NEED A LAUGH? W.I.L.D. ULTIMATE FRISBEE Scott Fabricant introduces Know nothing about The Black Keys? Women’s Ultimate is one tournament away from Wash. U.’s improv groups Check out Steve Hardy in Cadenza earning a bid to nationals. Johann Qua Hiansen in Scene. for the 411 on tonight’s headliner. provides in-depth coverage in Sports. PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 7 Sthe independentTUDENT newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis LIFE since eighteen seventy-eight Vol. 130 No. 83 www.studlife.com Friday, April 24, 2009 Wrighton, admins A PICTURE-PERFECT SHOWCASE discuss WU fi nances before Edison crowd Sophie Adelman Master’s programs also will be Staff Reporter reevaluated and expanded. The Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts will soon be introducing a new mas- More than 100 Washington Uni- ter’s degree in landscape architecture, versity students, faculty and staff which will be the fi rst of its kind in the gathered in Edison Theatre yesterday region. morning to hear Chancellor Mark S. After his address, Wrighton re- Wrighton’s “State of the University sponded to questions from the audi- Address” on the fi scal circumstance of ence and those submitted online. the University. One major concern put forward Wrighton covered topics such as by the audience was the possibility construction and budget breakdowns of buying out employees close to re- and offered cost-saving initiatives that tirement. Vice Chancellor for Finance will be implemented to help cushion Barbara Feiner explained that com- the University from the economic cri- pensation benefi ts comprise 62 percent sis. of total operating expenses throughout Wrighton announced the place and the University. time of the address at the end of his e- Although Feiner acknowledged mail to the University community two that the idea would be up for consid- weeks ago acknowledging the Univer- eration, she said, “Many of the deci- sity’s ongoing diffi culties in the midst sions we’re making now are directed of the national economic crisis. at reducing the risk of loss of employ- In addition, he outlined the fi nan- ment.” cial challenges that the University Wrighton stressed that the admin- now faces, including the decline in the istration is open to suggestions from endowment value, a lower increase in the community, which can be submit- MATT MITGANG | STUDENT LIFE tuition this year, greater student fi nan- ted at the Web site http://suggestion. cial aid needs, a poor fundraising envi- wustl.edu. Students view photos at F10 photography show held in The Weitman Gallery in Steinberg Hall. The show features photographs and videos created by the ronment, risky clinical revenue and the “We pledge to consider every sug- junior photography majors. brevity of the stimulus package. gestion seriously and try to take advan- Wrighton chose to focus mainly on tage of the creativity and dedication of the loss of endowment revenue, which those in our community,” he said. has been a highly debated topic in cur- Of the 100 or so present at the ad- rent weeks. At present, the University’s dress, the majority were faculty mem- Students excited for Spring W.I.L.D. performances endowment has declined by more than bers. Only a few were students. 25 percent, producing a fi scal situation “What I don’t really understand is John Scott forward to. I have really no reason that the Chancellor acknowledged is the timing [of the address] at 8:30 a.m. News Editor to stick around after that.” “very fragile.” The total endowment in the morning,” said junior Lauren Schubert said he believes the loss by the 2010 fi scal year will be ap- Weiss, who attended the address. “That change to B.o.B in the lineup has proximately $20 million. couldn’t have been more intentional. I Team 31 will present The Black been a success. Wrighton remarked that the Uni- thought it was a little bit disingenuous Keys as its headliner act and Filli- “The lineups are always some- versity’s current fi nancial state is also on his part. It’s silly to say that you gar, B.o.B and the Cool Kids in this what fl uid,” he said. “There’s no unprecedented. value your students’ input when you year’s spring Walk In Lay Down hard feelings on our end.” “When I think back to my entire put it at a time when you know most concert today. According to Schubert, he and academic career, which began in 1972, students would not come.” Junior David Schubert, Team 31 fellow Team 31 Co-chair Ross this is the fi rst time that there has been Although Weiss believes that co-chair, said that while the perform- Festenstein, a sophomore, review such a decline,” he said. Wrighton gave the audience a good ers for Walk In Lay Down (W.I.L.D.) student suggestions for artists and The administration, however, has sense of the University’s fi nancial for the past fall were booked under determine which ones are possible plans to implement cost-reducing ini- state, she thinks he defl ected some the Hip Hop Live! tour, the acts in based on cost and scheduling. tiatives to alleviate the institution’s fi - questions posed by the audience in his this semester’s W.I.L.D. do not have “We considered a lot of different nancial pressures. These measures will responses. a similar affi liation, as Team 31 se- artists. We considered a lot of dif- include energy conservation, improve- Weiss asked a specifi c question lected the performers to appeal to ferent directions we could take the ments in effi ciency level and a reduc- about the chancellor’s goal to enhance multiple musical preferences. music,” Schubert said. “The Black tion in printed materials and labeling. diversity on campus in the economic “People who have been talk- MICK ORLOSKY | VIA FLICKR Keys were one of our top choices Executive Vice Chancellor for Ad- downturn—a point discussed in his e- ing to me when I’m selling T-shirts Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys performs at the Coachella Valley Music from the beginning. I’ve seen them ministration Henry Webber will head mail earlier this month. seem very excited. I think that we and Arts Festival on April 17. The Black Keys are the headliner band at this before. Their live show is fantastic. I a new organization called the “Tiger “I asked him, ‘What do you mean brought a diverse lineup, so people year's Spring W.I.L.D. feel like students who haven’t heard Team,” which will assist with improv- by diversity? How exactly do you plan in the past who have not liked the fl icting engagement with his record list along with Kid Cudi for the en- of them before will really enjoy it.” ing the University’s effi ciency and re- to implement the policies on campus?’ artists [will] like this show,” Schu- label. tire process of booking artists.” Junior Nadia Mann said she had ducing its operating expenses. He answered the fi rst part well, but he bert said. “There’s not going to be “I think students were disap- Freshman Michael Offerman not heard of The Black Keys before The administration also proposed just didn’t really answer the second any one act that’s going to please pointed, as were we, but B.o.B, or said he is excited to see B.o.B, the band was announced for spring the expansion of summer school pro- part,” Weiss said. “I am thrilled that the entire student body. I feel like Bobby Ray, is also a really excit- though he acknowledges that the W.I.L.D., but she is still looking for- grams to help bring in greater revenue the chancellor thinks diversity is im- a lot of people who haven’t liked ing up-and-coming artist. He’s been artist is not very well known among ward to hearing them. and the expansion of the University’s portant. I just think there should be a past acts are going to like the Black getting a lot of press recently. He’s students. “I like the mix between things fundraising staff. greater focus on honesty.” Keys.” very talented,” Schubert said. “I feel “I knew [B.o.B’s] one song,” that I do know sometimes and things The performer B.o.B was added like he’s going to be big in the com- Offerman said, referring to the song that I don’t, because I like to learn to the lineup late to replace Kid ing years as well. He was a logical “I’ll Be in the Sky.” “That’s the only Cudi, who cancelled due to a con- replacement—he had been on our song I really know and I’m looking See W.I.L.D., page 3 Senate passes resolution decrying lack of student input in tobacco ban David Messenger and Eliza Adelson News Editors Student Union Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday night to address the administration’s recent initiative to ban smoking on all Washington University campuses, effective July 2010. The resolution requests that the University administration reevalu- ate the tobacco ban with the consid- eration of the students in mind. So far, more than 100 students have given their input on the Student Union (SU) smoking ban forum on- line. Most of those comments ex- press disagreement with the initia- tive, citing violations of freedoms and not seeking out the student body’s input.