it means to be a woman in society." Other students said they thought the group's message was unfair. "I have no patience for issues presented in a one-sided manner," UW-Madison graduate student Ben Sachs said.

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Longwood Lacrosse Remains Undefeated; Ranked #2

March 28, 2002

Baseball Takes 1 of 3 Games Over the Weekend Greg Prouty Sports lnformatin Director

Melissa Kristofak Sports Information Intern

Longwood, ranked #2 in the IWLCA National Poll, remained unbeaten last week , defeating #1 West Chester (Pa.) 12-10 March 24 and #5 Millersville (Pa.) 18-8 March 22, along with Division III opponent Randolph-Macon 17-4 March 19. LC is now 9-0 overall and scheduled to return to action April 6-7 as the Lancers travel to Pennsylvania to take on #3 Gannon (Pa.) and Shippensburg (Pa.) - both matches to be played at Shippensburg. Against West Chester, the two teams were tied at 2-2 before Longwood went on a 6-1 scoring spree to enter the intermission with an 8-3 lead. The Lancers extended their lead in the second ,half to 11-4 before the Rams •posted six goals over the final 17:11 to narrow the final margin. Longwood freshman standout Emily Bikowski/Fox Run tallied four goals and one assist to lead the Lancers to their ninth-straight victory. She was aided in scoring by sophomores Carlee Ullery/Charlottesville (3g, la) and Kristy Taylor/Lorton (2g), senior Kris Dcnson/ Fredericksburg (lg, la), along

with juniors Jen Hilbert/ other Lancers scored including, Annandale (lg) and Tia Taylor (2g, 3a), Cohen (2g, 2a), A. Richardson/Ellicott City, Md. Graham (2g), Hadrys (2g), fresh(lg). Sophomore keeper Stacey man Sophie Dress/EUicott City, Schmidt/Berlin, N.J. - aided by a ' Md. (2g), Ullery (lg, 2a), Denson tenacious Lancer defense - (lg) senior Ann Harmon/Burke recorded a career-high 22 saves (lg), along with freshman Shawn for Longwood to secure the Slotke/Baltimore, Md. (lg). home win. Schmidt had six saves for LC. Against Millersville, Through nine games, Taylor Longwood entered the break continues to lead the Lancers with a sizeable 10-4 lead and offensively with her 22 goals outscored the "Ville 8-4 in the (2.44 gpg) and 15 assists for a second half en route to another team-high 37 points. Taylor is folvictory. Denson paced the lowed by Denson (18g, 12a, 30p), 1-ancers with five goals, while Ullery (22g, 17a, 29p), Hadrys nine others aided the scoring (19g, 9a, 28p), Cohen (12g, 10a, effort including, Taylor (3g, 2a), 22p), Bikowski (17g, 5a, 22p), senior Beth Hadrys/Vandalia, Hilbert (12g, 3a, 15p), A. Graham Ohio (2g, 4a), freshman Marisa (6g, 4a, lOp), Dress (4g, la, 5p), Cohen/Mineral (2g), graduate Harmon (lg, 3a, 4p), Slotke (3g, student Andi Graham/ la, 4p), Kibler (3g, 3p), Reisterstown, Md. (lg, la), Ullery Richardson (2g, la, 3p), Worrell (lg, la), Hilbert (lg), Richardson (2g, 2p), along with freshman (lg), junior Lyndsey Worrell/ Theresa Naumann/Baltimore. Virginia Beach (lg), along with Md. (lg, lp). freshman Leanne Kibler/Oakton In the goal, Schmidt has posted 91 saves for a .611 save per(lg)Schmidt recorded 15 saves for centage and a 6.44 goals against LC. average. Against Macon, Bikowski Following the Pennsylvania scored three goals to lead the weekend, Longwood will return Lancers to a commanding win at home to host # 6 Limestone Lancer Field. In addition to (S.C.) April 13 beginning at 3 p.m. Bikowski's game-high effort, nine at Lancer Field.

he Lacrosse team is one of the top teams in the nation and was recognized on ESPN.

Ixjngwood won one of three CVAC games played March 2324 at Anderson (S.C), defeating the Trojans 8-5 March 23 in the second game of a doubleheadcr while falling 6-5 in 12 innings during the' first game and 18-4 March 24 in the scries finale. A scheduled game with Elizabeth City State (N.C.) March 21 was postponed due to the weather and re-scheduled for Apnl 8 at 2 p.m. in Farmvillc. The Lancers are now 12-8 overall, 7-5 in the CVAC, and were scheduled to play again March 26 - hosting Saint Paul's for a non-conference doubleheader at Lancer Stadium. At Anderson — in the victory, Longwood scored three runs in the final (7th) inning to break a 5-5 tie and secure the triumph. Freshman Eric Shirley/Hampton led the attack with a 3-4 effort at the plate and three RBI, including a solo home run in the 4th inning. Others with multi-hit games were junior Jeremy Knicely/Elkton (3-3, RBI), freshmen Brett Mooney/ Virginia Beach (2-4, RBI) and Guillermo Gonzalez/Hampton (2-4, 2 RBI), and junior Adrian Watkins/Woodbridge (2-4). Junior Tripp Metzgcr/ Mechanicsville (2-1) earned the pitching win with 4.0 innings of relief, scattering four hits and two earned runs with two strikeouts. Freshman Darin Knicely/Elkton (1) earned his first collegiate save with the final shutout inning in relief, allowing one hit with a strikeout. In the series opener, LC led 53 going into the bottom of the 9th inning before the hosts rallied with two runs to force extra innings. Anderson scored the game-winning run in the 12th inning on a two-out, basesloaded walk. Junior LaRon Wilson/ Mechanicsville (2-5) and Shirley (2-6, RBI) each had two hits for the Lancers. Junior Jason Hunsecker/Yorktown (32) took the mound loss with the final 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits and the one unearned run with two strikeouts. Junior Patrick Richardson/Richmond had pitched the first 9.0 innings,

scattering 12 hits and five earned runs with four strikeouts. In the scries finale, the Lancers fell behind 10-0 after three innings and never recovered. Wilson (2-5, HR 2 RBI) hit a solo home run in the 9th inning for LC. Others with multi-hit games were Gonzalez (2-2), Watkins (2-5, 2B, RBI), and sophomore Louis Shackelford/ Newport News (2-5, RBI). Darin Kniccly (2-2) took the pitching loss with the first 4.0 innings, allowing nine hits and eight earned runs with four strikeouts. Through 20 games, Longwood is led offensively by Watkins who is hitting .455 with five home runs, one triple, 11 doubles, and 22 RBI - all team-bests except for homers - for an outstanding .818 slugging percentage. Watkins is followed by Wilson (.353, 6-HR, 5-2B, 21 RBI), Shirley (.333, 3HR, 6-2B, 17 RBI), Jeremy Knicely (.323, 4-HR, 21 walks, 11 RBI), Mooney (.305, 1-3B, 6-2B, 12 RBI), sophomore Brian Medley/Halifax (.303, 1-HR, 42B, 14 RBI), Shackelford (.297, 1HR, 2-2B, 11 RBI), sophomore Josh Hcrrman/Mechanicsville (.286, 2-HR, 1-3B, 3-2B, 12 RBI), and freshman Robert Gillis/Nova Scotia, Canada (.260, 1-HR, 4-2B, 6 RBI). On the mound, Richardson is leading the way with his 2-1 record, including a 3.79 ERA through 38.0 innings with 23 strikeouts. Richardson is followed by Hunsecker (3-2, 2 saves, 3.94 ERA, 32.0 IP, 20 K), and Darin Knicely (2-2, 1 save, 7.96 ERA, 26.0 IP, 17 K). Other pitchers include Gillis (1-0, 2 saves, 3.18 ERA, 11.1 IP, 5 K), Metzger (2-1, 5.65 ERA, 14.1 IP, 9 K), freshman Morgan Suthard/Warsaw (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 2 K), Gonzalez (1-1, 6.55 ERA, 11.0 IP, 5 K), along with freshmen Ben Robertson/Altavista (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 10.2 IP, 6 K) and Ryan Whitney/Yorktown (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 5.1 IP, 3 K). Following the twinbill with Saint Paul's, Longwood will travel to North Carolina for a threegame CVAC series at Belmont Abbey March 27-28 before returning home to Lancer Stadium to host Harrwick (N.Y.) March 30 — a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m..

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Longwood SoltLall Struggles Against CVAC Melissa Kristofak Sports Information Intern

Longwood went 3-6 this past week, including a sweep of a CVAC doubleheader at Pfeiffer (N.C.) (9-0, 8-5) March 19, while splitting another conference doubleheader at St. Andrews (N.C.) (3-0, 3-7) March 20. LC finished the week with five losses at the Kennesaw State (Ga.) Owl Classic March 23-24, falling to nationallyranked #3 Kennesaw State (0-4, 0-1), North Florida (0-5), Columbus State (Ga.) (0-1), along with #6 Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) (0-7). Ix>ngwood is now 14-10 overall and was scheduled to host league opponent Ilrskine (S.C.) March 26, before taking-on conference rival andl5th-ranked Cokcr (S.C.) March 27 at 1 p.m. both doubleheaders at Lancer Field. At Pfeiffer, in the opener, Longwood freshman standout Jennifer Steele/Manassas Park (51) hurled a no-hitter, including seven strikeouts in five short

innings to lead the Lancers to the shutout. Steele also went 2-3 at the plate with two runs, a double, and 2 RBI, while juniors Tiffany Wheeler/Fredericksburg and Shelby Ray/Chesterfield each went 2-3 with a run and a RBI, respectively. In the nightcap, Longwood fell behind early, before junior Angie Burnette/ Durham, N.C. hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth to spark the lancers to the road triumph. Burnette finished the outing 2-3 at the plate with a run, a walk, and 2 RBI. Other top hitters included Steele, who went 24 with two runs, a walk, and a RBI and Ray, who went 1-2 with two runs, a double, two walks, and 2 RBI. Junior Jennifer Potts/Purcellville (6-2) earned the mound win with two strikeouts and only seven hits allowed. At St. Andrews (N.C), in the first game, Longwood posted two runs in the 2nd inning and one more in the 3rd inning to secure the road win. Top hitters included Ray, who went 3-3 with a double an a RBI, junior Andi

Papadopoulos/Colonial Heights, who went 2-3 with one run and a triple, and Wheeler, who went 13 with one run and a double. Steele (6-1) claimed the mound win after hurling a completegame and scattering only five hits. In the second game, Longwood came up short despite taking an early 2-0 lead after the 1st inning. The Lancers were by Papadopoulos, who went 2-4 with one run. Other top hitters included Steele, who went 2-4 with a RBI and senior Jaime Donivan/Fort Lee, who went 23. Freshman Holly Miller/ Newport News (2-2) took the pitching loss after yielding seven hits and two earned runs. At the KSU Owl Classic on Saturday in the opener, the host school scored four runs in the 5th inning to shutout the visiting Lancers. LC was led by Papadopoulos (3-4) and Burnette (1-3). Steele (6-2) took the pitching loss after scattering six hits and four runs. Against North Florida, Longwood was led Potts (2-3),

Steele (1-3), and Burnette (1-3), while Potts (6-3) took the mound loss after allowing seven hits and five runs. Against Columbus State, the Cougars recorded the game's only run in the 1st inning to seal the victory. LC was led Wheeler (3-3) and Donivan (1-3, sacrifice). Steele (6-3) received the pitching loss for LC after allowing four hits and one run. At the KSU Owl Classic on Sunday, Kennesaw allowed only one Longwood hit, while driving in the game's lone run in the 5th inning. Longwood was led by Donivan, who went 1-3 at the plate. Potts (6-4) was charged with the mound loss after giving up three hits and one run. Against Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.), Longwood was held to just one hit, while the Pirates recorded seven runs off nine hits. Potts recorded the lone-hit for Longwood, going 1-2 at the plate with one walk. Steele (6-4) took the pitching loss, scattering nine hits. Through 24 games, Papadopoulos leads the Lancers

offensively with her .397 batting average, including nine runs, a triple and 8 RBI. She is followed by Steele (.333, 2-HR, 6-2B, 17 RBI), Burnette (.333, 3-HR, 2B, 15 RBI), Ray (.328, 2-HR, 3-2B, 16 RBI), Potts (.328, 7-2B, 10 RBI), Wheeler (.314,3-2B, 8 RBI), Camden (.260, 4-2B, 5 RBI), and Donivan (.236, 2B, 4 RBI). Other hitters include, Miller (.357, 2 RBI), senior Jodi WolffCoussoulos/Marshall (.282, 4-2B, 2 RBI), freshman Kris Simms/Amelia (.250. 2 RBI), sophomore Heather Williams/ Brookneal (.132, 2B, 2 RBI), along with senior Colleen Cooney/ Fredericksburg (.091, 2 RBI). On the mound, Steele leads LC with her 6-4 record including a 1.78 ERA through 59.0 innings with 50 strikeouts. Steele is followed by Potts (6-4, 1.96 ERA, 53.2 IP, 16 K) and Miller (2-2, 1.26,44.1 IP.36K). Following the Coker contests, longwood will remain home to host Mountain State (W.Va.) Friday, March 29, at 3 p.m. at Lancer Field.

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March 28, 2002

Final Four Coverage Kansas big men Collison and

Tennessee Women Earn

Gooden lead Ja\j hawks past

Bertk in Final Four

Oregon, into Filial Four By Peter Hockaday U-WRE

Sunday's game was supposed to be a track meet, and Kansas won it with the high jump. Top-seeded Kansas toppled No. 2 seed Oregon 104-86 in front of 16,310 fans at the Kohl Center to advance to the Final Four and end the Ducks' season. The Jayhawks outrebounded the Ducks 63-34 in the contest. For the Oregon players, the shock of the season's end was enormous. "I'm disappointed that this team is over," Oregon point guard I.uke Ridnour said as he fought tears in the locker room following the game. "I'm going to miss being around them." The Ducks, who said they had long held a goal of going to the Final Four in Adanta, fell one win short of the program's secondever trip to the NCAA Tournament's final weekend. Hut the Oregon players ended the season with a hint of the exciting play that defined the team for much of the 2001-02 campaign. The Ducks were led by senior Freddie Jones, who had only four points in Oregon's Sweet 16 win over Texas, but posted 32 against Kansas to lead the Ducks. Many of Jones' points came in fastbreak plays that wowed the partially-neutral crowd. Jones led a 15-4 Duck run in the first half that got Oregon back into the game after Kansas

had led 36-26. But Kansas answered with a 62 run to take a 48-42 halftime lead. The end of the first half "was a big turning point for this team, because it let me know that we were a little ragged," Oregon head coach Frnie Kent said. In the second half, Kansas used its big rebounding advantage to put distance between the two teams. Oregon used small runs to get within four points and five points on separate occasions â€” the latter coming with 8:05 left but Kansas never let the momentum completely shift to the Ducks' side of the floor. "We were going to do everything we needed to do to win, but Kansas never quit either," Ridnour said. Oregon couldn't sustain its energy from that second run, and with 8:06 left, the Ducks went on a four-minute drought. The 10-0 Kansas run ended any thoughts of an Oregon upset. The final result was that the Ducks, which had never trailed by more than 13 points at any time in any game this season, lost by 21. Oregon's largest margin of loss before Sunday's game was nine points, to Southern California in the Pac-10 Conference Tournament. "We're not satisfied with how far we came because we wanted to get to the F'inal Four and compete for the whole thing," Jones said. The Ducks were simply outmatched for most of Sunday's

game. Kansas big men Nick Collison, who led the Jayhawks with 25 points and also had 15 rebounds, and Drew Gooden, who scored 18 points and grabbed 20 boards, killed Oregon on the glass and driving to the hoop. "They were relcndess today on the boards," Kent said. "They've got two NBA prospects in the paint." Twenty-six of the Jayhawks' 63 rebounds came on the offensive end, where Kansas converted for 31 second-chance points. Oregon had only 12 second-chance points. "They're a very good ball club all around," Ridnour said. For Kansas coach Roy Williams, the significance of the win was enormous. Williams has failed to win a national championship in 14 seasons at Kansas, despite having NCAA Tournament teams in all but one of those years, and despite being a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in eight of those trips. "I do expect more out of this team," Williams said. "At the same time, no coach can be any more satisfied with his team than I am with the group I have right now." Kansas will play Maryland in the Final Four on Saturday, and Ridnour, who made the AllMidwest Regional team along with Jones, said he won't hesitate to turn on the television. "I'm definitely going to watch it," Ridnour said. "That's motivation for next year."

Mark Pawlak U-WIRE

Round three and a familiar spot n the Final Four goes to Tennessee. The second-seeded Lady Vols downed top-seeded Vanderbilt 68-63 Monday in the Midwest Regional Final at Hilton loliseum in front of a crowd of 8,206. By claiming the third meeting of the season between these Southeastern Conference rivals, Tennessee (29-4) advances to play Connecticut (37-0) Friday in the national semifinals in San Antonio. A trip to the Final Four is a journey that the Lady Vols have taken before. This is the 13th rime Tennessee has qualified for the Final Four since the tournanent started in 1982. "It's really exciting, especially coming in my first year," said Lady Vol freshman Brittany |ackson about reaching the Final Four. "I really had a good feeling ibout this team. I knew if we worked hard we could do it." But it was not easy, the Lady Vols lad to withstand a late charge by the Commodores (30-7) and a stellar performance by Chantelle Anderson. Vanderbilt trailed by as many is 15 in the second half, but was Âťble to cut away at the lead to get jvithin 57-55 with 5:29 left Then, Michelle Snow took over hitting two shots in the lane to push the lead to 61-55. The Commodores got to within three points with 1:20 left at 6360, and Snow answered again ivith a bucket to put Tennessee jp 65-60. "I think Snow made some big shots. We were behind her. We

shouldn't have been behind her, we should have been in front her," Vanderbilt head coach Jim Foster said. "She has a nice touch and she had a rhythm." Anderson led Vanderbilt with 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds to earn Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region. The Lady Vols took a 34-25 lead into halftime. Tennessee took the lead for good after a Tasha Butts basket gave them an 8-6 advantage. The Lady Vols lead increased from there reaching as high as a 13point advantage at 34-21. Gwen Jackson led Tennessee with 10 first-half points. An aggressive Lady Vol defense made four steals and forced Vanderbilt into 10 firsthalf turnovers, allowing Tennessee to hold a 13-0 advantage in points off turnovers. "Tonight we won the Tennessee old-fashioned way with great defense the entire game," Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt said. Gwen Jackson led the Lady Vols with 18 points and the freshman Jackson added 10, all coming in the second half. "I'm extremely excited for our basketball team. I told them they have been a special group to coach. They have been a lot of fun," Summitt said. "We have a lot of youth and our upperclassmen brought them along, which allowed us to come together." Earlier in the season, the teams split a pair of games with each winning on its home court. Vanderbilt won 76-59, Feb. 2 in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee was victorious Feb. 16 in Knoxville, Tenn., 75-68.

March 28, 2002

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Maryland Advances to Final Four Michael Mutnasky U-MRE

UConn tied the game at 79-79 when Robertson scored. Baxter No one wanted it to end. The 12- went right back to work, scoring game winning streak, the inside and giving Maryland an 81advancement through the NCAA 79 lead. The Huskies had a chance to Tournament bracket, the traveltie the game with a minute and a ing, the team camaraderie, and half left, but a Brown foul line the media attention; everything jumper rimmed out. Baxter hit a was going right for the UConn pair of free throws 20 seconds Huskies over the past month and later and Maryland took an 83-79 a half. Then they ran into the lead. "Lonny Baxter is a load," Maryland Terrapins. Calhoun said. "He is such an effiIn a game fit for any Final cient player down low, one of the Four, the Terrapins were just too most efficient we've ever played." much for the Huskies, winning The Huskies responded to the 90-82 and capturing the East Region Championship while Baxter free throws with one of advancing to the Final Four. their own by Okafor and cut the They'll be in Adanta next week- lead to 83-80. Following a Maryland timeout end with Kansas, Okalahoma and with 34 seconds remaining, the Indiana to determine the 2002 Huskies needed one more stop NCAA Men's Basketball on defense. Steve Blake took the Championship. In front of 29,252 at the inbounds pass and worked the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY on clock down. With 25 seconds left, he drilled Sunday, sophomore Caron Budcr a three-pointer over Tony played arguably the best game of Robertson that was the final daghis career. He scored 32 points, ger in the Huskies season, h was 26 in the second half, carrying his Blake's only three-point attempt team just like he had all season of the night. long. "It was a fumbled sort of play But in the end Maryland's with the shot clock running experience, coupled with the outdown. It won them the basketball standing play of seniors Juan game," Calhoun said. Dixon (27 points) and the East The Huskies played as well as Region's Most Valuable Player they had all year, but it was not I/>nny Baxter (29 points, nine rebounds) were just too much for enough to knock off the No. 1 seed in the East Region. Both the I luskics to overcome. "I told my kids that I could not teams fought hard for a chance to be more proud of them," said go to the F'inal Four and in the UConn head coach Jim Calhoun. end the better team on Sunday "They gave me the gift of a spe- night advanced. Baxter and Dixon combined cial season. The thing that I am going to hate is waking up tomor- for 57 points, but it was the timrow and not having to get ready ing of their scores that really were crucial. Any time the Huskies for practice. Sometimes a coach docs not tried to pull away, one of the two feel that way at the end of a sea- seniors made a big play to keep it close. son, but I definitely do." It was arguably the best game For much of the game it looked of the tournament to date. as though the Huskies would be "It was a fight," said Maryland practicing for one more week. With 6:15 remaining in and the head coach Gary Williams. "I've Terrapins leading 72-71, Emcka seen a lot of games to get to the Okafor came up with a big Final I'bur and I can't believe blocked shot. The Huskies took there's been a more competitive advantage when Butler scored one than this between two teams that wanted to go the Final Four." and took a 73-72 lead. Coming out of halftime, it Taliek Brown scored 50 seconds later and the Huskies led 75- would take an effort by UConn to 72. The two teams traded free make it competitive. Trailing by throws and the Huskies led 77-74 seven and in danger of falling out when Dixon calmly knocked in a of the game, it was once again 3-pointer that tied the game with Buder who stepped up for the Huskies. 3:41 to play.

He opened the half with a three-pointer to make it 44-40. Two minutes later he hit another three-pointer to make to 49-45. His third three of the half capped off an 11-4 UConn run and gave his team a 54-53 lead. In seven minutes, he helped erase a seven-point deficit and had his team right back in the game. "He took the game over in the second half," Calhoun said. "He was the best player on the floor." The sophomore said after the game that he'd wait on a decision about returning for his junior year or declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft. "I'm gonna talk to coach," Butler said. "It's been a successful season and 1 don't want to push any buttons right now so I'm gonna let everything calm down and I'll talk to him eventually." The first half showed just how even the two teams were. Both traded hoops for most of the first frame as each team fried to take an early lead. There were eight ties over the first 20 minutes. A Butler to Johnnie Selvie ally-oop pass and score gave UConn a 2220 lead 10 minutes into the contest. The Huskies tried to quicken the pace of the game, but the Maryland press negated any real running the Huskies wanted to do. Instead, the Terps got the physical, half court game they have played so well all year. With 6:30 remaining in the first frame and the Huskies leading 29-26, Okafor picked up his second foul. He was forced to sit out until halftime. Butler joined him less than two minutes later when he picked up his second foul. The Terrapins took advantage of the situation. Baxter went right at the Huskies, | scoring five straight points and giving his team a 41-37 lead. The UConn offense went stagnant without Butler, scoring only three points over the final three minutes of the half. Tony Robertson's four free throws were all the Huskies could muster. A Tahj Holden desperation three-pointer was nothing but net as the first half buzzer sounded, and the Terrapins extended their lead to 44-37.

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Iowa State s Sanderson wraps up perfect career at NCAAs Zac Reicks U-MRE Seven minutes. That was all the time required for Cael Sanderson to rewrite 74 years of history at the Division 1 NCAA Wrestling Championships and become the first collegiate wresder to complete his career both undefeated (159-0) and with four straight national titles. The top-ranked 197-pound Iowa State senior defeated second-ranked Jon Trenge from Ix'high with a convincing 12-4 major decision that brought the sellout crowd of more than 13,000 to their feet for a 10minute standing ovation. Entering the arena floor, Sanderson cleared the red curtain standing between himself and NCAA history and trotted to the center of the mat like he had 158 times before. If that wasn't enough pressure, a win was needed by Sanderson in order for Iowa State to vault past Oklahoma and claim second place in the team standings. Sanderson responded with a typical dominating performance as he turned a first period single leg into a double leg takedown, and then put Trenge on his back to take an early 5-0 lead, one which he would never relinquish. Sanderson went through the entire tournament without being taken down. The only time he gave up points was when he was letting opponents up just to take them down again. Throughout the entire tournament, Sanderson dealt with the constant media pressure. â€˘ He dealt with it as usual, shying away from the attention to focus on wrestling to his best ability. "That's what I was fighting, the fear that I wouldn't perform up to my capability," Sanderson said. "One hundred and however many matches is a lot of matches to be ready for." Sanderson got himself ready for 159 matches by working harder and preparing better than anyone else in the country. He is the only wresder to be named Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA Tournament four years in row. Adding that to a list of achievements that few wresders

can even dream about, Sanderson's accomplishments have attracted attention from coaches, fans, and eclebnties as well. Darrell Staley was a member of the 1959 1SU wrestling squad and is proud of the fact that Sanderson represents the Cyclones in such a dignified manner. "1 think Cael is a fantasuc individual and fantastic wrestler. 1 le is a fine gentleman with high morals and I don't think you could find a nicer individual," Staley said. "He is going to be one of the best wrestlers to ever step on the mat." Oklahoma State's Pat Smith was the only other collegiate wrestler to win four NCAA championships, and as far as Staley is concerned, "he (Smith) doesn't hold a candlestick to Sanderson." ISU head coach Bobby Douglas witnessed each of Smith's four championships and realized just how much more Sanderson's accomplishment meant to wrestling. "I think this is a defining moment in wrestling," Douglas said. "I don't really think we truly realize what this accomplishment means. He is a great champion and great ambassador to the sport of wrestling." It a sport that has been looking for a candidate for Gable to pass the torch to, and Sanderson came along just in time and will carry wrcsding into the 21st century. "Its big for both ISU and wrestling. You couldn't have a better ambassador," ISU assistant coach Chris Bono said. "We need to get him out there promoting our sport." Rarely showing emotion, fans sometimes think that he is too stoic, too serious about his sport. All that changed as he ascended the stairs to the raised mat and prepared for the start of his final match. "I can't really describe my emu tions. The finals - walking out there it was hard. I looked up at the ISU fans and almost started crying. So 1 looked away and just kind of tried to keep things in perspective." ."It seems like no matter what you do he is never flustered," Cerminara said. "In my opinion, he is the perfect wresder." One would have to agree.

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