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Vol. 131, No. 19 www.studlife.com Monday, October 5, 2009 FALL WILD 2009: K’NAAN - PASSION PIT - DESKHOP - METHOD MAN - REDMAN

LEFT, CENTER: PRINCETON HYNES | STUDENT LIFE; RIGHT JOSHUA GOLDMAN | STUDENT LIFE From left to right: A crowd of students cheer and dance as they listen to opening act K’Naan at W.I.L.D. in Brookings Quad TO READ MORE ABOUT FALL on Saturday. Method Man, half of the Method Man-Redman duo, raps during their headlining performance. Indie-electronic musicians Passion Pit, an opening act, take the stage at W.I.L.D. W.I.L.D., TURN TO PAGE 3 Enforcement of health policy on baking restricts student groups Students push

Jack Marshall policy, most notably Challah certifi ed off-campus kitchen to confi dent that Challah for honorary degree Staff Reporter for Hunger, which bakes chal- bake challah. Hunger will be able to use the lah using campus ovens. The Although Hillel has a com- ovens in the either the Reform new policy forbids them from mercial-grade kitchen for Synagogue in the Central In order to sell baked good selling challah not bought baking kosher food, using the West End or the Conservative on campus this year, students from stores or cooked in com- kitchen to bake would be too Shaare Zedek Synagogue in for sex researcher will need to use commercial, mercial-grade ovens. much of a liability issue for a University City. department of health-certifi ed “It completely disbanded student group to use, accord- “I feel much more confi dent Re-I Chen and Peter Zhu time, hired her as a research ovens. the organization,” sophomore ing to Schimmele, since the about the future of Challah for Contributing Reporters assistant to undertake a com- Although the announce- Hannah Shaffer, co-president kitchen is maintained by the Hunger now than I did earlier,” prehensive scientific study of ment of this policy coincided of Challah for Hunger, said University and not Hillel. Shaffer said. human sexuality. with the outbreak of H1N1, last Wednesday. “We now have “Commercial-grade equip- Schimmele acknowl- While many recognize Though Johnson did not Paul Schimmele, assistant nowhere to bake.” ment is expensive and needs to edged the health department’s Washington University for have a college degree, she to the director of operations Since Shaffer said it is not be maintained at a particular guidelines, and said that the its world-class, cutting-edge contributed enormously to in Dining Services, said economically feasible for the level,” Schimmele said. “It’s University must abide by medical research, few people the burgeoning field. She that the timing is merely a group to purchase challah not something we can let any- health regulation laws. know that the institution also recruited healthy volunteers coincidence. from a store, the student group one use.” pioneered sexuality studies in and observed and analyzed The policy switch was will have to resort to fi nding a Shaffer, however, is See BAKING, page 2 the 1950s. Even fewer know the physiological changes that prompted after a student group about the pioneer herself, the occured during over 10,000 contacted the St. Louis County mother of the scientific study cycles of sexual stimulation. Health Department with ques- of sex and sex therapy: Vir- The methods John- tions on how to properly ginia Johnson. son developed to diagnose handle food. On Tuesday, Thomas and treat sexual disorders The University was con- Maier, the author of the newly and dysfunctions are now tacted and subsequently published book “Masters of known as sex therapy. Her reexamined its own policies Sex: The Life and Times of groundbreaking work led on how student groups should William Masters and Vir- to the publication of the handle food in order to abide ginia Johnson,” will lead a best-selling books “Human by county health guidelines. panel on campus entitled “A Sexual Response” in 1966 This change led to a ban on Legacy Ignored? Virginia and “Human Sexual Inade- the sale of food cooked in non- Johnson and Sex Therapy at quacy” in 1970. commercially-certifi ed ovens. WU.” Despite Johnson’s sig- “We don’t determine where The panel is the result of nificant contributions, the the food is coming from, but a partnership between Stu- University refused to give if we’re staying within health dent Forum on Sexuality, the her an academic appointment department guidelines, it has Brown School Student Coor- and slighted her contribu- to come from a commercial dinating Council and the tions, at one point describing operation, or at least some- School of Law. the research as conducted thing that is certifi ed by the The legacy of Johnson by “Masters with Johnson” health department as meeting began in 1957 when William instead of the attribution those standards,” Schimmele Howell Masters, an asso- “Masters and Johnson.” said. SAM GUZIK | STUDENT LIFE ciate professor of clinical “[Johnson] is really a Student groups have been Current sophomores Hannah Schaffer and Elana Nemitoff prepare challah in the Mudd kitchens obstetrics and gynecology severely affected by the new last year. Challah for Hunger, a social action group that sold challah to raise money for charity, has in the medical school at the See JOHNSON, page 3 been unable to bake on campus this year because of health regulations. UTrucking gets blast from past

Jennifer Wei the University. Contributing Reporter During Needle’s four years at the University, he realized the extent of students’ needs While Washington Uni- to transport items from school versity students were busy back home at the end of the moving into their dorms or academic year. apartments in late August, a In his senior year, Needle special guest paid a visit to partnered with his roommate the UTrucking storefront on and lifelong friend Jon the South 40. Mark Needle, Laranch to pursue an unusual a University alumnus, intro- endeavor. duced himself as the original “Being someone who grew founder of UTrucking to the up in NYC, I knew that trans- current student owners, senior porting stuff to and from Ben Schutzman and juniors school posed a major problem, Jordan Weinberg and J.D. particularly for upperclass- Ross. men,” Needle said. “There was “We knew a student had a large enough market of stu- founded [UTrucking], but we dents who came from the New had no idea who it was,” said York vicinity to fi ll at least Ross, current chief fi nancial two 26-foot Ryder trucks.” offi cer for the student-run But the task of shipping business. friends’ belongings took COURTESY OF MARK NEEDLE Needle graduated from the more than just renting out two Mark Needle, an alum and the original founder of UTrucking, paid a visit to the company’s storefront in August. Olin Business School in 1977 trucks. with a Bachelor of Science in “We began advertising was no Google at the time— The two young entrepre- “We were willing to do it the people that signed on,” Business Administration and a in Student Life and putting plotted out a drop-off strategy neurs knew they had to gain a for less money than the compe- Needle said. “People trusted degree in accounting. His son, up fl yers. We handled phone and loaded the trucks accord- competitive edge to outbid stu- tition—UPS. We had personal Max, is a current freshman at calls, bought maps—there ingly,” Needle said. dents’ shipping alternatives. relationships with almost half See UTRUCKING, page 3

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Partly Cloudy Thunderstorms High 70 High 69 THE FLIPSIDE Low 54 Low 46 Local International eventcalendar Mo. bomb expert dismisses new al-Qaida Second city places last in Olympic bid; technique Rio selected to host in 2016 Al-Qaida has implemented a new method of suicide bombing Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics swiftly ended that involves placing a small bomb in a body cavity, spawning Friday afternoon as members of the International Olympic Com- MONDAY 5 the nickname “keister bomb.” But Paul Worsey, a Missouri Uni- mittee (IOC) eliminated Chicago in the fi rst round of voting in versity of Science & Technology researcher and explosives Copenhagen. “Up” Movie Screening inventor, said the threat of this technique is minimal. Chicago garnered only 18 out of 94 votes in the fi rst round, DUC, Tisch Commons, 8 p.m. Last month, a suicide bomber named Abdullah Hassan Tali’ compared to 28 votes for Madrid, the leader in the fi rst round. Filmboard will be showing Disney- al-Asiri attempted to kill a Saudi Arabian prince using such a This defeat marks a sharp blow for Chicago, which had been Pixar’s “Up” in the DUC Commons. device. From a video made prior to the failed attack, it was esti- backed by an impressive mix of celebrity power such as Oprah mated that the bomb was 3 inches long. The bomber passed Winfrey, Michael Phelps, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and both security checkpoints undetected as he entered the palace, but the Barack and Michelle Obama, especially after many insiders had device harmed no one except himself. considered Chicago to be a frontrunner among the four cities. Worsey said the physics of the bomb’s placement makes it Rio de Janeiro took the lead after the second-round voting and an ineffective method. went on to win after three rounds, defeating Madrid in the fi nal “The force of such an explosion would be in the direction of round by garnering 66 votes out of 98. In winning the bidding pro- TUESDAY 6 the easiest exit,” Worsey told the St. Louis Beacon. “The rest of cess, Rio will be the fi rst South American city to host the Olympics. the body would work like a sandbag against the blast, though it (Alan Liu) would be a mess.” (Becca Krock) “How Mollie’s Cuisine has

Evolved and How the Center of news briefs the Plate has Changed” Campus Bookstore, 10 a.m. Dining Services hosts Molly Katzen, National famous chef, cookbook author and artist and television host. A book Climate legislation on hold due to health care signing will follow. While climate legislation was introduced to the U.S. Senate policebeat on Wednesday, the top climate and energy offi cial in the Obama Sophomore Major/Minor Fair administration said it was extremely unlikely a bill would be Mallinckrodt Food Court, 2:30-5:30 p.m. ready for the president to sign in time for global climate negotia- Haven’t decided on a major or a LARCENY—Oct. 01, 2009, 12:18 tions in December. minor yet? Come to the Major/ p.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE—Oct. 01, Minor Fair to meet faculty and This is the fi rst public acknowledgement from the administra- Location: OLIN LIBRARY 2009, 3:51 p.m. staff from all the Arts & Sciences tion that climate legislation will not be achieved this fall, though departments. Sponsored by Lock & Summary: Student reported the theft Location: SNOW WAY GARAGE Chain Honorary and ArtSci Council. environmental campaigners and lawmakers have been express- of an unattended book bag from Summary: Student reported his ing doubt for weeks. the second level of Olin Library vehicle broken into between 9:30 Passing climate legislation before negotiations on a global between noon and 12:10 p.m. Value a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Value $640. Phi Pheast climate treaty begin in Copenhagen this December would have $521. Disposition: Pending. Ursa’s Fireside, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Alpha Epsilon Phi hosts an all-you- helped establish the United States’ leadership and commitment, Disposition: Pending. can-eat buffet from wide variety of according to Carol Browner, the offi cial, who serves as direc- ACCIDENTAL INJURY—Oct. 01, restaurants, such as Panera Bread, tor of the White House Offi ce of Energy and Climate Change FRAUD—Oct. 01, 2009, 3:30 p.m. 2009, 10:03 p.m. Noodles and Co., and Fitz’s for Location: RUBELMANN DORM Location: DANFORTH CAMPUS Policy.But the debate over health-care reform must come to a only $5. Summary: Complainant’s debit card Summary: Accidental injury. conclusion before offi cials can dedicate serious energy to a cli- was used by person(s) unknown to Disposition: Cleared. mate bill, she said. make purchases. Browner, however, stated at a conference organized by The Disposition: Under investigation. Atlantic magazine on Friday that the United States “will go to Copenhagen and manage with whatever we have.” To compensate, the administration is taking other steps this fall. On Wednesday, it announced that new rules are in the works that would regulate greenhouse gas emissions from factories and power plants outside congressional negotiations. (Becca Krock)

BAKING from page 1

“When you read the let- bake sales on Wash. U. prem- “We will try to help where ter of the law, there’s not a ises—such sales are a common we can,” Schimmele said. lot of wiggle room,” Schim- fundraising tool for many stu- “We realize it’s a tremendous mele said. “We’re trying to dent groups on campus. change from what we’ve been work with groups to help However, Schimmele said able to do in the past, and I them fulfi ll the mission that he hopes that the University hope that as time goes on, we they have and do the things can work with student groups can work with student groups they want to do. As a univer- to overcome any obstacles that to support their mission and sity, we’re in a position where may result from the restricted their intentions.” we have to abide by the health use of university kitchens. standards” However, Shaffer said that she hopes the University would work with her more directly so that Challah for Hunger can continue to sell homemade challah and carry- out its mission. “It’s kind of incredible that a university that prides itself on student activism isn’t even trying to help Challah, because we did so well last semester and we had great hopes for this semester,” Shaffer said. “I wish that the University could put up a bit more of an effort to help us.” Challah for Hunger isn’t the only student group affected by this policy. No stu- dent group will be able to have

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Hands waved in the air and bod- 1,000-mile trip—17 hours— from summer move-out only “It is amazing what ies swayed against each other straight through. I believe the to fall move-in, summer stor- UTrucking has become today,” while the music fl owed on. drop-offs took fi ve to six days. age, study abroad shipping he said. There goes another Walk In We worked from 6 a.m. to and appliance rentals as well. When asked why he had Lay Down (W.I.L.D.). midnight every day.” The limited liability company waited so long to contact the With Method Man and Red- To ensure neither of them (LLC) now has 100 to 150 stu- current UTrucking members, man as the headliner preceded fell asleep during the ride, dent employees and more than Needle replied, “Mysteries by K’naan and Passion Pit, Needle and Laranch relied on 1,400 customers every year. sometimes need to remain Team 31 Productions did not professional technology. Although Needle and mysteries. However, since disappoint its audience in this “We purchased two Citi- Laranch had only broken a my son Max decided to go to fall’s W.I.L.D. zen-Band (CB) radios,” Needle few plates in their transpor- Wash. U. and I happened to Senior David Schubert, co- said. “It was how truckers tation process, an insurance see a UTrucking vehicle right chair of Team 31, knows there communicated with other policy has been installed and outside his dorm on our fi rst is always one reliable measure truckers on the road. We used updated, which has become a day on campus, I decided it he can count on to gauge student the CB radios to communicate major source of pride for the would be fun to seek out the satisfaction and event success. and check up on each other.” business. current owners. The timing “We were out of pizza, so the Today, those two Ryder “We insure everything. We seemed right.” turnout had to be good,” Schu- bert said. JOSHUA GOLDMAN | STUDENT LIFE Many students crowded Junior Alex Greenberg tells students about The Right Side of around the stage to position History, an organization that seeks LGBT equality. themselves closer to the music JOHNSON from page 1 and excitement of the concert. microphone and identifi ed more reserved while processing “I liked Passion Pit the himself as a straight male and the message. trailblazer,” said Susan Stir- the University’s past con- “We try and open a dis- most,” junior Ian Chui said. “I a member of Sigma Epsilon Since the announcement at itz, professor in the Women, servatism and discount of course on sex so that people really like Passion Pit.” fraternity. For the next four W.I.L.D. and an article focus- Gender and Sexuality Stud- Johnson’s legacy, she opti- can communicate more about Sophomore Michael minutes that followed, Green- ing on the Right Side of History ies Program. “She is one of mistically looked forward to their feelings and expecta- Offerman echoed Chui’s berg introduced the Right Side published in Student Life last the most important women in a more accepting and open tions,” said junior Candace appreciation for the opening of History—an organized effort Friday, Dresner said his inbox the history of women studies, future for sexuality studies. Girod, co-president of the alternative band. supported by several University has been fl ooded with e-mails. yet Washington University “We are at a new juncture Student Forum on Sexuality. “I think Passion Pit was the undergraduates to recharge the Team 31 approved of the ignores her legacy.” now. This is a propitious time “I think Washington Uni- most well known and probably LGBT movement by garnering stage time that the Right Side of Stiritz speculated that the to reexamine our views,” she versity is trying to change,” should have been the headliner,” support from straight youths. History had requested—a deci- social climate and Johnson’s said. said junior Brittany Johnson, he said. “Method Man and Red- Greenberg spoke of his sion that Schubert deemed “just personal qualifications might In efforts to gain acknowl- the other co-president. man—not many people knew friend, senior David Dresner— seemed right.” have played a role in why edgement for Johnson, the On a larger scale, Stiritz their lyrics, but they were a good one of the two founders of the “Honestly, it’s not a perfect Johnson was never appropri- Student Forum on Sexuality seeks to build on the foun- combo.” Right Side of History. Dresner venue, but it’s the only large- ately recognized. will petition the chancellor to dations set by Masters and Freshman Michaela Sass along with 2008 alum Brian scale venue at the University to “I think it was a com- award an honorary doctorate Johnson and enlarge the commented on the liveliness Elliot, both of whom are openly give a speech like that,” he said. bination of Washington at the next commencement to Women, Gender and Sexu- of the acts and the concert gay, started the organization “We did think about the appro- University’s very conserva- Johnson, who is turning 85 in ality Studies Program at the atmosphere. with the hope that it will one day priateness, but we knew it would tive perspective on women the spring of 2010. University. “[The performers] were very become a national movement. be a good chance for them. We and sexuality and Johnson’s “Wouldn’t it be a won- “We like to eventually energetic and engaging,” Sass Dresner said he is glad are all really supportive of the lack of degree,” she said. derful way to recognize her start a sexualities institute said. “It was crowded and pretty Greenberg was the one to deliver group and its mission.” The University’s conserva- 85th birthday by giving her where people in looking into intense and confusing—but fun. the message. Team 31, however, is not tism surprises many students an honorary degree?” Stiritz sexualities in all the disci- It was a lot of fun.” “I think that having Alex making any promises to give who consider the school a said. “Washington Univer- plines would come together, deliver the message maintains other social issues stage time in liberal institution. Today, few sity can then redeem itself and once again be known for W.I.L.D. with a political twist the narrative that we’re using future shows. know that the Women, Gen- instead of looking like an the center of sex research in to garner support from straight For Dresner, there was no der and Sexuality Studies anti-feminist.” the country,” she said. Though most of the concert people,” Dresner said. “He is better place or time to deliver program was originally called The Student Forum on Maier’s panel will take carried on as it would in the past, close with me, and personally the message of activism. Women and Gender Studies Sexuality has more ambitions place from 5 p.m. until 7 this fall’s W.I.L.D. started on a vocalized in the past his concern “The noble energy comple- to avoid the sensitive conno- for the future in addition to p.m. on Tuesday in McMillan very different note. for my future. It was touching ments the fun, cohesive message tations of “sexuality.” petitioning for Johnson’s hon- Café. Minutes before K’naan’s that [he] did that for me.” of W.I.L.D.,” he said. “At the Although Stiritz lamented orary degree. performance, a new kind of Greenberg’s speech drew end of the day, there aren’t that presence took the stage and mostly positive cheers from the many times when all of Wash. demanded everyone’s attention. crowd. Many students clapped U. gets together. We had the Junior Alex Greenberg to acknowledge the group’s opportunity, and we seized the visit www.studlife.com today! ran to the stage, grabbed the mission, while others remained day.”

A DAY WITH MOLLIE KATZEN (BEST-SELLING COOKBOOK AUTHOR) Washington University in St. Louis is honored to have Mollie Katzen visit the Danforth Campus on October 6th, 2009

Mollie’s Agenda... When: 10:00am - 11:00am Brought to you by What: Presentation - How Mollie’s cuisine Washington University has evolved and how the center of the plate Dining Services. has changed. (Book Signing to follow.) Where: Washington University Campus Store Mallinckrodt Center 6465 Forsyth Blvd St. Louis, MO 63105 About Mollie... When: 12:30pm - 2:30pm “The High Priestess of the Vegetable” - NPR What: Farmers Market/Book Signing Where: Danforth University Center With over 6 million books in print, including the ground-breaking classic (East Courtyard) Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, Mollie, an 6465 Forsyth Blvd award-winning illustrator, designer and cookbook author, is listed by St. Louis, MO 63105 the New York Times as one of the best-selling cookbook authors of all When: 4:00pm - 8:00pm time. She is largely credited for moving healthful vegetarian food from What: Farm Party the “fringe” to the center of the plate. Furthermore, Health Magazine has Where: The Burning Kumquat - Student Garden named her one of “The Five Women Who Changed the Way We Eat.” on Wallace Drive, just south of Forsyth Her newest project is Get Cooking, a multi-media series of books and Raw Food Iron Chef Competition at 5pm. videos for beginning cooks. Hang with Mollie until 6pm. All evening enjoy Farm Tours & Bluegrass Music! 4 STUDENT LIFE | FORUM Forum Editor / Kate Gaertner / [email protected] MONDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2009

FORUMSTAFF EDITORIAL A thank you note to Method Man and Redman

o Meth and Red, theory exam—we couldn’t help thing you could have done chalk work here for posterity, Your per- but think one thing: Why can’t for us, and impressively, you acting as a visual catalyst to our formance this you be here all the time? pulled through in just one highest of academic pursuits weekend (or what In all seriousness, we’re a weekend. We’ve always liked and reminding us of the imper- weY witnessed of it, through the pretty tightly wound commu- the Kemper, but we feel like meable nature of mass culture’s unfortunate auditory version of nity, and we think you really Wash. U. lacks something sub- place in higher education. beer goggles) was truly stellar, helped us loosen up. We were stantial in the realm of visual Moreover, we encourage our bringing “cool” to Wash. U. in unsure as to whether or not culture. You gave us that, in administrators to take strides to a way it hasn’t known since that we were chill enough to hang the form of a few well-done, ensure that only gender theory night in 1997 when a few fresh- with you, but once you invited emotionally driven pieces of and narcotics policy classes are men created a drinking game us to light our marijuana ciga- chalkboard art. taught in the classrooms that based on utterances from their rettes on the Quad, we started We thought that all W.I.L.D. have been graced with your chemistry professor. Whether to see what life would be like would leave us with was a presence. we witnessed your music from if you always hung out here. few unidentifi ed hickeys and But then again, we suppose a vantage point of standing in We didn’t know if you’d like membership in a collective, it’s not that peculiar that the an infi nitely long pizza line, our classes, but then you started unfortunate mid-midterms two of you are so familiar with grinding in what became a lit- to introduce questions of gen- hangover, but imagine our thrill our needs as a community and eral passion pit or looking up der and sexuality, asking about at seeing your profound contri- as an institution. After all, you at you in the midst of a crowd- female arousal and really butions to this campus. did get into Harvard, and most COURTESY OF STUDENT LIFE STAFF surfi ng experience—the thrill getting at the thrust of contem- Even if you don’t want to of us didn’t. A photo of the artwork that Method Man and Redman left on the of which is only matched by the porary debates. come hang out again, we beg Peace, chalkboard of the classroom that they used prior to their performace. time we got a 98 on our price There was just one more the administration to leave your The Editorial Board Washington University’s Internet disconnect A global climate

Andrew Gottlieb treaty starts with us Staff Columnist

Adam Hasz but collectively, we have Op-Ed Submission incredible power. If we work everal years ago, I together—if we stand up as a came across a very generation—we can push cli- interesting Washing- n Wednesday, Sept. mate change legislation through ton Post editorial by 30, Sens. John Kerry the Senate, ensure successful MichaelS J. Copps, one of the and Barbara Boxer negotiations at Copenhagen and commissioners of the Federal released the fi rst eventually enjoy a prosperous Communications Commis- Odraft of the Clean Energy Jobs and peaceful future free of the sion. The article was entitled and American Power Act, the worst effects of climate change. “America’s Internet Discon- Senate equivalent to the Ameri- But to do it, we need a move- nect” and was a scathing can Clean Energy and Security ment. We need a Power Shift. criticism of America’s Internet Act passed by the House in The Power Shift already does infrastructure. Copps points out June. Although the issue of cli- exist, and it’s growing every day. that America lags far behind mate change has been dwarfed Power Shift is a national cam- other developed countries in recently by the health-care paign that is mobilizing massive terms of Internet accessibil- debate, we can no longer afford youth support for a climate bill. ity, speed and cost. America’s to wait for comprehensive clean- This fall, the campaign will bring defi cit in this area is so deep energy legislation. together thousands of students that “we pay almost twice as This December, the world for regional Power Shift Sum- much for connections that are will meet in Copenhagen to mits, conferences devoted to the one-twentieth the speed” when negotiate a new binding cli- youth climate movement. Mis- ERIN MITCHELL | STUDENT LIFE compared to many Asian and mate treaty. Although the United souri was chosen to host such European nations. The ques- (according to a speed test run count. Having talked to my There is no question in my States cannot unilaterally solve a Summit because our senator, tion then becomes, what is by dslreports.com). This is friends and classmates about mind that the poor Internet the climate crisis, U.S. leader- Claire McCaskill, has not yet the importance of America’s simply atrocious. I can barely my struggles, I have learned access on campus is a barrier to ship is absolutely essential to decided if she will vote for the “Disconnect?” watch YouTube videos, and that this is not an uncommon learning for many students. convince other nations to com- Kerry-Boxer Bill. The Missouri The answer is that much of multimedia-heavy Web sites experience. If America as a whole is mit to meaningful greenhouse Power Shift 2009 Summit will America’s economy these days like ESPN.com take ages to In addition to being fun and lagging in its Internet infra- gas reductions. For Copenhagen allow our generation to rise up is dependent on the Internet, load. In fact, according to the allowing social networking, the structure, Wash. U. is lagging to be truly successful, the Sen- and demand immediate climate and by having slower and more FCC, 243 kilobits per second Internet is now an essential part behind America. This prob- ate must pass the Kerry-Boxer action from Senator McCaskill expensive Internet, America is less than a third of the speed of the educational experience. lem needs to be addressed. Bill before the U.N. negotiations and our other elected offi cials. is at a competitive disadvan- that qualifi es as broadband Syllabi, old exams, assignments There is simply no excuse for begin on Dec. 7. As the legisla- Luckily for us, the MOPS tage to many of its competitors Internet. I could, of course, and even video lectures are all a school that costs more than tion’s supporters will need 60 ’09 Summit will take place right in the global economy. This plug in my Ethernet cable and put online by professors with $40,000 to have such a prob- votes to override a fi libuster, this across town at Saint Louis Uni- brings me to the main point of get faster Internet, but that the assumption that all their lem. Few would argue that it will by no means be an easy task. versity. On Oct. 16-18, hundreds my article: Just as America is defeats the point of having a students will be able to access is a bad thing that the Inter- The Copenhagen conference of students from across Mis- at a competitive disadvantage laptop. them. The fact of the matter is, net has become an integral may very well hold the most souri will converge to make a due to the state of its Inter- In addition to slow con- with my current Internet speed, part of a university education. important negotiations in human stand for bold, effective climate net infrastructure, Washington nection speed, I have also I would probably not be able to Given this, students should be history. Many climatologists change legislation. The weekend University students are put at a experienced diffi culties con- watch an online lecture. I know provided with access to the have predicted that the Earth’s will feature keynote addresses competitive disadvantage due necting and staying connected for some language classes, resources they need to succeed. atmosphere will soon reach a from prominent climate leaders to the sorry state of Internet to the multitude of wireless online multimedia is an essen- I hope the school is aware of “tipping point,” a scenario in and politicians, dozens of work- access on campus. networks that Wash. U. pro- tial part of the course. I have this problem and will take the which excess accumulation shops related to many different Right now, as I sit in my vides. My (correct) password seen a friend trying to listen to proper steps to address it. of greenhouse gas swings the aspects of environmentalism and room writing this article, my has been rejected numerous his Spanish homework online planet’s atmospheric energy countless opportunities to meet University-provided wireless times, and I have been inexpli- only to encounter halting and Andrew is a sophomore in Engi- equilibrium out of balance and other passionate students from Internet has a download speed cably kicked off of the WUFI-S poor-quality audio, making it neering. He can be reached via sends us through a dangerous all across Missouri. The Summit of 243 kilobits per second network more times than I can impossible to do his homework. e-mail at [email protected]. and irreversible spiral into a will conclude with a “March to completely new climate era. the Arch,” a large-scale climate Even if we do not reach the march that will move through St. atmosphere’s tipping point in Louis and culminate with a rally A response to Philip Christofanelli’s letter to Professor Benson the immediate future, climate under the famous monument. change will still cause severe Although I realize that the ear Mr. confi dent that you are who have clearly passed advisors. consequences, particularly for summit is during Wash. U.’s Christofanelli, in fact a bona fi de adult. this threshold still show Perhaps this campus our generation and the genera- fall break, I urge you to take Unfortunately, there are deference to their elders. smoking ban doesn’t jive tions that follow. If we do not part in this historic movement. I found your many of us who are not In any event, once they, or well with your notions of act now and curb our addiction You can learn more and regis- Dresponse to Peter Benson’s blessed with your great we, are old enough to speak liberty; you may be right— to fossil fuels, we will be forced ter for the summit at missouri. support for the Universi- wisdom, maturity and con- out as equals, whining isn’t who knows? But to allege to witness the horrors of rising powershift09.org. If you have ty’s parenting role toward fi dence. Tell us, when is appropriate. unequivocally that col- seas, severe droughts, massive any other questions about the students vitriolic, hyper- one considered an adult? Either due to deliberate lege students are adults, or extinctions and the chaos that summit or the campaign, please bolic and, ironically, utterly And to what end? Does disingenuousness or per- should invariably be treated accompanies these events. Our e-mail washupowershift09@ childish (“A response to one size really fi t all? Is the haps just ignorance, you as such, is an untenable generation deserves better; the gmail.com. Peter Benson,” Oct. 2). I married person in his early simplify the relationship position. Our parent fi gures, stakes are simply too high for us A huge youth movement was not able to attend the 20s more adult than the sin- between students and uni- however long we’ve known to sit on the sidelines and let the during the next few months will forum on the new tobacco gle 29-year-old who lives versities as an exchange: them, are entitled to dia- powers that be decide our future. be our best shot to ensure that policy, so I will take your with her parents? Is the money for education. In a logue, not ultimatums. With such a complex and the world agrees to a just and word for it that Professor person who works her way more nuanced reality, col- intimidating issue as climate effective global climate treaty Benson was patronizing through school an adult: lege provides a playground change, it is easy to feel apa- at Copenhagen. I hope that you or condescending, but that What if she still sleeps with of sorts, with freedom but Sincerely, thetic. After all, even if you will stand with me and demand does not mean that his posi- stuffed animals? also with rules, where stu- Josh Marshack fully understood the problem, strong climate action. Our future tion is entirely without The reality is that our dents can blossom not what can one small college stu- is at stake, and we cannot afford merit, nor excuse the threat- culture does not clearly only intellectually, but dent accomplish? How can one to accept any compromise. ening tenor of your letter. demarcate the threshold also socially and emotion- Josh is a third-year Ph.D. insignifi cant voice, even shout- I envy you, for even from childhood to adult- ally. College helps us fi nd student in anthropology. He ing with all its might, change the though you are younger hood. In fact, in most out who we are, and the can be reached via e-mail at world? Adam is a sophomore in Arts & [email protected]. than I am, you are already cultures, even individuals best teachers are also good Alone, it may be almost Sciences. He can be reached via impossible to make a difference, e-mail at [email protected].

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SCENE TUDENT IFE Rebellious S L Students One Brookings Drive #1039 #330 Danforth University reach Center printmaking Saint Louis, MO 63130- new 4899 Ashley Johnson with the Scars,” completes News: (314) 935-5995 HEIGHTS Brandy’s transformation Scene Reporter Advertising: (314) 935- as she skates beautifully Ellie Kirshenbaum 6713 Kumar, a typical lesson occurs but I didn’t know that. I took on television as her new Fax: (314) 935-5938 Scene Reporter over a three-hour period, but the off straight after, and just went When a woman under- chicken-enhanced self. It e-mail: editor@studlife. actual fl ying occupies only 90 straight up into the air then back goes drastic plastic and also explores America’s com We’ve all gone through air- minutes of that time. The rest of down due to the lack of lift. The reconstructive surgery in peculiar fascination with www.studlife.com ports and seen little kids pressing the time is devoted to planning instructors let me make mistakes order to resemble a chicken figure skating, while pok- Copyright 2009 their faces up against the glass the route, making calculations then take over and fi x them.” and enter a reality TV ice- ing fun at absurd TV shows, windows in complete awe of the and doing an in-depth check of One of Berk’s scares came skating contest, you take “Dancing with the Stars” Editor in Chief: Perry Stein airplanes taking off and landing the plane and all of its systems. when one of the plane’s engines notice. This and several and the short-lived “Skating Associate Editor: Brian Krigsher right before them. Maybe some “I went up in the air my fi rst failed. other absurdist premises with the Stars.” Managing Editors: Josh Gold- of us even were those little kids. lesson,” Berk said. “The way a “I’m getting ready to land are the focal points of a Huck dissects American man, Michelle Stein, Dennis Staring at the planes is one thing, plane works is unlike a car. There when suddenly the engine starts new exhibit of prints by culture and the entertain- Sweeney, Evan Wiskup but actually taking that awe to the are controls on both the left and sputtering, and I don’t know St. Louis-based printmaker ment that fuels it through Senior News Editor: Kat Zhao next level is quite another. right sides, so my instructor why,” Berk said. “All of a sudden Tom Huck in the exhibit these outlandish scenes. In Senior Forum Editor: Kate Here at Washington Univer- and I were able to fl y the plane I look over and I see the oil pres- “The Rebellious Tradition this exhibit, Huck sensation- Gaertner sity, there are a few students who together.” sure drop to zero and the RPMs of Printmaking” at the St. alizes the foolish ideals of Senior Sports Editor: Johann Qua Hiansen may fl y 100 miles to grab lunch Both train in Cessna 172s, go down. This had me extremely Louis Art Museum. the American mainstream Senior Scene Editor: Paula or take a walk around a new which are single-engine piston nervous, so doing what we’re Printmaking has long with a fearless sense of Lauris city for the afternoon—they are aircrafts. Berk is in possession trained to do, I go through the been regarded as a subver- humor. Some of the other Senior Cadenza Editor: pilots. of a private pilot license, while steps on why the engine could sive art form. The history of prints in the exhibit include Stephanie Spera As a child, freshman Joey Kumar has taken only the writ- have failed. I immediately looked printmaking includes a long Albrecht Dürer’s “The Four Senior Photo Editor: Matt Berk’s favorite part of family ten portion of his license test and down and switched fuel tanks, list of radical artists who Horsemen of the Apoca- Mitgang vacation was fl ying to the desti- must still complete the fl ying and the engine started up again.” have used their medium as lypse,” Pieter Bruegel’s Senior Graphics Editor: Mike Hirshon nation. In fact, he even became portion. Flying may be thrilling, but it a way to disperse their own “Pride” from the series “The Online Editor: Scott Bressler upset if his family drove instead. “With a private pilot’s license, requires a lot of effort to reap the social commentary. In the Seven Deadly Sins” and Director of New Media: Sam “My parents noticed how you can fl y by yourself in the day benefi ts. new exhibit “The Rebellious several of Max Beckmann’s Guzik interested I was in fl ying, so for or night with as many passengers “Flying a plane isn’t like Tradition of Printmaking,” circus-themed prints. On the Design Chief: Brittany Meyer Hanukkah one year, they bought as fi ll up the aircraft,” Berk said. riding a bicycle where you on display until Nov. 15, subject of these landmark News Editors: Eliza Adelson, me Microsoft Flight Simulator,” “There are, though, a wide range remember it forever,” Kumar these themes of social criti- works being included in his David Messenger, John Scott, Dan Woznica Berk said. “I set it up complete of disability restrictions I have to said. “With fl ying, you remem- cism are explored through exhibit, Huck said, “They Assignment Editor: Lauren with a pretty cool joystick, pretty adhere to. I cannot fl y within one ber most of it, but there are all a new large-scale triptych, represented to me a wonder- Olens advanced control and throttle sys- mile of the clouds in either direc- these random rules and theory, “The Transformation of ful lineage of graphic satire News Manager: Michelle tem and I began teaching myself tion, and I cannot fl y if visibility so if you choose to begin fl ying, Brandy Baghead” by Tom that I wanted to be a part Merlin to fl y.” is below a certain amount, which stick with it until you’re done Huck, as well as the prints of.” Forum Editors: Charlie Freshman Prateek Kumar does put somewhat of a damper training.” that inspired Huck by clas- This intriguing and Bohlen, Aditya Sarvesh, Eve took a more casual approach to on when I can go fl ying.” Berk agrees that although fl y- sical printmakers, such as bizarre exhibit is worth see- Samborn, AJ Sundar Cadenza Editors: Cici Co- learning how to fl y. Even with the restrictions in ing is a thrilling activity, it takes Albrecht Dürer, Max Beck- ing because it illuminates quillette, Percy Olsen, Craig “I like doing thrill-type activi- place, dangerous incidents still patience. mann and Pieter Bruegel. the media’s proclivity for Ostrin, Hannah Schwartz ties,” Kumar said. “I’m not that happen. “It takes a lot of time to The crown jewel of this unwarranted sensational- Scene Editors: Robyn Husa, serious. I just recreationally fl y “The fi rst time I went to a big develop the skills necessary to be exhibit is the triptych “The ism. It’s not everyday that Hana Schuster, Agnes Trenche because I love the experience.” airport, my instructor let me do successful,” Berk said. “But once Transformation of Brandy you can see a figure-skating Sports Editor: Alex Dropkin Berk began his fl ying experi- everything even though I really you master those skills it’s one of Baghead,” which is the first chicken-woman; so when Photo Editors: Daniel Eicholtz, ence in April 2007, taking lessons didn’t know how,” Kumar said. the best, most rewarding activi- installment from Huck’s it’s in proximity, it’s a must. Matt Lanter, Lily Schorr Design Editors: Nicole at Palwaukee Airport, the third “You’re supposed to wait a bit ties I could have ever imagined “Booger Stew” cycle of Dankner, Susan Hall, Katie busiest airport in Illinois. after a big plane takes off because doing. And hey, you get places prints. This series of wood- Sadow, Zoë Scharf According to both Berk and of the wake turbulence it creates, faster.” cuts stands 82 by 24 inches, Copy Chief: Puneet Kollipara 82 by 45 inches and 82 by Copy Editors: Hillary Black, 24 inches. While any- Lauren Cohn, Jessica Katzen- one can marvel at Huck’s stein, Matthew Lee, Shuyi meticulous attention to Shang, Nora Long The Haps: St. Louis Street Market Designers: Evan Freed- detail, his intricate carvings man, Anna Hegarty, Katrina and his thought-provoking Jongman-Sereno, Liz Klein, Kristen Klempert fee to become a vendor. location will bring in wealth- compositions, the themes Laura Kornhauser, Isaac Lobel, Scene Reporter While the event is only ier patrons, but it is also of this piece are quite Brandon Lucius, Lyndsay one day this year, the found- close enough to the vendors’ ghastly. Nevins, Joe Rigodanzo, Eric ers hope that the market homes. Like Maxwell Street This set of prints pres- Rosenbaum, Kate Rothman, will be grow into a self-suf- Market in Chicago, which ents a perverse and warped Michael Yang It’s rare that an event can ficient weekly event, with served as a model to the St. scrutiny of American General Manager: Andrew claim to be not only inter- a consistently high num- Louis Market, the location culture through its rep- O’Dell esting and entertaining but ber of vendors by the end of also has the potential to draw resentations of reality Advertising Manager: Sara also innovative and benefi- next year. This will create a a lot of foot traffic. television. In this piece, Judd cial to the community. This community of vendors who The market will also Huck considers the extreme Copyright 2009 Washington Univer- Saturday, such an event will can share tips and ideas on greatly benefit the city of St. lengths that some people sity Student Media, Inc. (WUSMI). Student Life is the fi nancially and take place from 11 a.m. to 3 running a successful small Louis. North St. Louis has undergo to transform them- editorially independent, student-run p.m. at the corner of North business. It will also cre- especially suffered during selves into what is deemed newspaper serving the Washington University community. First copy of Grand and Page boulevards. ate additional income for the the economic recession. more acceptable and main- each publication is free; all additional copies are 50 cents. Subscriptions The St. Louis Street Market venders and their families to “People are out of jobs, stream by society, as may be purchased for $99.00 by is a new way for the people rely on. and the skills they have inspired by the television calling (314) 935-6713. of St. Louis to put a few “The money from the don’t always match up with show “The Swan.” Student Life is a publication of extra dimes in their pock- market will most likely what the shrinking job mar- In the first frame, “The WUSMI and does not necessarily ets as self-employed street function as supplemental ket is looking for,” Nikhil Transformation of Brandy represent, in whole or in part, the views of the Washington University vendors. income,” Sumit Agarwal Agrawal said. “Being self- Baghead,” Brandy is seen administration, faculty or students. All Student Life articles, photos and Founded and organized said. “One of the problems employed allows you to as the wholesome fall graphics are the property of WUSMI by Washington University with poverty is that the poor use the skills you already festival queen at a vegeta- and may not be reproduced or published without the express written seniors Sumit Agarwal and can’t save. This money will have. The street market will ble-themed fair. The second consent of the General Manager. Nikhil Agrawal, the market allow vendors to invest in help people segue into self- frame, “Part II: Ameri- Pictures and graphics printed in Stu- dent Life are available for purchase; will allow vendors to sell other things, like their kids. employment.” ca’s Next Top Omelette,” e-mail [email protected] for more information. Student Life reserves various goods to the rest of That’s part of the reason why While there are many shows Brandy as she is the right to edit all submissions for St. Louis as a way for these we scheduled the market for organizations that help peo- savagely cut, poked, prod- style, grammar, length and accuracy. The intent of submissions will not suppliers to gain supple- the weekend, so that people ple in this area, through their ded and injected by a team be altered. Student Life reserves the mentary income. The idea with a part-time or full-time own volunteer work, Sumit of doctors. Brandy’s doc- right not to publish all submissions. for the market was inspired job during the week could Agarwal and Nikhil Agrawal tors, who resemble mad If you’d like to place an ad, please contact the Advertising Department by Nobel Peace Prize win- still participate.” noticed a proportion of the scientists, use cat entrails, at (314) 935-6713. If you wish to report an error or ner Muhammad Yunus’s To find venders, Sumit poor fall through the cracks nails, crowbars and tape to request book “Banker to the Poor” Agarwal and Nikhil Agrawal of the system. For example, stitch their patient together, a clarifi cation, e-mail editor@ studlife.com. and his philosophies on went around Jeff Vander Habitat for Humanity has as they strive to make microfinance. Lou, a poorer neighborhood built 189 homes in St. Louis, her a superior ice-skating “The idea is to give small near the site of the market, helping many people become chicken species. The last loans to the poor to start and knocked on doors to homeowners; but they will frame, “Part III: Skating their own business,” Sumit find people who might want not accept applications from Agarwal said. “This in turn to sell extra things they had people who do not have gives them money to invest lying around their homes. steady jobs. Government aid in themselves and improve They also approached ven- also tends to keep people their overall welfare.” dors on Grand who had afloat, but doesn’t improve her h While such small loans already sold goods, mostly their economic standing. t ap (as low as $5 or $10) can be out of their cars. They went “There’s a class of people O p helpful in Third World coun- to local organizations like who have trouble with social e tries, they are not effective Habitat for Humanity and mobility. Microfinancing n in the United States; this St. Patrick’s Center and sev- and self-employment help Super-8 Madness: Oct. 6 at The Way Out Club, i makes it difficult for individ- eral churches to hand out them break out of poverty,” 2525 S. Jefferson Ave. 8 p.m.-midnight. Some n uals of lower socioeconomic brochures. There are cur- Nikhil Agrawal said. of the best fi lms on the old-school Super-8 fi lm, status to start their own rently around 15 registered In addition to the food which cuts them down to their best 15 minutes. g businesses. Through their vendors, with more applying and haggling, there will also Films include “Taxi Driver,” “Jaws,” and “Scars s research on microfinance, daily. Venders will be sell- be live music at the event. of Dracula.” Sumit Agarwal and Nikhil ing food, toys, clothes and a Wash. U. students can Agrawal realized part of this variety of other goods. help the St. Louis commu- Oktoberfest: Oct. 9-11 in Soulard 2028 S. 12th problem was the high startup Sumit Agarwal and Nikhil nity by attending. The St. St. Oct 9th, 5 p.m.-noon; Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-mid- cost of a new business, Agrawal explained that most Louis Street Market will night; Oct 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oktoberfest cel- which can include obtaining of the people they met while give students a chance to ebrating beer, food and entertainment. licenses, renting a store- canvassing for vendors have burst out of the “Wash. U. front, buying materials and a been very excited about the bubble” and see another side Wash U. Happy Day at J. Buck’s in Clayton: multitude of other expenses. idea of the market. Possible of St. Louis. For more infor- Oct. 10 at J. Buck’s, 101 S. Hanley Rd. Noon- 1 a.m. Bring Wash U. ID card for appetizer and This is why Sumit Agarwal female entrepreneurs have mation visit http://www. drink specials all day. and Nikhil Agrawal decided been especially interested, stlstreetmarket.org. to create a street market which is typical of microfi- If you would like to vol- Late Night Happy Hour: Everyday at the Drunk- allowing vendors to start nance because women are unteer at the event or if you en Fish, 10 p.m.-close. Happy hour prices later or build their own business more likely to actually invest are part of band that would into the night. without the cost of renting a the money in their fami- like to perform at the event, storefront. They have been lies. The corner where the contact Sumit Agarwal at planning the event since last market will occur was cho- [email protected] or summer and are funding it sen because of its strategic Nikhil Agrawal at nikhil@ { with their own money and placement between Midtown stlstreetmarket.org. donations. 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FOOTBALL SPORTS Bears rebound from big loss with a 23-0 rout Alex Dropkin On the opening possession nine carries. His performance Sports Editor of the game, Rhodes threat- broke the career 1,000-yard ened to score. With the ball at rushing mark. Wash. U.’s 9-yard line and pos- “I think yesterday I just was After Sept. 19’s crushing itive yardage gained on all 13 able to get out into open space 46-0 home defeat to Witten- plays of the drive, a touchdown a little bit more,” O’Brien berg University, Washington seemed inevitable. said.”The [offensive] line was University was left with mul- Senior defensive back Tim just creating the holes...so I def- tiple questions. Machan intercepted an end- initely give 100 percent credit Junior runningback Jim zone pass and returned it to the to the line.” O’Brien answered those ques- 33-yard line. The Bears had An unsuccessful Lynx fake- tions on Saturday, earning a four interceptions in the game, punt led to Wash. U.’s next career-high 146 rushing yards while Machan led the defense touchdown. Junior quarterback in the team’s 23-0 win over with eight total tackles. Stephen Sherman found soph- Rhodes College (2-3). “We knew that we were omore receiver Easton Knott “[The win] added another backed up against the wall... wide open in the end zone for a level of confi dence for the in any situation, you’re hoping 27-yard touchdown reception. team,” O’Brien said. “Just for a turnover, but we were just Senior halfback Greg knowing that we’re going to hoping to force a fi eld goal,” Lachaud tacked on another [stumble] no matter what... Machan said. “Then the quar- six points with a 1-yard touch- JOSHUA GOLDMAN | STUDENT LIFE and just knowing that we can terback kind of overthrew the down rush with 4:59 left in the Junior running back Jim O’Brien eclipsed 1,000 career rushing yards in a Wash. U. 23-0 pounding rebound like that shows a lot ball and I was in the right posi- third quarter. The seven-play, of Rhodes College. O’Brien ran for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. about the team and how we tion for it.” 76-yard drive came entirely on put points on the board, and the knowing that fi eld position and The Bears will travel to carry ourselves.” O’Brien took over the fi rst the ground. defense plays well,” Machan special teams were going...to Crawfordsville, Ind., on Satur- The Bears (2-2) ran for a net quarter. With 4:25 left in the Up 20-0 with 3:20 left in said. be a big part of winning the day to take on No. 12 Wabash 222 yards, a season high, and quarter, he punched in a 2-yard the game, sophomore Brandon Sophomore punter Aus- game,” Morman said. “I just College (4-0). had a 378-273 offensive advan- touchdown to give the Bears Rogalski sealed the victory with tin Morman was key in the tried to put [the ball] as far “Yeah, they’re ranked... tage over Rhodes. the lead. O’Brien’s 37-yard a 29-yard fi eld goal. The fi eld win, averaging 43.2 yards per back, inside the [20-yard line], but we’ve got a feel for them,” “One of the stresses that rush previously on the drive set goal was the Bears’ fi rst suc- kick, while Sherman went as I could and hopefully giv- O’Brien said. “We know that we had early...this week was up the score. cessful kick in seven games. 11 for 17 for 113 yards and a ing the defense good position, they’re not superhuman...that to come out fast and come out In the fi rst half alone, “It feels very good to get touchdown. so they could play as well as they’re just like us; that they’re strong,” O’Brien said. O’Brien picked up 78 yards on the shutout, having the offense “We went into the game they did.” just going out there to play.”

SWIMMING CROSS COUNTRY Season opener ends Women fi nish 9th, men 17th with mixed results in Greater Louisville Classic Matthew Green were able to break the 20-min- meet by just under a minute. individual medley and 500 first in the 1,000 and 500 free- Sports Reporter ute barrier: juniors Jess Londeree The teams continue to have Men nearly freestyle, junior David Chao styles with times of 11:00.94 (18:44:48) and Sangeeta Hardy their eyes set on the regional meet won the 100 and 200 free- and 5:24.66, respectively. (18:55:91). in November. The teams did well perfect, but styles, and Arteaga took the 50 The team had several second- The men’s and women’s cross Freshman runner David to continue their drive to qualify, freestyle and 100 butterfly. place finishes, including two country teams performed strongly Hamm ran for 25:47:62, fi nishing which senior Zach Griffen attri- women win “I was pretty happy with by freshmen. in a tough fi eld fi lled with Divi- second among the Washington butes to the fact that Saturday’s all my swims. Especially “[The meet] was really sion I opponents at the Greater University runners. Sophomore meet was the best meet the teams just 1 individual since I didn’t swim as much exciting. It’s always nice Louisville Classic on Saturday. Malik Nabulsi, who beat his time will run all year. “This meet was event as I should have [over] the to see new talent, everyone The men’s team fi nished 17th out from last week’s meet by over a all about getting our feet wet,” summer,” Arteaga said. “I felt together as a team for the first of 38 squads while the women’s minute, said, “I think we left this Griffen said. “NCAA regionals Hannah Lustman good in the water...We’re also time,” Lodewyk said. “It’s team took ninth. meet a much better team because and nationals will be similar to Sports Reporter kind of starting to build up really neat because each team Against mostly Division I we took risks during the race and yesterday.” and really start training hard has a different dynamic. I was squads, junior Tayrn Surtees was learned from them.” If Wash. U. runners continue this month: start lifting a lot really excited, really pumped able to lead the women with a Senior Molly Schlamb, the running like they have been, they The men’s and women’s more, getting more yardage, up; it was a really good first time of 18:04:28, and sophomore second fi nisher for the Red and will be able to run at regionals and swimming and diving squads just training harder.” meet.” Michael Burnstein led the men Green, fi nished 10 seconds behind continue their trek to qualifying began their season on Satur- The team claimed both Lodewyk noted that the with a time of 25:06:99. Surtees Surtees. “The race was awesome for nationals. The team is slowly day with a dual meet against first and second places in meet occurred close to the fi nished 21st and Burnstein fi n- with perfect weather, a fast course working its way up and aiming to Division I opponent Saint the 200 IM and 100 but- team’s official start of prac- ished 45th. and great competition,” Schlamb fi eld an experienced squad. Louis University. The men terfly, with junior Michael tice, and the Bears will Running against Division I said. This is the second meet in a “Come regionals we are going finished one race shy of first Flanagan placing behind continue to intensify training teams like University of Kentucky row in which Schlamb fi nished to have a strong seven [runners] place in all events for the day, Beyer and Arteaga. With a for future meets. and Western Kentucky University, second for the Bears. Schlamb toe the line, and we will all feel the while the women’s team took first-place time of 1:26.46 “Just working and getting two runners on the women’s team beat her time from last week’s excitement,” Nabulsi said. second. in the 200 freestyle relay, into better physical condi- “Overall we did pretty freshman Brendan Morin, tion, just really working on FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 5, 2009 well: The guys only lost one Arteaga, Beyer and Chao fin- our aerobic base,” Lodewyk event, the 100 backstroke...I ished the meet’s dominant said. “And then definitely you Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle guess we’re all very glad with performance. always want your team closer, Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis our swims for the most part,” “Getting up there and more motivated, just really senior captain Dan Arteaga going fast [is a challenge], but psyching up and getting pre- ACROSS 1 Precious stones said. “We swim against once you get over that, it’s all pared for our big meets this 5 Burn a bit [SLU] every year; they’re easy I guess,” Arteaga said. season—keeping in mind the 9 Roe source great competitors.” Senior captain Jessie long-range goals. That’s our 13 Most eligible for Three male swimmers Lodewyk was the only indi- big focus.” the draft 14 Like a snowy were double event winners vidual event winner for the The Bears’ next meet is landscape during the Bears’ 142-95 women’s squad as SLU fin- the Show-Me Showdown on 15 “Royal” nuisance defeat of the Billikens. Senior ished ahead of the Bears Oct. 10-11 at the University 16 Put in Alex Beyer claimed the 200 164-70. Lodewyk finished of Missouri-Columbia. pigeonholes 17 Duncan __: cake mix brand 18 Reformer for whom a Bible book is named 19 What little girls are made of, so it’s said 22 “That makes sense” 23 The Blue Jays, on scoreboards 24 Place for a napkin 27 Prof’s degree 28 Spat By Billie Truitt 31 C.S. 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10/5/09 © 2009 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. 8 STUDENT LIFE | CADENZA Cadenza Editor / Stephanie Spera / [email protected] MONDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2009 CADEN Z A Top 10 songs written for movies Stephanie Spera Steven Tyler wrote this one movie series to score an Acad- on here instead, you ask? Well, 3. “Mrs. Robinson”—Simon scored Marshall two Grammys Senior Cadenza Editor to help out his daughter’s little emy Award nomination. is “Gonna Fly Now” parodied and Garfunkel—“The and an Academy Award. fi lm about a mass apocalypse. in a Starbucks commercial? I Graduate” This has become one of those 7. “Danger Zone”—Kenny thought not. I might start looking into We all know that a movie’s songs you just belt out in the Loggins—“Top Gun” that whole plastics business soundtrack can signifi cantly car, and it continued to solidify Before Tom Cruise was because, as graduation nears, add to the fi lm viewing experi- Aerosmith’s ability to dominate crazy, he was “dangerous.” that look on Dustin Hoff- ence. The only reason I barely rock for 30-plus years. And besides giving America man’s face at the end of the tolerated Kevin Costner in some of the most homoerotic “The Graduate” is getting too “The Bodyguard” was Whit- scenes in all of movie history, familiar. With the help of “Mrs. ney Houston’s rendition of “Top Gun” also bequeathed us Robinson,” Simon and Gar- Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always “Danger Zone.” Check out the funkel’s soundtrack to “The Love You” (which went on to hilarious high-octane video and Graduate” bumped the Beatles become one of the best-selling contemplate, even if just for a “White Album” out of the No. 1. “My Heart Will Go On”— singles of all time). And, like second, how awesome it would 1 spot on the charts in 1968. Celine Dion—“Titanic” Ms. Houston’s power ballad, be if you were a “Top Gun” That’s kind of a big deal. This one is a no-brainer. some songs are nearly insepa- aviator. Celine Dion’s epic love ballad rable from the movies that used for an even more epic movie them. Kenny Loggin’s “Foot- 9.” Iris”—Goo Goo Dolls— won an Academy Award in loose” elicits images of Kevin “City of Angels” 1997, Golden Globe Award Bacon punch-dancing through I’ve only cried during a in 1998, and four Grammys an abandoned warehouse; Zach Nicholas Cage movie twice: in 1999. From the moment Braff and The Shins are forever “City of Angels” and “National 5. “Stayin’ Alive”—Bee Gees you hear those four notes on connected in my head; and the Treasure 2: Book of Secrets”— —“Saturday Night Fever” the fl ute, you’re taken back to few times I am forced to suffer but that last one was because I No one can strut quite like when Jack held Kate on the though Evanescence’s “Bring paid $12.50 to see it. But with John Travolta. And he was able bow of that ship. But then you Me To Life” reminds me of the the help of the “City of Angels” to exhibit his superior ability remember how the manipula- even worse situation where I soundtrack and lyrics like “I’d to walk while holding a paint tive liar managed to take up sat through “Daredevil.” So, give up forever to touch you/ can to the Gibbs brothers’ disco all the space on that king-sized if you’re all still following Cause I know that you feel me hit “Stayin’ Alive” in the open- headboard, sending poor Leo to my horribly tangential train of somehow,” “Iris” became one ing scene of “Saturday Night his frozen, waterlogged death. thought, Cadenza brings you of the Goo Goo Dolls’ great- Fever.” the list of the best songs written est hits and the anthem of specifi cally for movies. lonely, pining ’90s teenagers 4. “Don’t You (Forget About Disclaimer: We’re exclud- everywhere. Me)”—Simple Minds—“The 2. “Lose Yourself”—Eminem ing Disney songs because, 6. “Eye of the Tiger”— Breakfast Club” —“8 Mile” well, they deserve their own 8. “Live and Let Die”—Paul Survivor—“Rocky III” Like half of the songs on “8 Mile” is the second best list; and I vetoed that annoy- McCartney and Wings— Played by almost every this list, Simple Mind’s “Don’t thing Eminem has ever been a ingly catchy Counting Crows “Live and Let Die” high-school pep band dur- You (Forget About Me)” hails part of—the fi rst being his fi ght song from “Shrek.” I’m not With its awesome orches- ing football games and found from the ’80s. But none of with Ray Romano in “Funny even typing its name, because tration, profound lyrics and on every sports mix, Sur- the others has the distinction People.” Back before Eminem just reading it is enough to get crazy tempo shifts, this song vivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” of being part of a fi lm that became a parody of himself it stuck in your head for weeks. just had to be written by a makes you believe you can affected a whole generation of feuding with Mariah Carey, he Beatle. The perfect comple- defeat anything. Seriously, teenagers. And it stands the test was a legitimate rapper, feud- 10. “I Don’t Wanna Miss ment to the James Bond movie Rocky Balboa singlehand- of time. The song and movie ing with Moby. His 2002 fi lm, A Thing”—Aerosmith— of the same title, “Live and Let edly crushed the U.S.S.R. And still resonate with high-school- “8 Mile,” was well received “Armageddon” Die,” was the fi rst song of the why isn’t “Gonna Fly Now” ers over 20 years later. by critics, and “Lose Yourself”

MOVIE REVIEW ‘Zombieland’ Nick Hawco college student and World of world’s last remaining Twinkies zombies. Its best parts, namely enough to put them out of Cadenza Reporter Warcraft weekend warrior, who (“believe it or not, Twinkies trashing a Native-American gift their misery. Teenage girls, adheres to his personal code have an expiration date,” he shop and getting high at Bill in contrast, are much worthier like it’s gospel. Cardio, seat- reminds us) causes his path to Murray’s house, have nothing things to fear. In “Zombieland,” a light- belts, avoiding bathrooms. This merge with Columbus’s. to do with the undead. And don’t get me hearted movie that you could is how you survive the zombie Naturally, the two team up, Moreover, the zombies wrong: This movie’s easily confuse for a video apocalypse while maintain- and an awkward cross-coun- themselves aren’t even treated funny—hilarious, even. game, the world may look like ing Michael Cera levels of try road trip commences. They as a threat. They’re obese slobs But its adherence to typ- a wasteland, but it’s really more wussiness. meet a pair of con-artist sisters, in black drool, and although ical disaster-movie plots of a play place. Highways are For those with stronger and, also naturally, they decide they can still bite their way into and its insistence on fol- littered with abandoned cars stomachs, there’s always the to stick together. There’s car- the sinewy parts of an extra’s lowing them through causes it ★★★✩✩ ripe for the taking, conve- way of the *badass*. And if ride banter, over-the-top fi ght ankle, they’re nothing more to blow by unspoiled material nience stores are fully stocked, you paint “3” of the doors to scenes, slightly off-target pop than bullet sponges for any- left on the side of the road. As a directed by and extra guns and ammo are your Hummer and receive culture references, and other one with a line to speak. Gone comedy, “Zombieland” is funny Ruben Fleischer always close at hand. But, as disproportionate levels of sat- motions to go through. There are the swiveling cameras, the enough to sustain itself like any Chuck E. Cheese veteran isfaction from clobbering the are rules to these things after all. jump cuts or anything else that any of its zombies: by hobbling and starring knows, the ball pit still has its slack-jawed undead with blunt But unlike, say, “Shaun might promote the zombie mys- around, picking bones clean and Jesse Eisenburg, Woody rules. instruments, you just might be of the Dead,” a funny zombie tique, leaving them to hobble then moving on. Who knows— Said veteran is Columbus Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), movie, “Zombieland” is really about, groaning appropriately, there might even be some Harrelson (Jesse Eisenburg), antisocial a redneck, whose search for the more of a funny movie with until some protagonist is kind Twinkies along the way.

MOVIE REVIEW ‘The Invention of Lying’ ‘Whip It’ Dear Bliss, Maggie Mayhem, Smashley a while, till he left town for a month on his Percy Olsen pay the rent. Simpson, Rosa Sparks, Bloody Holly and band’s tour, stealing your beloved Stryker Movie Editor But in the Land of the the rest of the Hurl Scouts, T-shirt and leaving you high and dry. It was Truth-Tellers, Mark probably especially awkward when you has to have his back You girls are my heroes, but wait Mag- told your mom that you gave him every- In “The Invention of against the wall gie, I’m sure you’d tell me “Be your own thing, but it did ensue in a heart-rending Lying,” everybody tells the for him to do the hero.” Trust me, I would if I could, but confrontation of repressed emotions. truth, all the time, 24/7. unthinkable: lie. the last time I went roller skating, I think Iron Maven (Juliette Lewis) of the Holy People wear their emo- He starts out George H.W. Bush was president (yes, that Rollers delivers a memorable performance tions (and their intentions) with fibs but soon long ago). While I’m sure that other people as the defending queen of the derby. Her on their sleeves. And as odd moves on to tall tales and ★★★★✩ are probably referring to your performance poor sportsmanship and propensity for of a world as it is, it’s also finally fabrications, and why as “a revelation,” “poignant,” and with the food fi ghts make her the competitor to beat. directed by a strangely comforting one. shouldn’t anyone trust him? right amount of “hipster kitsch,” I can only Razor (Andrew Wilson—Luke and Owen’s Want to know if your crush No one has ever lied before. Ricky Gervais, Matthew call it what it actually is—*badass*. You big bro) may seem like a tough coach feels the same about you? For the first 40 minutes or so, Robinson girls are fearless in the arena, pivoting and on the outside, but underneath his rough Ask her. Actually, she’s more the jokes don’t stop, and Ger- swirling with the right amount of force, exterior, he just wants you girls to have and starring likely to notice your nervous vais’s comedic timing sure and punching noses and tripping skates fun. Johnny the derby announcer (Jimmy flirtations and tell you out- can polish the lesser gags. Ricky Gervais, Jennifer when necessary. Though you didn’t win Fallon—his wife is Drew Barrymore’s right before you get a chance Garner holds her own, and Garner the league championship, number two is a producing partner) captures the essence of to ask her. If you want to her delivery, perky yet dead- great place to be. awkwardness with that necessarily corny know anything, anything pan, fits nicely with Gervais’ tricks to delay or veil what Bliss (Ellen Page): It’s as if you’re a narrative. at all, you just have to ask, urge to understate. is the inevitable slowdown less precocious version of your alter ego in Overall, I must commend Drew Bar- and you’ll never lose sleep When we watch a roman- into corniness. The narra- “Juno,” but instead of getting knocked up rymore, coach of her very own team over falsehoods because they tic comedy, we know the tive becomes episodic. A by a dweeb to fi nd out what you’re made while also skating as Smashley Simpson. don’t exist. right guy will end up with the parade of comedians make of, here you just need some Barbie roller Although I was initially skeptical about her You get the point. This right girl, and if we’re lucky, their cameos. But ultimately, skates. While you’re part of a femme-cen- foraying into the world of directing, she has world should be wonderful, two other couples will get Gervais and co-writer Mat- tric ensemble of players, you stand out. You made a solid directorial debut. Barrymore’s yet there’s something strange married, too. Since roman- thew Robinson can’t sustain began as a wallfl ower from some boondock fi lming of the roller-derby action was both about it that keeps you at tic comedies all end the same or rediscover the energy that town called Bodeen, Texas, slaving away as silly and aggressive, making it the visceral bay, because in the Land of way, what ends up separating came with their exciting a waitress at the Oink Joint until you made experience that it was. It was not a typical the Truth-Tellers, deeper them from each other is the beginnings. So while the first a trip to the big city of Austin and discov- sports fi lm, as Barrymore’s focus was on emotions are suppressed by opening act, the one section half bursts forth with a vari- ered the world of roller derby. It must suck the relationships between the women on superficial surveys. Marital where the romantic comedy ety of observational humor, that your uptight mom Brooke (Marcia Gay the team. decisions are based on looks, is allowed to stretch its legs. the second half adds noth- Harden) is always dragging you to compete All in all, it was a pleasure to share two not love, and that leaves In this regard, “The ing to the table but a bloated in these “Little Miss Sunshine”-esque pag- hours with you women. You reminded me Mark Bellison (Ricky Ger- Invention of Lying” is more riff on religion that starts out eants that would make me want to hurl. of the importance of female friendships vais) in a tricky spot. You or less made of elastic. The hilariously but ends with a As you transform into the petite yet and how meaningful they can be. Maybe see, Mark, overweight and premise is unique and bub- thud and a whimper. tough “Babe Ruthless” on the track, you I will brush up on my roller-skating skills stubby-nosed, can make Anna bling with charm, and unlike Despite the ending’s form a new family with Maggie Mayhem or at least fi nd something else at which I, McDoogles (Jennifer Garner) most romantic comedies, it’s faults, you’ll find yourself (Kristin Wiig) as your pseudo-mother fi g- too, can be my own hero. Thank you, Hurl laugh, but he can’t match her funny! laughing as you leave the ure, while leaving your BFF Pash (Alia Scouts. superior genes. Mark faces The problem comes where theater. “The Invention of Shawkat from “Arrested Development”) to his share of hardships: His you’d expect: in the sec- Lying” is often funny, and rot at the Oink Joint alone. And what about Your loyal fan, coworkers hate him and, of ond half, when the film falls occasionally hilarious, but at that charmingly dirty beau of yours, Oliver Ashley Johnson course, tell him about it, his back toward convention. times, it lets its genre dictate (Landon Pigg)? Yeah, he was exciting for Cadenza Reporter boss fires him, and he can’t The movie tries all sorts of where the plot should go.