October 27, 2008

MISSOURI ISSUES SPORTS TEAMS DANCE MARATHON Check out Saturday’s Dance Marathon There will be more on your ballot than FIGHT CANCER photos! In the paper and online. just the presidential contest this Novem- ber 4. Find out what Proposition A, the Volleyball: Dig for the Cure Schools First Initiative, proposes. Basketball: Coaches versus Cancer Soccer: Wearing Pink Ribbons STUDLIFE.COM INSIDE PAGE 7 PAGE 9 ONLINE Sthe independentTUDENT newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis LIFE since eighteen seventy-eight Vol. 130 No. 29 www.studlife.com Monday, October 27, 2008 SU, admins Recent b-school grad discuss off- campus safety deported back to India concerns Kat Zhao rorist, and a profile became more tal of the Indian state of Tamil News Editor important than a person.” Nadu, Banad had only spent a “My friend Naren is not a na- little more than two years in the Dan Woznica into account regarding future safe- tional security threat,” Wallace U.S. for his MBA program. While Staff Reporter ty decisions. Teresa Wallace smiled as she said. at Olin, Banad was in the coun- “I am appreciative of what described her close friend Naren- try on a student visa, but he was we’ve done together so far and dra Banad. A Hopeful Start in granted a work visa after finding hope we can continue to collabo- “He’s a sweet, sweet guy… the United States a job. In response to the recent mug- rate in ensuring the safety of all always happy, always smiling, When deported, the 31-year- Banad moved to Los Angeles ging of a student outside the students who live on and off cam- always upbeat. He’s just a good old Banad had completed his soon after graduation to begin his Greenway Apartments, Student pus,” Nelson wrote. guy. Everybody loved him—loves two-year Master of Business Ad- new job and new life. In October, Union is working with the Wash- Nelson said that his motive for him, I should say,” Wallace said. ministration degree and gradu- he flew home to Chennai to spend ington University Police Depart- writing the e-mail came from a In mid-October, upon return- ated in May of 2008 from the Olin his birthday with family. ment and the Office of Residential feeling that the student body had ing to the United States from India Business School at Washington Life to establish a dialogue on off- not remained continually engaged through Los Angeles Internation- University. He found a job in the Fears of Deportation campus security. in security matters after crime in- al Airport, Banad was detained Los Angeles office of an expand- “We knew Naren had been in Junior Jeff Nelson, Student cidents in the past. by immigration officials, who re- ing India-based film production India. He was supposed to be back Union (SU) vice president of ad- “This is the third year that voked his visas and deported him COURTESY OF OLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL company. on Monday, and it was Wednes- ministration, recently wrote an e- a major crime incident has oc- to his native India. Narendra Banad “It was what he wanted to do. day. He had not called, texted or mail to Chief of Police Don Strom curred,” Nelson said. “Every time To Wallace, this action was a He was super-excited about it,” been on Facebook,” Wallace said and Justin Carroll, assistant vice it happens and people get shaken case of injustice and racial pro- Post-Dispatch, in which she de- Wallace, a fellow MBA graduate, of the end of Banad’s vacation. chancellor for students and direc- up and there’s a lot of talk about filing, prompting her to submit a clared that Banad was “a victim said. tor of Residential Life, with sug- letter to the editor of the St. Louis of profiling…was labeled as a ter- A native of Chennai, the capi- See BANAD, page 5 gestions of factors for them to take See SAFETY, page 6 SU Senate IT’S SCIENCE!!! seeks to attract new candidates Kelly Fahy individual responsibility to spread the word of Senate to anyone who Contributing Reporter is willing to listen,” Nelson said. “Anyone not involved in Student Union who is interested in pro- With its senatorial elections gressing in this organization, they quickly approaching, Student have that opportunity,” Nelson Union is making tremendous ef- said. forts to get the word out to inter- SU is implementing a number ested students. of programs to ensure that all stu- “In the past, we’ve been criti- dents are aware of their ability to cized for not doing enough to re- participate in the SU Senate. SU cruit when we would only send e- executives collected the contact mails out and no one would run,” information of interested students junior Jeff Nelson, Student Union on move-in day, at the activities (SU) vice president of administra- fair and through Leading Wash. tion and chair of the Recruitment U. Style, the pre-orientation pro- and Retention Committee, said. gram that SU sponsors, in addition “We’ve been criticized for not to advertising through flyers and doing enough to reach out to the e-mails. students and to really make people In addition, current SU Sena- LUCY MOORE | STUDENT LIFE understand what Senate is.” tors have been asked to recruit po- Chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma makes ice cream with liquid nitrogen and common household items like sugar and cream as a refreshment during After identifying this problem, tential candidates. Dance Marathon this past Saturday. The resulting product was a delicious, creamy treat. SU has worked to revamp its re- Jordan Aibel, a sophomore, cruitment process this year. argues that this “personal recruit- “This is how we’re trying to ment” is another way to involve combat that this year: doing the low-level stuff and also taking the See SENATE, page 5 WUTV launches news program John Scott body more than a regular news pro- involved with the production of the it, I saw two guys laughing at You- Staff Reporter gram would. show. The show has two anchors Tube videos. At least the shows I’ve Students may express liberal or and features weather, entertainment, seen need more structure,” Jung conservative views, Kaufman add- sports segments and interviews. said. WUTV has started a new pro- ed. According to Kaufman, guests “[The program] was very much gram called “Wash. U. Weekly” that “I write the script, but I ask [the on the show have included represen- like a regular news show,” he said. will present pertinent local, national staff] to submit their stories; I’m not tatives from Dance Marathon speak- “They had segments where reporters and international news to Washing- going to change them,” he said. ing about the event, Team 31 before went out and covered stories. They ton University. The show starts with an overview W.I.L.D. and Student Union Presi- tried to be very professional.” The program broadcasts live of national stories and then moves dent Brittany Perez speaking about Jung said that he would be open on Monday evenings and focuses on to stories that are directly related the vice presidential debate. to watching such a WUTV program. on campus events in the upcoming to the University. “A lot of people have ideas for “I think I would watch it, es- week. “We fi nd out what’s happening pre-taped segments where they ac- pecially if they publicize it. No According to Jeremy Kaufman, after our show and try to contact tually go out and report on a story. one advertises ‘watch my show on general manager of WUTV, there those people,” Kaufman said. The ideas are there. Eventually we’ll WUTV.’ I think if there was aware- was a student news show fi ve years According to Kaufman, the new have a cappella and student bands ness of [Wash. U. Weekly], that’s all ago that broadcasted four days a studio in the Danforth University come on,” Kaufman said. it would take.” week, but the program was discon- Center (DUC) allows WUTV to put WUTV plans to include content Jung said that he would want tinued after its members graduated. on the show. He noted that the tele- related to the election in the show in to see content that included cam- “I’ve been with WUTV since I prompters, new furniture and new the coming weeks, he said. pus news and coverage of campus was a freshman and every year it’s computers in the new DUC studio Kaufman encourages groups events and local news that relates to been like ‘we should do this, let’s get were important in increasing the sta- who want to publicize their events the University. a new show going,’ but it never hap- tion’s capabilities. to contact WUTV. According to Kaufman, the pened and we never really had the “It’s really nice. A lot more [stu- “Anyone who wants to come WUTV staff decided to see how the capability to do it,” Kaufman said. dents] are willing to get involved. on, we’d be more than happy to put fi rst few shows went before publiciz- The show will feature what Kauf- Once we saw [the new equipment] them on.” ing it but they plan to put out fl yers man calls “student-biased views” of we said ‘Okay, now we can do an Sophomore Grady Jung said that to advertise the show this week. news stories, meaning that students actual news show.’ [The DUC] is the he has usually not watched program- Wash.

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