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LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE “It’s the best feeling in the world” BY ANDREI BERMAN AND brilliant halves of basketball, guard Sean Wallis was lost Troy Ruths dominating the fi ve seasons. played spectacularly off the JOHANN QUA HIANSEN culminating in an emphatic for the season with a broken paint, and sophomore Aar- Ruths fi nished the contest bench for the Bears, fi nishing SPORTS STAFF 90-68 victory over defending leg, ended the season in style, on Thompson getting to the with an MVP-like state line with 12 points, including two national champion Amherst donning championship hats basket with ease, Hope was of 30 points on 11-15 shoot- crucial three-pointers. Sixty minutes of perfec- College to give the gritty and T-shirts and ceremoni- forced to foul. ing and eight of nine from “Throughout this whole tion separated the Washing- Bears the 2007-2008 national ally cutting down nets on Three Hope starters fouled the line. Thompson tallied all tournament run, we had a lot ton University men’s basket- title. the sport’s grandest stage as out, and Wash. U. capitalized. 15 of his points in the second of key players step up, wheth- ball team from the rest of the “It’s the best feeling in the hundreds of students, fami- The squad’s performance half, including a memorable er it’s [Thompson], Danny or pack in Salem, Va. this week- world,” said freshman Caleb lies and supporters looked from the line was equally im- stretch of 11 straight at the Tyler or me,” said Ruths. end. Knepper. “I can’t describe it.” on, cheering wildly. pressive. midway point. This allowed the Bears to The second-half effort Wash. U. had shown fl ash- The Red and Green hit 18 “I got the fi rst one in, and Wash. U. 90, Amherst 68 bring home the University’s against Hope and the bril- es of brilliance all season, but of 20 from the free throw after that, it kind of just fi rst-ever national champion- liant performance against nothing compared to what line in the second half, leav- steamrolled,” said Thomp- Wash. U. dominated the ship in a men’s sport. Amherst less than 24 hours they pulled off this weekend. ing no doubt about the fi nal son. Amherst Lord Jeffs from the After trailing top-ranked later will forever go down in In the second frame against margin of victory and moving Junior Tyler Nading tal- opening tip to the fi nal buzz- Hope College 33-32 at the the lore of Washington Uni- Hope, Wash. U. torched the onto the championship game lied 15 points on fi ve of seven er, never trailing the defend- end of the fi rst half in Fri- versity athletics. The team, Flying Dutchmen for an al- with much-needed confi dence shooting despite battling foul ing champions. day night’s national semifi - which many pollsters had most surreal 57 points. against an imposing Amherst trouble all afternoon and be- The Bears played with a nal, Wash. U. put together a written off four months ago With National Player of the club, which boasted four ing limited to 21 minutes of string of three consecutive when All-American point Year and Final Four MVP trips to Salem over the past action. Senior Danny O’Boyle See BASKETBALL, page 8 Three groups vie for block funding in SU elections

BY BEN SALES The Sexual Assault and for money to improve athlet- proving equipment in cam- ing the initiative. “The school take actions on campus is- NEWS EDITOR Rape Anonymous Hotline ic facilities on campus. pus weight rooms. stresses a healthy lifestyle, sues that they consider im- Seeking greater flexibility (S.A.R.A.H.) and the Wash- The SU initiative is one of “It seemed ironic that so what’s more appropriate portant. in their programming abili- ington University campus the first block funding ap- Wash. U. was nickel and than eliminating the cardio “If this gets voted up, this ties or the ability to provide chapter of Habitat for Hu- peals presented on behalf dime-ing us to use a weight fee and helping all students will show that not only can better services to the student manity are each applying for of a large student project facility that wasn’t necessar- to use the cardio?” Student Union make an im- body, three groups are ap- more programming funds instead of a specific student ily up to par with [those of] Goldstein says, however, pact, but that students can pealing for block funding in for their respective groups, group. If passed, the funds fellow institutions,” said ju- that the most important as- be proactive in changing the Student Union elections and a group of Student Union would go toward eliminating nior Matt Goldstein, the SU pect of the initiative is that on March 26 and 27. (SU) senators are appealing the cardio fee of $45 and im- senator who has been lead- it will encourage students to See BLOCK FUNDING, page 3

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Copyright 2008 BY ELIZA ADELSON program, graduate program with Jim McLeod, dean of occurred, according to Milli- The faculty facet of the CONTRIBUTING REPORTER and night school, the plan Arts & Sciences, on retreats gan. plan focuses on bringing the Editor in Chief: Erin Fults focuses on improving gradu- throughout the year. “The last strategic plan number of tenured faculty Executive Editor: David Brody The College of Arts & Sci- ate education, undergradu- For student input, the plan was a great success, Uni- from 375 to 425. With this Managing Editors: Shweta Murthi, Mal- lory Wilder ences presented a report on ate opportunities, leadership was brought before the Arts versity wide. On the under- change the University hopes Senior News Editor: Sam Guzik its 10-year strategic plan to and service and faculty. & Sciences Undergraduate graduate side, this is where it will make itself more com- Senior Forum Editor: Nathan Everly the Board of Trustees as part Most input from the plan Council; the president of the we saw a huge explosion in petitive with its peer institu- Senior Cadenza Editor: Brian Stitt of Chancellor Mark Wrigh- came from the Arts & Sci- Student Council was present the number of applications tions. Senior Scene Editor: Meghan Luecke ton’s “Plan for Excellence.” ences National Council, the at the meetings of the Na- to the school and the ability Among peer institutions, Senior Sports Editor: Trisha Wolf The plan, announced by Academic Planning Commit- tional Council. to be more competitive, and Northwestern University has Senior Photo Editor: David Hartstein Wrighton in 2006, is a 10- tee, the chairs and directors Some students feel as the quality of students has 395 tenured professors and Senior Graphics Editor: Rachel Harris year strategic initiative in- of the University and other though the curriculum is the skyrocketed,” said Milligan. Johns Hopkins University News Editors: Perry Stein, Ben Sales, volving every school at the members of the faculty. biggest area of concern for “We’d like to turn more atten- has 269 tenured professors. Puneet Kollipara News Manager: Teddy White University. The national council is the University. tion and focus to the gradu- In terms of campus life, Forum Editors: Altin Sila, Jill Strominger, Each of the seven schools mostly composed of alum- “If I could change the ate program the way we did the University’s main goal is Christian Sherden, Dennis Sweeney is formulating a strategic ni that act as advisors to curriculum, I would try and last time—some things in- to “create a unified college,” Cadenza Editors: Elizabeth Ochoa, David plan with the help of faculty deans. make the required core cur- volve building endowment, including a more developed Kaminsky, Cecilia Razak, Michelle Stein and alumni. “The national council has riculum a little more human- but also being able to recruit liberal arts core. Scene Editors: Lana Goldsmith, Kate In addition to this pro- the scope of graduates, and ities based,” said freshman the best students for gradu- “I wish I could have had a Gallagher gram, a separate infrastruc- they can really provide a big- Allison Block. “I would also ate degrees.” say in the development of the Sports Editors: Johann Qua Hiansen, Un- ture initiative will take place ger picture view,” said Shel- rearrange the cluster system The implementation of the curriculum,” said freshman aiz Kabani, Josh Goldman and focus on improving cam- ley Milligan, assistant dean because I think it’s tedious. Plan for Excellence does not Megan Goldsmith. “I would Photo Editors: Lucy Moore, Lionel Sobe- hart, Jenny Shao pus spaces like dorms and of Arts & Sciences. I feel like it’s so constricting include drastic changes to want to participate more in Online Editor: Scott Bressler classrooms. The academic planning like in its rules that it negates the curriculum but instead the form of surveys, meet- Design Chief: Anna Dinndorf In Arts & Sciences, which committee is made up of 10 its purpose.” focuses on an overall review ings and other things like Design Editors: Dennis Sweeney, Zoe includes an undergraduate faculty members who work In 1995, a similar overhaul of the academics in general. that.” Scharf, Brittany Meyer Copy Chief: Brian Krigsher Copy Editors: Danny Bravman, Steve Hardy, Meredith Plumley, Rachel Noccioli Designers: Jamie Reed, Kate Ehrlich, Kim Yeh, Susan Hall, Liz Klein, Niki Dankner, Alyssa Anzalone-Newman, Sophia Agapo- News analysis: As primaries va, Evan Freedman, Chris Maury, Courtney LeGates, Mia Feitel, Joe Rigodanzo General Manager: Andrew O’Dell continue, interest wanes Advertising Manager: Sara Judd BY MICHELLE STEIN This year, the primary opportunity did not come Copyright 2008 Washington University Student cycle just keeps going as nei- about like she hoped. 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No longer do stu- For some students, there Meanwhile, it seems to Student Life is a publication of WUSMI and does dents overhear political con- is just no point in paying at- students that the primaries not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the versations as they wait in line tention anymore. are going on without really views of the Washington University administration, at Bear’s Den, nor do they “I was relatively interested causing anything to change. faculty or students. All Student Life articles, photos and graphics are the property of WUSMI and may get trapped by the political in the race,” said sophomore “I have been paying atten- not be reproduced or published without the express groups tabling as they walk Natacha Lam. “I did some re- tion but I don’t feel it’s as nec- written consent of the General Manager. Pictures through Mallinckrodt. search on the candidates on essary since I have a Republi- and graphics printed in Student Life are available This raises the question: my own and watched the ac- can view and my candidate is for purchase; e-mail [email protected] for more Have primary politics disap- tual Super Tuesday on TV.” pretty much picked already,” information. Student Life reserves the right to edit peared from Washington Uni- After Super Tuesday, how- said sophomore Kelly Roche- all submissions for style, grammar, length and MCT accuracy. The intent of submissions will not be al- versity? ever, Lam, like many others, leau. “All of the name calling tered. Student Life reserves the right not to publish Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton takes the stage with Sen. Barack Obama Several months ago, stu- just lost interest. between Hillary and Obama all submissions. before the start of the Democratic Presidential Debate at Cleveland State dents were gathering at “There’s nothing I can do I just don’t really pay atten- If you’d like to place an ad, please contact the Ad- University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. This year’s race for the Democratic Democratic Presidential can- about it,” she said. “I did my tion to.” vertising Department at (314) 935-6713. Presidential nomination has gone on longer than any in recent memory. didate and Illinois Sentator civic duty by voting and after The stalemate, then, has Barack Obama’s headquar- that I’ll wait until the general just as much impact as the If you wish to report an error or request a clariﬁ ca- ters in St. Louis to watch the [election].” length of the campaign. tion, e-mail [email protected]. Democratic debates. At this point, the prima- “If it were shorter it’d be Now, when students were ries are just not affecting easier to follow, but I don’t asked randomly, not if they the average University stu- really think it’s that big an listened to, but if they were dent anymore. For some, this issue it’s spread out,” said SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA aware that Obama made an primary cycle has been ex- Rocheleau. important speech on March tremely disappointing. For some, it all comes 18, none answered yes. Student Union Vice Presi- down to the fact that those Missouri is a swing state dent Brittany Perez is from at Washington University are for national elections, and Florida. Due to Florida’s at- just students. Junior Neha considering it has a tenden- tempt to move up its Dem- Tibrewala said that she was cy to pick the winner in the ocratic primary without working so hard on her ex- general elections, Missouri consent of the National Dem- tracurricular activities that can be important. There- ocratic Party, the state’s del- she did not really have time fore, it was not surprising egates, and therefore votes, to watch the news. Thurs, at 7pm how much campaigning and were stripped. “I’ve been paying enough March 27 politics surrounded the early “I’m from Florida,” said attention to know McCain is parts of February, especially Perez, “so I paid attention the Republican nominee and considering this campaign to the fact that my vote was the Democrats are between Open Rehearsal of Beethoven’s Fidelio cycle’s youth activism. taken away.” Obama and Hillary,” she said. 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WU alum reaches TUG OF WAR(HOL) the stars, working on space stations BY SCOTT FABRICANT STAFF REPORTER for comment because he is currently in orbit. Washington University Professor Salvadore Sutera alumnus and St. Louis native was the chair of the Depart- Robert Behnken is out of this ment of Mechanical Engi- world, literally. Behnken has neering at the time, and an completed a mission to install advisor to Behnken. He re- new modules on the Interna- members Behnken as a hard- tional Space Station (ISS). working student who excelled The mission has installed in Sutera’s classes. half of the Japanese Aero- “He was very bright and space Exploration Agency’s energetic,” said Sutera. “Not module Kibo, the ﬁ rst Japa- the type of student who need- nese component on the ISS. ed help. He was very self-mo- The mission has also installed tivated.” the Canadian-made Special Behnken had originally Purpose Dexterous Manipu- planned to stay at the Uni- lator, or ‘Dextre’, which will versity for graduate studies, be used for performing re- working under Sutera. He pairs on the outside of the decided at the last minute to station. Finally, the mission attend Caltech, Sutera’s alma successfully tested the pro- mater. Because the two had cess of repairing the shuttle’s not kept in touch after gradu- heat-resistant tiles from out- ation, Sutera did not know side the orbiter. about Behnken’s selection for The shuttle will return to NASA service until he read Earth Monday night. the announcement.

Behnken, 37, graduated “I knew he had been an EVAN WISKUP | STUDENT LIFE from Washington University ROTC here, so his continua- in 1992 with a B.S. in me- tion in the Air Force as a pilot Students in the School of Art compete in a tug of war against members of the School of Art faculty and staff Friday afternoon outside of Bixby Hall. chanical engineering and was not too surprising, but The event was not only a physical competition, but was also a performative artwork orchestrated by second year MFA candidate Stephen Quick. The physics. He then went on to the fact that he was accepted students successfully outpulled the opposing members of the faculty and staff. the California Institute of to the astronaut program was Technology (Caltech) for his quite a shock, and it gave me master’s degree and Ph.D. in feelings of great pride,” said mechanical engineering. Sutera. “I follow the space Behnken was an Air Force program, but this is the fi rst ROTC student at the Univer- time someone I know person- sity, and after receiving his ally is fl ying up in the shut- FUNDING v FROM PAGE 1 Ph.D. from Caltech he served tle.” in the U.S. Air Force. He be- Sutera hopes Behnken will their campus for the posi- what we can do for the stu- grow,” said sophomore Sumit “If [students] see that we’re came a fl ight test engineer return to the University upon tive,” he said. “This is a new dent body.” Agarwal, president of Habi- doing stuff on campus, that for new aircraft and was the his safe landing, as a social way to improve the facilities, In addition, Naini said that tat. “You’re able to add events we have a presence, it can re- lead fl ight test engineer for call or perhaps to speak to and a chance for the student block funding would help to at the spur of a moment. One ally help,” said Agarwal. “If the Raptor 4004. the student body. body to improve campus. [It] alleviate the difficulties that of the problems you see with they see potential for success NASA appointed him mis- “If we have an opportunity opens up the possibility for S.A.R.A.H. faces as an anony- the [SU Treasury appeals] in this event, they’ll give us sion specialist in July of to congratulate him, I hope the improvement of other is- mous organization. system is that in the spring block funding.” 2000. This is his fi rst shuttle we can bring him back to sues.” “In the past we’ve had is that they run out of money Agarwal added that Hab- fl ight. campus and have a little cel- Habitat and S.A.R.A.H. trouble with appeals or fund- really quickly.” itat’s fundraising efforts Behnken was unavailable ebration,” said Sutera. are taking the more tradi- raising,” she said. “Because Among other projects, are not limited to the block tional route to block funding we’ve grown so much and be- Habitat will use the funds to funding campaign, though by appealing for funds for a cause we’ve partnered with finance Wash. U. Build Chal- most of their efforts help the specific program within the so many organizations, this lenge, a daylong event during St. Louis Habitat Chapter. framework of their organized can help in the future.” which teams of students will “We’ve done corporate student groups. Election com- Habitat for Humanity will compete to build the most funding. We had a letter writ- missioner Mark Dudley said, be appealing for a renewal creative cardboard house. ing campaign. Most of the however, that regardless of of its block funding, which Agarwal likened the event to funding goes to our affili- the appeals’ purposes, plac- the group first requested two Dance Marathon and Relay ate,” he said. “Block funding ing block funding on the bal- years ago. for Life in its ability to raise by no means stops our fund- lot is a good way for groups “Since we’ve had block funds and awareness of Hab- raising efforts.” to increase their name recog- funding, we’ve had room to itat’s goals. nition. “We have $2.1 million and it’s definitely available for groups,” said Dudley, a sophomore. “It’s great for groups to have access to the people, to get their cause out there and have it known.” But Dudley added that the block funding vote also car- ries benefits for the voters. “It’s important for the student body to decide as themselves how their money is going to be spent,” he said. “Block funding is a way for students to express their con- cerns over how their money is going to be spent.” S.A.R.AH. has functioned as an anonymous hotline for students addressing sexual assault until this past year. COURTESY OF NASA The group is appealing for Washington University alumnus Robert Behnken is currently completing block funding in order to ex- a mission to work on the International Space Station. Behnken, a Univer- pand its programming range sity graduate in 1992, is scheduled to return to Earth Monday night. into a set of training ses- sions, called S.A.R.A.H. Safe, for faculty and students. “With these things chang- STUDLIFE WANTS YOU! ing our organization, block funding would give us more Join our team of cartoonists, reporters, editors, flexibility with our programming, helping us to be more a part of the campus,” said ju- photographers and designers. nior Kavya Naini, S.A.R.A.H.’s treasurer. “It will do a lot for the student body and a lot for E-mail [email protected] today.

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n many respects, this for involving more stu- nebulous title of vice presi- that Nelson will breathe we believe that it would the public forum. This is a Student Union executive dents by creating “cabinets” dent of administration and life into Student Union—the be pointless to provide an disservice to the student election has been a very which are devoted to one in this past year has shown kind of life that inspires ac- endorsement of these can- body and we can only hope I disappointing one. important issue and staffed initiative in his work head- tivity among senators, other didates. that future elections will The candidates for four of by students from outside ing the student committee campus leaders and Student This is not to say that see greater involvement the major officer positions Student Union. He has a on dining in the Danforth Union executives. any of these candidates from Washington University (president, vice president of plan for making the Student University Center and the We believe that Nelson are unqualified, but we students. programming, vice presi- Union Senate more relevant Wohl Center. will influence a wide variety believe that since all four At any rate, every student dent of public relations and to students by cutting the While we are endorsing of campus activities and are running unopposed, the who plans on voting in the vice president of finance) number of seats and making Nelson, we want to ex- groups. His enthusiasm and election itself is merely a Student Union executive are officially running unop- elections more competitive. press our sincere hope that concrete plans, while they formality for them. While elections should read the posed. He has a plan for increas- Towery remains involved in may not come to their total it is not the fault of these candidates’ statements care- The only contested ing the role councils play in Student Union and works potential fruition, are the candidates that they are fully and pick the candi- position, vice president of student affairs. And he has to implement the goals he same kind of enthusiasm we running in unopposed elec- dates who they believe will administration, is featur- a plan for holding Student presented to us, especially wish was everywhere in SU. tions, we believe that it is best serve the student body. ing two of the best Student Union members accountable those in dining, school As for unopposed candi- unhealthy for Student Union We think Jeff Nelson has Union candidates we can by keeping track of their spirit and involving stu- dates Brittany Perez, Grant when this occurs. many ideas that could pro- remember in recent mem- attendance at meetings and dents in SU. Barbosa, Neha Tibrewala We find it regrettable that duce tangible results, and ory—Jeff Nelson and Colin rating their effectiveness In the end, we believe and Yewande Alimi, who are most of these elections are we hope that, if he should Towery. as representatives of the that students will benefit running for president, VP of uncontested as it illustrates win the elecion, he steers Our most striking im- student body. most from the plans that programming, VP of public a lack of involvement and Student Union in the direc- pressions when interview- We were also impressed Jeff Nelson has formulated. relations and VP of finance, interest by the student body. tion he outlined to us. ing both Nelson and Towery with Towery’s proposals, His plans were the most respectively, we are with- As we have mentioned Elections will take place were the compelling visions which display a very keen concrete that we heard and holding our endorsement. in previous staff editorials, this Wednesday and Thurs- they laid out for Student understanding for the inner he demonstrates the atti- And so, since there is no unopposed elections prevent day and students can vote Union. workings of Student Union. tude that we want to see in choice in these elections a more diverse selection of by signing onto their Web- Jeff Nelson has a plan He effectively defined the Student Union. We believe in any meaningful sense, options from making it into STAC account. STAFF EDITORIAL Torture debate: Yes to Habitat for Humanity, go beyond S.A.R.A.H. and AC funding semantics BY BILL HOFFMAN “forced standing causes the his Wednesday and Habitat for Humanity func- they will continue to operate ter on the South 40. Senator STAFF COLUMNIST ankles and feet to swell to Thursday, students tion and expands its reach their 24-hour hotline, with Eric Gradel was right when twice their size within 24 will also vote to ei- further into the community. block funding they will be he told Student Life February bout a month ago, hours. Moving becomes ago- ther approve or deny Block funding, if renewed, able to implement advance- 1, “The University does not T the conservative nizing and large blisters de- three groups block funding: will also allow the organiza- ments in programming and place a big enough emphasis New York Times col- velop. The heart rate increas- Habitat for Humanity, Sexual tion to be more flexible in technology, especially in on its fitness facilities.” umnist Bill Kristol es, and some people faint. Assault and Rape Action planning events by giving campus outreach. Though the proposal will A confessed to Jon Stewart that The kidneys eventually shut Hotline (S.A.R.A.H.) and the them a reserve of money They plan to implement cost $240,000 out of the $2.1 he is “ambivalent on torture.” down.” Many are not even Athletic Complex funding from which they can draw a program called S.A.R.A.H. million student activites It’s tempting to condemn him aware that U.S. personnel initiative. We endorse each for on-the-fly programming. Safe, in which they reach out fund, the proposal, headed for this (though he should be have tortured some detain- of them. We also endorse Habitat to and educate members of by junior and Student Union commended for his honest ees to death. I know of three: Habitat for Humanity is because of their intention to the Washington University Senator Matt Goldstein, is a language, avoiding Orwellian Habibullah and Dilawar at asking for a renewal of the involve more student groups community, including RAs crucial step if we at Wash. U. euphemisms like “enhanced Bagram prison in Afghani- block funding they got two in their activities, bring- and faculty members, about want to have athletic facili- interrogation techniques”). stan and Manadel al-Jamadi years ago. This year they ing other campus groups to sexual assault and rape. ties rivaling those at com- However, I fear that this senti- at Abu Ghraib. This does not request almost 50 percent build houses on the week- S.A.R.A.H. deserves block peting universities. ment is widely shared among even take into account the less money than they did ends and co-programming. funding because it provides As evidenced by the Americans. By and large, “extraordinary rendition” of two years ago—their request Habitat, with this inten- an important service to the number of students who these people aren’t sadists. suspected terrorists to other now is for $0.99 per student tion, displays a concern for Washington University stu- utilize the weight room, the Most either believe that countries, where they are out of the Student Activities the entire campus com- dent body. The group’s main cardio center and the South waterboarding simply isn’t tortured on our behalf. Fee. The smaller request is munity and not just their appeal for block funding 40 fitness center, fitness is a torture or that, even if it is, Even when faced with this due to improved fund-rais- individual function. We also is this: efficiency. Such an major value for students at saving American lives from horrifying information, some ing in addition to increased encourage Habitat’s role as a important campus group can the University. Student Life, evil terrorist attacks justifi es might still insist that the war corporate sponsorship for charitable campus group. As operate without block fund- Student Union and the rest the technique. I hope I can on terror demands that we events. These improvements a localized part of a larger ing—but they shouldn’t have of campus have advocated convince these people just torture. Without the informa- in procuring funds indicate institution, it fills a much- to, and with funding they such an initiative for a few how wrong they are. tion procured by torture, the that Habitat is making an needed niche on campus. will be able to do so much years. It is worth the com- Waterboarding, the most argument goes, the U.S. is effort to reduce the financial Vote yes for Habitat for more. mitment and the money. controversial of the so-called unacceptably vulnerable to burden on the student body Humanity block funding Vote yes for S.A.R.A.H. Vote yes for Athletic “enhanced interrogation terrorist attacks. The logic while still operating at full this Wednesday and Thurs- block funding this Wednes- Complex initiative block techniques” employed by the of this argument culminates capacity. day. day and Thursday. funding this Wednesday and Bush administration, is often in the “ticking time bomb” A large portion of the We also endorse block Lastly, we endorse the Thursday. called “simulated drowning.” thought experiment often block funding is, and if funding for S.A.R.A.H. Mem- student initiative to pro- Voting will be on Web- This is misleading, however. cited as a justifi cation for passed will be, used to fund bers of the organization say vide funding for a reworked STAC March 26 and 27, It is “simulated” in the sense torture. In this scenario, the advocacy and education pro- the group is changing and weight room and the elimi- Wednesday and Thursday of that the victim will not actu- authorities have captured a grams for the St. Louis com- block funding will support nation of the fee for the the upcoming week. We en- ally “drown” (read: “die”). terrorist who has planted a munity. This goes beyond these changes. Though with cardio rooms in the Athletic courage all students to make The goal of waterboarding bomb in a populated area. the traditionally-conceived or without block funding Complex and the fitness cen- their opinions count. is not to kill but to cause They somehow know that the suffering, and the suffering explosion is imminent and induced by waterboarding is that the suspect knows the not simulated at all. I’ve never bomb’s location (though for IAN ROSS | EDITORIAL CARTOON experienced the feeling of some reason, this knowledge drowning, but I suspect that will not help them fi nd the it is agonizing. If it weren’t, bomb itself). The only option, why would the government then, is to torture the sus- expect that it would produce pect. This situation, however, information from suspected is sheer fantasy. It is not terrorists? Torture is thought merely unlikely, but logically to be so effective precisely incoherent. Any attack which because it is so unbearable. If is imminent enough to justify waterboarding merely makes the torture in the fi rst place a person “uncomfortable,” cannot be stopped by torture. as Deroy Murdock of the Torture apologists take for National Review has claimed, granted that the torture will it is absurd to think that it force the prisoner to confess, would force a fanatical terror- that the prisoner will not lie ist who does not fear death to and that the information, if betray his or her cause. true, will allow the authori- Some might say that even ties to act quickly enough to if waterboarding is torture, prevent disaster. This type of it has happened so rarely scenario may occur weekly that it should not be a major on episodes of “24,” but I have concern. After all, CIA Di- never heard anyone produce rector Michael Hayden has an example of it occurring in claimed that the government the real world. has only used waterboard- I don’t believe that torture ing on three prisoners. If we is an effective way to stop ter- assume Hayden is telling the rorism, but that’s almost be- truth, this objection has some side the point. It’s depressing merit. It is indeed a mistake that our public debate over to focus exclusively on wa- torture is now largely about terboarding, because the U.S. the outcome of a consequen- has been complicit in many tialist calculus. During World other forms of torture. When War II, America distributed former Secretary of Defense posters which declared that Donald Rumsfeld approved torture was “the method of a memorandum authoriz- the enemy.” That we could not ing the forced standing of do the same today is a shock- detainees, he glibly declared, ing and tragic state of affairs. “I stand for eight to 10 hours a day. Why is standing limited Bill is a senior in Arts & to four hours?” Perhaps it Sciences. He can be reached is because, in the words of via e-mail at william.howard. torture expert Darius Rejali, [email protected]. MONDAY | MARCH 24, 2008 Senior Cadenza Editor / Brian Stitt / [email protected] STUDENT LIFE | CADENZA 5

n. a technically brilliant, sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close of a concerto, an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work arts & CCADENADENZA ZA entertainment ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl’ smashes the competition

BY BRIAN STITT defi ned course too much. The a step beyond that of “Melee,” SENIOR CADENZA EDITOR single-player mode features a but truly there is little signifi - fancy-pants plot and some well- cant difference. A review of the Nintendo animated cut scenes, but the The one somewhat surpris- Wii’s newest blockbuster game multiplayer mode stays pretty ing aspect of “Brawl” is that “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” much the same, barring new it does not utilize the Wii’s seems as unnecessary as pants items and online-play options. capability for motion sensing. on a poodle. The “Smash Bros.” The real interest is in the new Players can fl ip the Wii remote series is immensely popular playable characters (there are on its side, play with a nunchuk with hardcore and casual gam- 35), including Solid Snake, Pit or use a Game Cube control- ers alike, as evidenced by the from Kid Icarus and Sonic the ler, but no amount of fl ailing, fact that “Brawl” sold 1.4 million Hedgehog. The upgrade in num- swinging or stabbing makes copies in its fi rst week. If you ber of characters, as well as the your character do anything own a Wii, you probably already 41 selectable stages, is the main differently than just tapping the own this game. But if you are draw to the “Brawl.” buttons does. This seems like a among the thousands of Wii-less The game play is essentially missed opportunity to capital- wonders out there, you might the same as that of “Melee”; ize on the system’s technology, wonder if “Brawl” is enough of each character features a variety and yet I fear a room full of an improvement on “Melee” to of different attacks, but all are college students wildly waving necessitate you making friends controlled in the same basic their controllers might lead to with the smelly kid on your manner. Instead of having the an actual brawl. fl oor who has a Wii. standard fi ghting-game life bar, In all, “Brawl” is not much of “Smash Bros.” has always players try to knock oppo- a step forward for the series, but consisted of two styles of game nents off the screen. The more at the same time it steadfastly play: the multiplayer mode, damage a character takes, the maintains what has made these which allows gamers a unique further he fl ies with each hit. games so universally popular. fi ghting experience beating The most notable difference in It features game play simple on their friends while each game play is the inclusion of enough to allow plenty of button represents a classic Nintendo Final Smash moves activated mashing, with enough complex- MCT CAMPUS character; and the single-player by a new item called a Smash ity to hook those prone to video mode, which everyone ignores Ball. These allows characters to game addiction. “Brawl” is a Mario brutalizes Wario and Jigglypuff while Link strikes back. “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” upgrades the number of after all the different characters use a very powerful attack after whole lot of fun and worth the characters and stages, and adds a co-op capability this time around. have been unlocked. “Brawl” repeatedly striking the fl oating time spent with even the smelli- doesn’t stray from the well- Smash Ball. The animations are est of fl oormates.

Lost the auction on Kanye tickets? The iPod review Well, this music is free! BY NADIA SOBEHART BY PERCY OLSEN bridges down and sends us eryone was walking on CADENZA REPORTER CADENZA REPORTER on our own winding paths. sunshine” to relief that our You must find your own. nation, allegedly, has gotten Let’s admit it: there’s nothing fun to do on an early Friday evening. In an effort to further Look no further than over The Spice Girls. Luckily, the Mildred Kemper Art Museum has a melodious solution to alienate Cadenza from Dardick’s fourth floor to There are a hair too many the student body, we have find CJ Carey’s Groove, a Yellowcard songs, but at our classic dilemma: free food and music. Featuring artists from different decided to not just judge versatile music library that least they’re all from mixes, musical backgrounds, the Kemper concert series has been running for students’ tastes by mocking takes us beyond today’s so the songs don’t carry several weeks. It’s not too late—you can still see great local acts play. the records they may listen ordinary sounds. Granted, the bad karma of actually There’s no better way to start your weekend than with some good tunes to, but by actually reviewing at times it will shock you having supported the band. and an artistic atmosphere. The time and date: Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. the music they do listen to. with its brutal honesty (an Although a quick look at In today’s modern world, Avril Lavigne song produced the “Top Played” list would For more information go to kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu. a well-managed iPod playlist after 2004? Really?), but it put Relient K up there, CJ can be almost as much of an completely makes up for doesn’t have a favorite band Great acts you can still enjoy: artistic expression as music that in the sheer variety it or genre. He’s just as likely itself. We’ll try to remain has to offer. to listen to The Gorillaz as 3/28 Learn, Artist! understanding (remember It’s quite a gold mine; he is to listen a potato sing For fans of: improvisation, funky acid-jazz there is no such thing as a when I stare at CJ’s MP3 “His Cheeseburger” in “Veg- guilty pleasure), and yet we player, I’m tempted to keep gieTales.’” When you hear will not fear to call people it. Forever. It makes me that spud yell out for his 4/4 psychotronics out for having terrible taste want to throw a party; I “yummy” friend, it’s hard For fans of: rock with a jazzy feel in music. could just put this baby on not to see CJ’s Groove as the Be warned, keep your “Shuffle,” sit back and watch lost cheeseburger, a beloved 4/11 Brotha’ D. & The Woo-Daddies iPod locked up tight in everyone else fall over as set of tunes that may have For fans of: swing, rock, jazz, blues, good covers case a Cadenza reporter is they try dancing to Kanye’s been slightly processed, but snooping around. If you “Stronger” after having to were ultimately beloved and actually would like for us to come up with the appropri- are now sorely missing from 4/18 Final Veil deride your stultifying cul- ate dance for the soundtrack our common music pool. For fans of: live belly dancing, experimental electronic music with a tural ignorance or to delight to “Aladdin.” heavy Middle-Eastern infl uence in your stellar musical taste, Beyond this (ultimately) we suggest making very sad fantasy of mine, there’s good friends with a Cadenza something more to take CJ Carey’s Groove reporter and surreptitiously away from CJ’s music. When leaving your iPod in his you listen to it, you start to Rating: 4.5 earbuds out of 5 ALBUM REVIEW or her room. Or contact us think differently. There’s at [email protected]. a nice mix of the modern Top played artists: Relient Whichever is easier. and the past; there’s the K, Distpatch, Hot Hot Heat, The City Life: obligatory Sugar Ray canon Kanye West, Ted Leo and The Groove chooses to (“Someday”), but there’s the Pharmacists, Muse, express itself in many ways. also a Pink Panther ska Gorillaz, Suckerpunch People will try to force cover that’s basically awe- ‘Gone is the World’ their personal preferences some. There are conflicting Coolest Song: Nicotine— upon you, but beware their timelines in the library, and “Hit Me Baby One More it forward. They are lively enough to Grooves. It’s your sacred these bring out unexpected Time!” Cover of Britney BY STEVE HARDY Leo DeJesus is a passable get some toes tapping, but Groove, not theirs. The feelings, from longing for Spears CADENZA REPORTER vocalist, singing in a yowl certainly won’t distract from Groove is what tears our those old days when “ev- akin to Sam Endicott’s (if conversation. Luckily, the Several tracks off The City anyone remembers him from band is young. In the past Life’s “Gone is the World” The Bravery). However, as a year they’ve been honing deserve to be on your party lyricist, DeJesus is stuck in their chops at bars, college mix. The throbbing bass, about seventh grade, prefer- battles of the bands and at staccato guitar and upbeat ring easy, silly rhymes and least one Relay for Life in and tempo of “White Elephant,” platitudes to thoughtful or around their hometown, New “Voting With Your Feet” and even original lyrics. Here is a Orleans. As a bar band, The “Fun” will put your guests in gem from “New Best is Next City Life is great, but they’ll a dancing mood, but when Best”: “The couch cush-in is need to fi nd a way to distin- the party’s over, no one will my new best friend/ He intro- guish themselves both lyrical- remember the songs. duced me to his best friend/ ly and sonically from all the Tommy Delbert’s angular, He said ‘Hey meet Mr. Televis- other indie dance-rock bands syncopated guitar work is in- in/ but he’s just a friend of a if they want to make the jump stantly reminiscent of Franz friend/ But the TV guy he’s to the national stage. Ferdinand. Unfortunately, got good ideas/ so I’ll sit right while Franz’s catchy hooks here and drink this beer.” worm their way into your On “We Deal,” the band The City Life mind and latch on, The City hands over the microphone Gone is the World Life’s just kind of pass by. to keyboardist Lucy Gos- Similarly, Aaron Souvinette’s sett with tragic results. With bass lines are just satisfac- little more than surprisingly Rating: ★★✩✩✩ tory, which is especially depressed lyrics, harmonica Sounds Like: Franz Ferdi- noticeable because they are and a piano ostinato, she nand, The Bravery, The given so much room in the stretches four and a half min- Killers mixing. While he does make utes to about an eternity. some reaches, the four-beat However, a few tracks Tracks to download: “White stomps and repeated notes from “Gone is the World” Elephant,” “Voting With merely hang with the rest of certainly wouldn’t be out of Your Feet” the music rather than propel place in your party shuffl e.

LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE 6 STUDENT LIFE | SCENE Senior Scene Editor / Meghan Luecke / [email protected] MONDAY | MARCH 24, 2008 SSCENECENE What’s up with St. Louis weather? BY SHAYNA MAKARON ground, peeling off layers to St. Louis required quite a for highly variable weather Midwest storms that have weather-controlling devices SCENE REPORTER as the temperature jumps bit of adjustment—not to ac- for several reasons. Due simply skipped right over ever conceived.” 30 degrees in three hours or cents or overfriendly people to our positioning in the the St. Louis area. Weather The so-called “arch ef- e’ve all been walking back from campus but instead to a climate with Midwest, winds in St. Louis reports show that storms fect” suggests that the stain- there: shuffling in shorts and a T-shirt— a bad case of bipolar disor- come primarily from the heading directly our way less steel of the structure around in rain when it’s snowing. der. West, but cold gusts from often divide into halves that produces ions that cause an W boots all day For those of us who aren’t An old St. Louis say- Canada and heat waves from move either north or south, electrically-charged field when not a drop hits the from the Midwest, the move ing goes, “If you don’t like the Gulf of Mexico also find rejoining once the storm that is able to drive storms the weather, just wait five their way to our little city. passes into Illinois and In- away. Sometimes, however, minutes.” There couldn’t be These competing winds can diana. Although meteorolo- the system reverses, and the more truth to the expres- cause rapid temperature gists lack a definite explana- arch actually pulls in un- sion. changes—or worse. When tion, there is one school of expected storms. That part But what exactly is it that the winds arrive from dif- thought that attributes the is the St. Louis we all know makes St. Louis weather so ferent locales at the same phenomenon to our local and hate. unpredictable, so extreme, time, the clash causes some pride and joy: the Arch. As It’s up to you, as intel- so frustrating as to inspire of the severe conditions that far-fetched as it may seem, ligent Wash. U. students, the creation of the Web site we are so familiar with, like the massive monument has whether or not you want to stlouisweathersucks.com? thunderstorms, tornadoes been posited as a source of buy into a theory posted at a (Yes, it exists. And they sell and flash floods. weather shift. source called “Failed Suc- T-shirts.) To make matters worse, As an article on failed- cess,” but maybe an absurd Although most people St. Louis has no advanta- success.com so dramatically explanation is better than have something to complain geously located mountain puts it, “During the day this no explanation at all. The about regarding the weather ranges or lakes to buffer national monument stands only advice I can give you here, few have any explana- extreme temperature shifts. as the gateway to the west, is to pack a suitcase when tion as to why the weather is We pessimists may not but after hours this man- you leave your dorm in the so volatile. It turns out that realize, however, that there made marvel turns into morning. You’ve got to be we’re in a perfect location have been many devastating one of the most powerful ready for anything.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2008 MONDAY MARCH 3RD, 2008 HIGH 79 LOW 17 (google.com)

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2008 SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2008 5:00pm 70 degrees 1:00am 28 degrees (weather.com)

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© 2008 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. 3/24/08 8 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS Senior Sports Editor / Trisha Wolf / [email protected] MONDAY | MARCH 24, 2008 SSPORTSPORTS Men’s basketball goes all the way CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 poise and passion emblem- atic of champions and, by the time the Salem Civic Center scoreboard clock struck zero, the team had left no doubt about which team was number one. Amherst coach David Hix- on neglected to double-team Ruths in the early going, and Wash. U.’s senior captain and second all-time leading scor- er took full advantage. “Throughout the whole season, I saw a lot double- teams and triple-teams, and these last two games, they decided to play me straight up, and that’s what I was praying for,” said Ruths. The 6-foot-6-inch center consistently disrupted the Lord Jeffs’ interior game. Trailing 45-32 at halftime, Amherst chipped away at the Wash. U. lead to open the second half. The Jeffs narrowed the defi cit to six on a pair of occasions, but the Bears’ un- canny 70 percent shooting in the second half proved much too diffi cult to overcome. Each time Amherst put together a string of baskets, Ruths and the Bears came right back to slam the prover- LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE bial door. Wash. U. hit clutch Aaron Thompson pushes though the Amherst defense for a layup. basket after clutch basket, many of which came as the shot clock wound down. Ruths fi nished with 33 points, 15 of which came from the foul line on just 17 “There’s no attempts. Thompson ended the night with 19 and joined Ruths on the all-tournament team. Nading, whose defensive better way to efforts all weekend helped limit the opposition’s offen- sive potency, wound up with 13 points to go along with go out.” fi ve rebounds and four steals. O’Boyle again came up big off the bench, scoring eight - Moss Schermmerhorn points, including a pair of crucial threes. LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE Team Co-captain, #11 Sophomore point guard Troy Ruths dunks during the NCAA championship fi nal match. Ross Kelley did a tremendous job limiting defensively on Amherst’s point guard and in each direction were com- the country,” said Kelley. 2006-2007 National Player of mended by the players and The seniors savored their the Year Andrew Olson. Olson national commentators alike fi nal win. was held to 16 points on the for the intensity and spirit “There’s no better way afternoon while committing a they brought to Virginia’s to go out,” said senior Moss highly uncharacteristic eight self-proclaimed “Champion- Schermerhorn. “I wouldn’t turnovers. “Ross dogged him ship City.” trade it for anything.” the whole game and made him The celebration began as “I couldn’t possible have frustrated,” said Thompson. soon as sophomore Michael asked for anything more,” Kelley fi nished with fi ve as- Young tossed the ball into the said classmate O’Boyle. “I’m sists and committed just two air as time ran out. The fans still riding the high of the turnovers against the athletic were held back as a ton of championship.” Lord Jeffs’ defense. The Wash. confetti showered the court Head Coach Mark Edwards U. faithful will not soon for- and the team, but the players shared the victory with the get his defense on Olson. showed their appreciation, entire community. Nor will they forget the leaping into the crowd as “Everybody joined in to- Final Four experience more soon as possible to give hugs gether to make this a success- generally. The three busloads and thanks to their devoted ful weekend,” said Edwards. of Wash. U. students who supporters. “Enjoy it, revel in it and spread traveled more than 10 hours “We have the best fans in it from here.” Fan bus a huge success

BY TRISHA WOLF “That’s just what gets us go- left for Virginia on Wednes- SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR ing more than anything else. day and served as the head It really gets a great atmo- chaperone for the trip. sphere for us so we love it.” “Justin Carroll said that we This weekend, 108 loyal Trevor MacDonald of the had a bus after last Saturday’s fans watched the men’s bas- Athletic Department and Car- game and a bunch of them ketball team win a national roll were in charge of much said let us know if you need championship. of the initial planning for the chaperones,” said Elliot. “The students who went bus project. They had talked The school paid for the seemed to have a great time about having a fan bus before buses, hotel rooms and game and were part of something sectional games and spent tickets, providing students historic,” said Dean of Stu- much of the early part of last with a unique opportunity. dents Justin Carroll, who week planning logistics. “We “I was really glad the helped plan the event. “The started with one bus and 20 school got that together for team played extremely well, rooms and expanded to three us,” said freshman Ryan Hen- but if you ask them, the team buses and over 50 rooms,” derson, who decided to travel will say that they were moti- said MacDonald. to Virginia after attending vated by fan support.” Earlier this year, MacDon- most of the home basketball Despite a breakdown ald planned a fan bus to the games this year. and trafﬁ c in West Virginia, volleyball national champion- Though the fan bus was the buses made the ideally ship. Unfortunately, there was overall a success, one student, 11-hour trek to Salem with not enough interest and plans according to Athletic Direc- plenty of time to spare. Fans fell through. This was not the tor John Schael, was arrested bombarded the Salem Civic case with basketball. Saturday for excessive use of Center clad in red. Though “Basketball had great sup- alcohol. The student was able the Washington University port and we heard others to return to St. Louis with the contingent was smaller than wanted to go,” said MacDon- rest of the group. Hope College’s in the semiﬁ - ald. “We were going to go Overall, students enjoyed nal match, the Red and Green through with one bus no mat- the experience. decibel level was far more ter what.” “It was more like a 14-hour dominating. Mary Elliot, the residential bus ride,” said sophomore “[The fans] really set the college director for Liggett- Will Javellana, a member of tone and made the gym loud Koenig Residential College, the Phi Delta Theta Bomb

for us,” said basketball player took over planning the trip Squad. “It was brutal but it LIONEL SOBEHART | STUDENT LIFE Moss Schermerhorn, a senior. after MacDonald and Carroll was worth it.” Tyler Nading shoots over an Amherst opponent in the NCAA Championship ﬁ nal match.