STAFF EDITORIAL | THE CAMPUS BAR: A RECONSIDERATION | SEE FORUM, PAGE 4 TUDENT IFE THE SINDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY L IN ST. LOUIS SINCE 1878 VOLUME 129, NO. 53 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 WWW.STUDLIFE.COM Loveline’s Dr. Drew to headline WU sponsors charter Sex Week school program BY ANN JOHNSON decisions.” STAFF REPORTER The emphasis will be on BY BEN SALES student concerns. Students NEWS EDITOR James’ success in bringing James also says that the some it may be a natural pro- Drew Pinsky, known to will be treated to a question- KIPP to St. Louis is in large University will create a wealth gression. It’s such a personal millions as Dr. Drew from the and-answer forum with Pin- Washington University is part due to the partnership of opportunities for the stu- decision.” radio program Loveline, is sky running from 6 p.m. to 7 the chief sponsor of a public with the University, which will dents to learn. Fine says, however, that coming to Washington Univer- p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 in Gra- middle school that will edu- provide programming ideas “It’s a partnership that we pushing students toward a sity this Friday as the keynote ham Chapel. Afterward, there cate underserved children in and research opportunity as think will make resources college education is one of the speaker of Sex Week, a week- will be a reception in Retner the St. Louis area. well as some funding. and programs available to the main goals of the program. long event concerning sexual Gallery, where students will The school, set to open for Debbie Fine, an employee schools,” she said. “The facul- “The primary mission is to issues on campus. have more opportunities to the 2009-2010 academic year, of KIPP, says that the most im- ty and staff will be very much get these kids to college and Sex Week, which will be ask questions. is part of a program spon- portant part of the University’s involved.” to prepare them for success sponsored by the Student Pinsky has worked on sored by the Knowledge is sponsorship is the message it Senior Brianna Baylor, a in college life,” she said. “The Health Advisory Committee VH1’s Loveline for over twen- Power Program (KIPP). sends to the community. tutor in Each One Teach One, basic premise is a lot of hard (SHAC), focuses on encourag- ty years, answering the ques- KIPP, started in 1994 by two “One of the reasons it’s a program that pairs tutors work to provide a high quality ing openness about sexual is- tions of teenagers and adults alumni of Teach for America such a benefi cial partnership with under-served children in education.” sues among students. who call in to the nationally (TFA), aims to start systems is the symbolism,” said Fine. St. Louis, sees the partnership Now that St. Louis has been “I think putting sex out in syndicated radio show played of charter schools in cities “Washington University is one as a positive. selected as the newest expan- the open makes it a lot easi- by over 100 radio stations. across the country to put un- of the most prestigious uni- “That Wash. U. is trying to sion location for KIPP, the next er for kids to talk about it A board-certifi ed physician derserved children on the versities in the country.” get involved in the community step is to raise more funds amongst themselves and open and addiction medicine spe- path to college. James added that the part- is a good thing,” she said. and fi nd a school leader to up dialogues among friends,” cialist, he offers a wide array Now, Trina Clark James of nership with the University Though students will be help open the middle school. said senior Alex Ambind- of advice for medical and rela- St. Louisans United to Attract would further encourage the encouraged to attend college, With this step accomplished, er, a Sexual Responsibility tionship problems. KIPP is excited to give the op- students to attend college. they will be shown the Uni- teachers and students will be Week programming co-chair. Pinsky is also famous from portunity to area students. “These kids will learn about versity not as the top choice recruited, and KIPP will need “Striking up conversations is his Discovery Channel show, “The success of KIPP in oth- college and get the feeling that but as one in a plethora of op- to fi nd a building site for the a good way to feel comfort- “Strictly Dr. Drew,” and his er urban cities is being able to they will go to college,” she tions. middle school. able around the subject. And new VH1 show, “Celebrity Re- provide high quality educa- said. “To have a partnership “They’ll be encouraged to “We need to fi nd an educa- when you feel comfortable hab with Dr. Drew.” tion,” said James. “Kids in St. with one of the top universi- consider [the University] just with the subject, you are more Louis deserve to have that op- ties of this country, it makes like they would every other See SCHOOL, page 2 likely to make good and safe See SEX WEEK, page 2 tion.” it more real for them.” university,” said Fine. “For DOING THE DIRTY WORK Off-campus protest against scientology draws students BY SAM GUZIK SENIOR NEWS EDITOR bother our parishioners.” Although many of the pro- A number of Washington testors wore masks to prevent University students, together themselves from being identi- with a group calling itself fi ed by the Church of Scientol- “A nony mous,” staged a protest ogy, several identifi ed them- outside the University City selves as University students. Church of Scientology yester- “I heard from one of my day. friends all the terrible things The group, which is based that the Church of Scientol- online and attracted the at- ogy has done, and I decided tendees through a message to come out to support the board, drew more than 50 peo- protest,” said junior Aarthi ple to criticize the religion’s Arunachalam. membership recruitment and Arunachalam acknowl- retention practices, which edged that most of her infor- demonstrators claimed were mation was secondhand, but inhumane. mentioned her support for “[This protest] is not against the cause and her desire to do the beliefs of the Church,” said more research after the pro- the moderator of the forum test. that organized the protest. Several other demonstra- “It’s their methods and tactics tors preferred not to be identi- in terms of getting and keep- fi ed by name. ing members that we have a “Some people come from 10 problem with.” minutes away, some from as The protest began around far away as Springfi eld,” said 10 a.m., and throughout the Gene Marcun, a protestor and day the demonstrators stood member of the community. DAVID HARTSTEIN | STUDENT LIFE across the street from the According to Marcun, the church and marched through demonstrators had not met be- Senior Mark Kizelshteyn works on building a bed Saturday morning on the new campus farm just east of the Alumni House on the South the Delmar Loop. fore the event began and did 40. The Burning Kumquat, the student group responsible for implementing the farm, successfully built seven raised beds during their fi rst “It’s really like dogs nip- not know each other’s iden- workday of the year on Saturday. The Burning Kumquat plans to work every Saturday, ultimately doubling the number of beds and produc- ping at our heels,” said Ellen tity. ing more than 15 different crops ranging from greens and corn to strawberries and herbs. The group plans to donate the crops to Feed St. Maher-Forney, a spokesperson The St. Louis protest came Louis, a local organization aimed at ending hunger, as well as potentially making the crops available elsewhere on campus. Members of for the St. Louis Church of the Burning Kumquat expect to plant in the new farm in early April. Scientology. “It really doesn’t See PROTEST, page 2 In cancer patients, breast implants increase infection frequency

BY PUNEET KOLLIPARA plants after mastectomies ex- of medicine, the study looked to surgical site infection. ter surgery, age, weight, serious pare the cost of interventions NEWS EDITOR perience infections twice as back at a group of women who The study found that surgi- underlying diseases and years to prevent infection to the cost frequently as women who have had breast surgery other than cal site infection brought an ad- of surgery. of the infections themselves,” A recent study by research- breast reconstruction using breast conservation, or lumpec- ditional $4,091 in excess costs “We performed this study said Olsen. ers at the Washington Univer- their own tissues. tomy, between July 1, 1999 and because of several variables, because it is important to de- The researchers noticed that, sity School of Medicine found According to Margaret Olsen, June 30, 2002 at Barnes-Jewish including the type of surgery, termine costs of infection, in of the breast cancer patients that female breast cancer pa- the lead author of the study and Hospital. The study’s goal was the amount of chemotherapy order for hospitals to perform tients who receive breast im- a research assistant professor to determine hospital costs due administered to the patient af- cost-benefi t analyses to com- See IMPLANTS, page 2

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Senior Graphics Editor: Rachel Harris News Editors: Perry Stein, Ben Sales, Puneet Kollipara News Manager: Teddy White Forum Editors: Altin Sila, Jill Strominger, Christian Sherden, Dennis Sweeney IMPLANTS v Cadenza Editors: Elizabeth Ochoa, David Kaminsky, Cecilia Razak, Michelle Stein FROM PAGE 1 Scene Editors: Lana Goldsmith, Kate Gallagher who experienced post-opera- Sports Editors: Johann Qua Hiansen, Un- tive infections after breast re- aiz Kabani, Josh Goldman construction, twice as many Photo Editors: Lucy Moore, Lionel Sobe- hart, Jenny Shao of them had reconstructive Online Editor: Scott Bressler surgery using implants as Design Chief: Anna Dinndorf those using their own tissue. Design Editors: Dennis Sweeney, Zoe However, Olsen warns that Scharf, Brittany Meyer the study did not establish Copy Chief: Brian Krigsher any independent association Copy Editors: Danny Bravman, Steve between increased risk of Hardy, Rachel Noccioli, Meredith Plumley infection and the type of sur- Designers: Jamie Reed, Kate Ehrlich, Kim gical procedure chosen be- Yeh, Susan Hall, Liz Klein, Niki Dankner, Alyssa Anzalone-Newman, Sophia Agapo- cause establishing such con- va, Evan Freedman, Chris Maury, Courtney nections was not the study’s LeGates, Mia Feitel, Joe Rigodanzo original goal. “We did not do specifi c General Manager: Andrew O’Dell analyses to determine risk Advertising Manager: Sara Judd factors for infection in this study,” said Olsen. “We per- Copyright 2008 Washington University Student formed some simple uni- Media, Inc. (WUSMI). Student Life is the fi nancially and editorially independent, student-run newspaper variate analyses to identify serving the Washington University community. First factors associated with sur- copy of each publication is free; all additional cop- gical site infection, in order ies are 50 cents. Subscriptions may be purchased to determine the factors that for $80.00 by calling (314) 935-6713. needed to go into the multi- Student Life is a publication of WUSMI and does variate models to determine not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the attributable costs.” views of the Washington University administration, The study also noted that faculty or students. All Student Life articles, photos and graphics are the property of WUSMI and may non-cancer patients experi- not be reproduced or published without the express enced a very low rate of infec- written consent of the General Manager. Pictures SAM GUZIK | STUDENT LIFE tion following breast reduc- and graphics printed in Student Life are available Masked protestors, representing the group “Anonymous,” stand outside the Church of Scientology on Delmar Blvd. Throughout the day, about 50 mem- tion and no infections after for purchase; e-mail [email protected] for more breast augmentation with information. Student Life reserves the right to edit bers of the group joined in the deomonstration against the Church’s membership and recruitment tactics. all submissions for style, grammar, length and implants. accuracy. The intent of submissions will not be al- “Women undergoing breast tered. Student Life reserves the right not to publish PROTEST v FROM PAGE 1 cancer surgery may have had all submissions. preoperative chemotherapy, If you’d like to place an ad, please contact the Ad- as part of a series of world- after receiving treatment ing religious hate crimes organization has been accused previous chest irradiation vertising Department at (314) 935-6713. wide demonstrations by the from a Scientologist doctor. against Churches of Scientol- of cyber-terrorism because of (if they had a recurrence of Anonymous organization. The All criminal charges against ogy and individual Scientolo- a process called “distributed breast cancer), and may un- If you wish to report an error or request a clarifi ca- immediate cause for the dem- the Florida Church of Scientol- gists for no reason other than denials of service” that fl oods dergo post-operative chemo- tion, e-mail [email protected]. onstration was the anniversa- ogy have been dropped. religious bigotry,” said Maher- a Web site with traffi c and therapy or irradiation,” said ry of the death of Lisa McPher- According to Maher-Forney, Forney, in a prepared state- overwhelms the server. Olsen. son, who allegedly died as a McPherson was taken to a Sci- ment. “It is Anonymous that “A nony mous started out In a Jan. 22 story in The result of the Scientologist be- entologist doctor because oth- has repeatedly attempted to at a certain Web site that is New York Times, Keith Brandt, SCHOOL v liefs toward medicine. ers had wanted to place her suppress free speech through known for what could be another author of the study McPherson was a member in a psychiatric ward and be- illegal assaults on Church Web called cyber-terrorism tac- and professor of plastic and FROM PAGE 1 of the Church of Scientol- cause there was nothing that sites so as to prevent Internet tics,” said the moderator and reconstructive surgery at the ogy who died of a pulmonary could be done to treat the em- users from obtaining informa- organizer. “We’ve evolved School of Medicine, said that tor that has been in the class- embolism after a car crash in bolism. tion from the Church.” from that, though, and really all patients receive prophy- room, and that can get re- Clearwater, Florida. She died “A nony mous is perpetrat- In the past, the Anonymous have changed.” lactic antibiotics at the time sults,” said James. “We hope of the surgeries. to leverage that off the rela- He also said that chemo- tionship with Wash. U.” therapy and irradiation tend True to the program’s to weaken the body’s immune origins, teachers are heavily SEX WEEK v FROM PAGE 1 system, making it more sus- recruited from TFA, whose ceptible to infection. mission is to educate other- As the featured guest at ing at the same time,” said everything I need to know For more information on Brandt could not be wise neglected children. the last event of Sex Week, Ambinder. “Not only is [Dr. from my mother and my the event, students can go to reached for further com- “When you’re trying to Pinsky represents an attitude Drew] a pro, he brings an ele- friends. I never felt the need the Sex Week table that will ment. build a great school you about sex that SHAC hopes to ment of popular culture to it, to talk to a professional,” said be advertising in Mallinck- Additionally, Olsen said need great teachers,” she promote, says Ambinder. which brings people to it.” freshman Olivia Jahn. rodt Center all week. that breast reduction and said. “TFA has a presence in “His attitude is good for Last year, sex expert Sue cosmetic augmentation are St. Louis. We have a talented college kids because he’s ob- Johansson from the Sunday typically performed in young, pool of teachers.” jective and nonjudgmental. Night Sex Show spoke at Sex healthy women, while breast Should this middle school He’s also a professional. He Week. cancer surgeries are typically succeed, KIPP hopes to open has real medical degrees and “We had no limits with her, performed in older women, a high school and an elemen- credentials,” said Ambinder. and we’re hoping to recreate who may have affl ictions, tary school in the area in the According to senior Amy that this year with Dr. Drew,” such as obesity or diabetes, coming years. Chen, president of SHAC, Pin- said junior Cybill Esguerra, a associated with increased Baylor hopes that the sky is also a natural choice Sexual Responsibility Week risk of infection. school’s teachers will invest because of his appeal to the Programming Co-Chair. “All of these factors are themselves in the students. college-age demographic. Students are excited by the likely associated with in- “They should focus on “He’s in tune with the opportunity to hear Dr. Drew. creased risk of infection,” keeping class sizes small younger crowd,” said Chen. “I think it’s pretty cool, said Olsen. “Thus, it isn’t and working with individual “His TV shows are on MTV but I don’t know if I’ll ask him surprising that surgical site children,” she said. “Working and VH1, which are directed questions myself,” said fresh- infection is more common with children on a smaller toward younger people.” man Madeline Handschy. following breast operations basis would be a better way “The hard part is making “I always just talked to my in women with breast cancer to help them.” it educational and entertain- friends [about sex]. I learned than after breast reduction or cosmetic augmentation.” The researchers are now working on a study examin- ing independent risk factors for post-operative infection using a logistic regression, a statistical model commonly used to establish the prob- ability of certain events oc- curring. Olsen advises women who want breast implants after MCT mastectomies to discuss sur- On the set of MTV’s “Loveline,” street-smart Adam Corolla, left, Psychiatrist gery options with their physi- Dr. Drew Pinsky, right, and Diane Farr, rear, serve up a wacky mix of sex cians and surgeons. Options include forgoing reconstruc- education, romantic advice and stand-up comedy to lovelorn Gen-Xers. Dr. tion, reconstruction with a Pinsky will be speaking on campus on Wednesday as part of Sex Week. breast implant and recon- struction using their own tis- sue, and some may choose to 15% DISCOUNT postpone reconstruction un- til a future date. for WU students & faculty “Many factors go into this Foreign & Domestic on all auto repairs decision, including the over- Auto Repair Can not be combined with other offers. all health of the woman, body FREE SHUTTLE TO CAMPUS size, smoking history and personal desires,” said Olsen. STEVENSON'S HI-POINTE “Women need to have very “Serving our community honestly for over 60 years.” frank discussions with their surgeons to determine what 314-647-5005 is best for them, including Mon-Fri 7:30a-6:00p discussions of the potential Call Alan for Appointment adverse events associated with the various operations, 981 S. 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BY RACHEL METTER they touched that made it STAFF COLUMNIST happen,” said Adler as the numbers came in showing Democrat or Republican? that Obama had won half of Hillary or Barack? McCain Missouri’s delegates. or…well…McCain? These The “get out the vote” days, the race to the White campaign transcended House is just as exciting and political boundaries. While (dare I say it?) maybe even Adler is a Democrat, Aibel more captivating than the is the co-chair of the Mc- new season of “Lost.” This Cain campaign on campus. upcoming election is argu- Aibel, who is also a senator ably the most important one for Student Union, wants to of our lifetime, and many use his “love and passion for Washington University stu- politics to campaign for Mr. dent activists have stepped McCain and help get out the up to make their contribu- vote here on campus for the tion. next six months.” He plans On Tuesday, Feb. 5, over to work on the campaign 30 Wash. U. students volun- over the summer on a local, teered to “get out the vote” state or national level. by helping encourage stu- “I want to get other peo- dents to vote in the primary ple as excited about politics elections. Seniors Matt Adler as I am,” said Aibel. and Carrie-Lynn Hodge and Freshman David Fox freshman Jordan Aibel used certainly understands this funds from Student Union fervor. He and Adler are to organize free shuttles go- working together to create ing back and forth between a student group that will campus and the voting polls. change Wash. U.’s policy This way, students were far about not allowing candi- more likely to get out and dates to speak on campus. cast their ballots. The group’s overarching Adler, who has been in- goal though is to increase volved with political activ- Wash. U.’s role in engaging ism at Wash. U. since his students to be politically freshman year, said, “I do active. SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE what I think is right. That’s “The University doesn’t Sophomore Ben Guthorn, president of the College Democrats, introduces Chelsea Clinton at Kayak’s on Jan. 28, 2008. why I was involved with the do enough to involve stu- ‘get out the vote’ campaign dents,” said Fox. “They don’t on campus. The most impor- send out voter information can trust us to drink safely, These students’ dedica- here on campus is active express a shared concern, tant thing is being involved.” or let potential candidates then they can trust us to lis- tion certainly defies rumors politically, there is a large that it is absolutely critical Adler also coordinat- speak on campus. They ten to different candidates of Wash. U. apathy towards group of students who do that our country’s next pres- ed volunteer efforts for don’t have RAs helping and make our own deci- politics. Sophomore Benja- care very much, not just ident work to right many Obama’s Feb. 2 visit to St. freshmen to be involved in sions. It will be beneficial to min Guthorn, president of about the candidates, but national and international Louis. According to Adler, politics. [This new group] is the entire campus environ- the College Democrats, said about the process as well,” wrongs and work to improve Wash. U.’s 15 student volun- a win-win situation because ment. I am looking forward these rumors are misguided. said Aibel. “Apathy? I don’t our citizens’ lives. Many teers collected over 1,400 students will feel more em- to working with them.” “Students are more aware think so. Some students Wash. U. students recognize signatures to support the powered and the University The group held their first than people give them credit just aren’t as passionate as the importance of this year’s candidate’s campaign. will have more involved and meeting last week and plan for,” he explained. others, and it is healthy that decision and remain busy at- “It was a small group of informed students.” to conduct many more in the Aibel agreed. “I think that’s the way it is.” tempting to influence others students and the people Adler added that, “If they future. that, while not every student These student activists all to feel a similar passion.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT ADLER. Senior Matt Adler, center, attends an Obama results-watching party at the Moolah Theater last Tuesday night.

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Our daily Forum editors: Monday: Christian Sherden Wednesday: Jillian Strominger Friday: Altin Sila [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] To ensure that we have time to fully evaluate your submissions, guest columns should be e-mailed to the next issue’s editor or forwarded to [email protected] by no later than 5 p.m. two days before publication. Late pieces will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. FFORUMORUM We welcome your submissions and thank you for your consideration. FORUM FLASHBACK Bring back the campus bar Regrettably, Washington Uni- er as a cohesive student body still holds happy hour is great, be the best way to solve this approach is to pretend that poisoning. versity decided several years ago during events like W.I.L.D. and but this is not enough: in order problem. But providing students alcohol doesn’t exist or simply Extending the insight shown to eliminate a popular on-cam- Bauhaus. A large reason these to provide a social gathering places to drink on campus does to preach its dangers and tell by the University’s alcohol pus bar. The following staff edito- events are successful is because place for legal Wash. U. stu- two things. First, it allows the students to avoid drinking. tolerance would be benefi cial rial was published on October students have an opportunity dents who want to drink and school some control over the For the most part, Wash. U. to students. Not only would 13, 2006, and it expresses our and excuse to drink together. to promote responsible alcohol amount of alcohol consumed. accepts the fact that students re-opening the bar provide belief that this decision should be Rather than keep these consumption by allowing an on- Secondly, it means that students will drink and allows this, as its students a forum for social reversed. Its message continues drinking opportunities few and campus venue, the University can easily fi nd a place to sleep alcohol policy focuses instead drinking - the Thursday night to apply to this day. far between, Wash. U. should should give serious consider- without needing to drive. This on encouraging students to tradition of going to “The Rat” offer more on-campus alcohol ation to bringing back the bar seems important, as the alcohol drink responsibly and on pre- is often recounted fondly by Regardless of how people options. Throughout the years, once located in “The Rat.” and driving mix is clearly one of venting students from abusing many alumni as a good time feel about the issue, the college the University has steadily de- The intuitive objection to the more dangerous ones. alcohol. The open nature of with live music, dancing and social scene and alcohol go creased the amount of alcohol reinstalling an on-campus bar Furthermore, allowing the policy allows frank discus- drinks - but could also serve to hand in hand. At Wash. U., alco- it has allowed on campus. From is that it means the school is students who are legally able to sion about drinking between reduce some of the heavier off- hol is a particularly important disallowing kegs on frat row to endorsing drinking and all the drink to do so on campus does students and authority fi gures campus drinking that begins social impetus. While at other disallowing kegs at W.I.L.D. to ensuing problems that result not mean the school endorses such as RAs. It also ensures the weekend. By providing an schools, students bond over closing down “The Rat,” the op- from alcohol abuse or overuse. alcohol abuse. The enlightened students feel comfortable call- attractive alternative, students football games and hatred for portunities to really get together In light of Chancellor Wrighton’s approach to creating an on-cam- ing for medical help if they would no longer be required to their rivals, Emory and the like and drink as a campus are e-mail last year asking students pus alcohol culture is realism think they need it, rather than fi nd transportation. have failed to instill a similar slowly vaporizing. to drink responsibly, it seems and practicality. It’s na’ve, for forcing students to balance It’s time to re-evaluate the spirit at this university. Instead, This move should be re- that giving students more op- example, to believe that stu- getting in trouble with the risk decision to slowly phase out Wash. U. students gather togeth- versed. The fact that Wash. U. portunities to drink would not dents won’t drink if a campus’s that someone will die of alcohol alcohol at Wash. U.

THE CLASSIC JOHNNY CHANG | EDITORIAL CARTOON The “hippie- crit” generation

t is time we took a good consumes more energy than long look at our parents’ many cities in Third World generation. For many of us, countries. It is one thing to say Iour parents are part of the that you support an issue, but baby boom that was started by quite another to live your life victorious and horny soldiers in a manner that shows that coming home from World War you actually do. II. The baby boomers’ adoles- The counter-culture hippies cence was marked by a much- have become what they once needed social revolution. They rallied against. Once-true were the hippie generation haters of the proverbial “man” that brought about the civil have now stepped into their rights movement and notions sworn enemies’ shoes for a of environmentalism, counter- fun run of hypocrisy. What we culture and pacifi sm. Look at can glean about our parents’ them now: Our parents may be values and from the way they a part of the biggest about-face have lived their lives is that in cultural history. When the hate and racism are only inap- time came for our progenitors propriate if they are directed to take control of the country, at African Americans; that the they went back on all of their “free love” revolution means major values and became out- being ashamed of our bod- rageous hypocrites. ies and teaching abstinence They may have been against only; that we should support racism, but now many of them environmentalism from the are anti-gay. Our parents, who air-conditioned front seats of as egalitarian youths tried to our Hummers; that anti-war This Johnny Chang cartoon was originally published in Student Life on December 8, 2005. desegregate our country for means going to war in Iraq the reason that people are just and Afghanistan; that anti- people and that we corporation means all deserve equal accepting that CEO rights, are now position to further a little older and exploit the world’s fi ghting to put a resources (human and stop to gay mar- otherwise); and that Alberto Gonzales: riage. In these baby counter-culture means boomers’ minds, it wearing a tie to work was OK to support and playing golf on a torturous incompetent one underprivileged Christian Sherden the weekends. group as long as I think that as an BY BILL HOFFMANN case of Gonzales: all eight of the warrantless wiretapping does Gonzales is not merely im- they promised to subjugate obvious caveat I should men- STAFF COLUMNIST fi red U.S. Attorneys were Bush not mean that all liberals sud- moral; he is also hopelessly in- others later. Instead of trying tion that not every one of our ast week, in the pages appointments. Furthermore, denly have to agree with it. The competent. The Senate hearings to come to a practical solution parents were such open-mind- of Student Life, Ryan many of the attorneys appear argument against this power is regarding the attorney fi ring to illegal immigration and the ed liberal hippies when they Winograd attempted to to have been fi red not because simple: governments will abuse scandal revealed to us a man so subsequent disadvantages for were younger. However, there Ldefend the honor of For- they were incompetent, but the power of unlimited surveil- clueless that he couldn’t even re- Mexicans provided by such were 400,000 people at Wood- mer Attorney General Alberto because they were insuffi ciently lance of their citizens. member why he had authorized a situation, those in charge stock, the hippiest event ever, Gonzales against the “left-lean- loyal to the Republican Party. Finally, and most important- his staff to fi re the attorneys in (read: our parents) decided and I am sure that many more ing organizations on campus.” Paul Charlton, for example, was ly, we have the issue of torture. the fi rst place. In a single day to build a super-wall to keep wish they could have attended. He did not succeed. in the process of investigating Once again, Mr. Winograd of testimony, Gonzales insisted them from contaminating the So, for those of you who were Mr. Winograd claims that we Republican congressman Rick attempts to dodge the issue by no fewer than 71 times that melting pot. They must have conservative Republicans from should not be concerned with Renzi for corruption when he claiming that if waterboarding he could not recall what had decided that the civil rights the start, I am sorry I spat on the fi ring of eight U.S. Attorneys was dismissed. The childish is so bad, then Democrats in happened. It’s a miracle that movement was a fun game your generation. The rest of by Gonzales’ Justice Depart- “but Bill Clinton did it fi rst” Congress should pass a law to he remembered his name. And back in the day, but now they you should be ashamed. ment. After all, Bill Clinton fi red defense cannot withstand ban it. I’ve already shown that who would have ever thought do not have time for such trivi- For as vehement as the pre- all 93 U.S. Attorneys during his scrutiny. the behavior of the Democrats is they would live to see the day alities, for they have minority ceding tirade may have been, I fi rst term, so what’s wrong with Mr. Winograd does not even irrelevant. More importantly, it when the Attorney General of groups to beat down. know that such hypocrisy will Gonzales fi ring only eight? The attempt to defend Gonzales’ is absurd to expect Congress to the United States would claim Our parents are the people happen again with people my problem with this argument is complicity in illegal warrantless outlaw each specifi c act of tor- that the writ of habeas corpus who invented such things age. The wheel of time has a that it is standard practice for wiretapping—he only points out ture. Under U.S. law, torture is is not protected by the Constitu- as eco-friendship and Earth way of turning things upside the president-elect to replace that Democrats have capitulated defi ned as “an act committed by tion, as Gonzales has? Day, but they also person- down as it rolls. I know that the appointed attorneys of the to the Bush administration by a person acting under the color Alberto “I don’t recall” Gon- ally helped ruin our planet when I grow up (and I really previous administration. Ac- allowing this disastrous legisla- of law specifi cally intended to zales is an embarrassing dis- to possibly the point of no hope this never happens) that cording to David G. Savage of tion to pass through Congress. infl ict severe physical or mental grace to the Justice Department return. The baby boomers tore I will have compromised the the Los Angeles Times, “histori- This is a fantastic argument for pain or suffering.” Is it OK for and the United States. That such through the fi nancial prosper- values of my starry-eyed youth cal data compiled by the Senate explaining why congressional U.S. military personnel to pull an incompetent clown could ity of the ‘80s and ‘90s with by proclaiming the necessity show the pattern going back Democrats are failing in their out the fi ngernails of detainees occupy the most prestigious a list of desires reminiscent of digging a moat around to President Reagan. Reagan civic duties, but it is hardly a or administer painful electric legal position in the country is a of Daft Punk lyrics: harder, Canada to prevent them from replaced 89 of the 93 U.S. At- compelling defense of Gonza- shocks because these specifi c testament to the cronyism and better, faster, stronger, with ruining our pure country. torneys in his fi rst two years in les. Mr. Winograd writes, “A lot acts are not prohibited by this indifference to the rule of law no regard to effi ciency or Maybe the only difference offi ce. President Clinton had 89 of Democrats must think that law? Based on his previous that has become the hallmark of excessive extravagance. Wave between our parents now and new U.S. Attorneys in his fi rst listening in on the conversa- reasoning, it would be hard for the Bush administration. Protest a little money in the face of a our future selves is that at two years, and President Bush tions of terrorists is a good Mr. Winograd to refute this. It is away, “left-leaning organiza- hippie and she will strip off least we showered occasionally had 88 new U.S. Attorneys in his idea.” I think it is more likely simply undeniable at this point tions on campus.” that tie-dyed T-shirt, rip the when we were young. fi rst two years.” However, it is that they are afraid of the com- that the U.S. has committed acts fl owers from her hair and not standard practice to fi re U.S. mon accusation that they are of torture (the head of the CIA Bill is a senior in Arts & Sci- start driving multiple SUVs Christian is a senior in Arts attorneys once they have been soft on terror. Furthermore, just recently admitted this) and that ences. He can be reached via e- to load them up at the Costco & Sciences and a Forum editor. appointed. because the cowardly congres- Gonzales has been one of the mail at william.howard.hoffman. that is only fi ve minutes away He can be reached via e-mail at This is what happened in the sional Democrats fail to outlaw most egregious enablers. [email protected]. from their compound that [email protected].

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n. a technically brilliant, sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close of a concerto, an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work arts & CCADENADENZA ZA entertainment ALBUM REVIEW MOVIE REVIEW Brian Vander Ark: ‘Vander Don’t be fooled: “Fool’s Gold” Ark Moves on After Verve Pipe’ doesn’t glitter BY DAVID KAMINSKY play the entirety of “Barely so disinfected./ I wish I came MUSIC EDITOR Breathing” at Spring 2006 from an edgier place/ with of room to improve. material stemming from W.I.L.D.). taxis and transients up in Nonetheless, Brian Vander BY BRIAN STITT an angry wife being forced SENIOR CADENZA EDITOR Brian Vander Ark, singer/ The new self-titled album my face.”)—or reassuring his Ark’s new self-titled effort is to serve her loser husband, co-songwriter for The Verve is Vander Ark’s third solo ef- young daughter that his and one he should be proud of, the script attempts to avoid Pipe (remember that song fort. All of his solo work has his wife’s love for her is undy- featuring some of the best I don’t want to give the any situation or oppor- “The Freshman”?—it’s on focused primarily on work- ing in “Evangeline” (“Used to songs he’s ever written. Wash. wrong idea. “Fool’s Gold” tunity to complicate the literally all of the ‘90s compi- ing/middle-class suburban be’s mean nothing/ and gonna U. students will have the isn’t one of those awful plot. Everything is pretty lations they sell on television; life, with emphasis on family, be’s are fi ne/ but you always opportunity to see him live romance/comedy/adven- smooth sailing for our gang yeah, that was The Verve Pipe), friends, love, loss and issues were and always will be our in concert at the Gargoyle on ture films that ignores one on this voyage. The only has seen fame and all the that divide the country. The Evangeline”), Vander Ark’s March 31 for free. Tickets are of those three elements to complications are logi- positives and negatives that songs on the new album voice serves as a furnace for available now at Edison Box the point that it tips and cal ones surrounding why come with it. It’s what made are often signifi cantly more the heart. It can’t help but Offi ce. Look for him to play a topples the thematic tripod. these two bumblers could his appearance as Ricki Bell in sweetly optimistic than those make you feel better inside. mixture of his solo tracks and It successfully ignores all have figured out where this the movie “Rock Star,” a movie on “Villains,” which have de- The one thing Vander Ark The Verve Pipe favorites such three elements and throws secret treasure actually is. about the positives and nega- pressing themes of death and, lacks in his solo career is as “The Freshmen.” in a total lack of chemistry In keeping with the movie’s tives of stardom, all the more of course, villainy. interesting instrumentals. It and personality to boot. attempts to abstain from all hysterical. On The Verve Pipe’s The one major thing that appears that he intends his Matthew McConaughey excitement, Finn and Tess self-titled follow-up to the has remained constant since vocals to carry his songs, and Brian Vander Ark is Benjamin Finnegan, a solve the great mystery of smash hit “Villains,” Vander his 1996 fame is Vander Ark’s here he is extremely success- Vander Ark Moves on After rakish treasure hunter where this boat sank before Ark explained his frustration sugary-sweet pop vocals. ful. However, if the music be- Verve Pipe who seems unable to actu- the movie starts. with “The F Word: Freshmen.” Whether they hearken to a hind his vocals saw improve- ally find any treasure. Kate To be fair, nothing hap- Since that album, he’s seem- more exciting life than the one ment it would add much depth Rating: ★★★★✩ Hudson plays Tess, his pens that is especially ingly moved on from the hit at he’s found in his home state of to his sound. On this album, estranged wife, who seems offensive to an audience’s a relatively quick pace (quite a Michigan—as he does in “Lily he’s made strides, in particu- Tracks to download: “A nd interested only in finally expectations, nothing to testament when one notes how White Way” (“I need inspira- lar in “Love So Deep” which Then We Fell,” “Lily White divorcing her failure of a garner rancor or warrant Duncan Sheik was still so not tion/ I’m so disconnected./ I features some excellent blues Way,” “Evangeline” husband. She lands a job catcalls. Nothing really hap- over it that he could not even look to the street/ but they’re guitar riffs, but he has plenty with multi-millionaire Nigel pens at all. The audience of Honeycutt (Donald Suther- a romantic comedy, whether land doing a British accent) it be adventuresome in as a steward on his yacht. nature or not, should not Benjamin, or Finn, as he is spend the first half hour in affectionately called, has complete silence. Director befriended Nigel’s socialite Andy Tennant, who helmed daughter in an attempt to the silly but charming Will gain funding for his latest Smith comedy “Hitch” of- treasure hunt: a sunken fers no help whatsoever. Spanish galleon laden with He keeps the thing slowly Free movies gold and jewels. In doing chugging along but offers so, he unwittingly gains a no tension, no sense of dan- place at the table his wife ger and no comedic timing on campus this week serves. whatsoever. Granted, the Of course, what he hasn’t dialogue isn’t funny, but told anyone is that he owes the copious physical com- over $60,000 to a rapper- edy (Matthew McConaughey turned-venture capitalist, plays Finn as the fourth “Fort Apache” “Red Balloon” Bigg Bunny. stooge, the one with ripped This setup is certainly abs) could have offered a Tuesday 2/12 Tuesday 2/12 capable of launching a fair- few chuckles if the pratfall 4 p.m. 7 p.m. ly entertaining feature—a wasn’t always timed poorly. Brown 100 Brown 100 silly one, but nonetheless “Fool’s Gold” doesn’t entertaining. It could have really fail, because it never been filled with island really tries. It’s happy to The first in John Ford’s so-called Cavalry A clever twist on the “boy and his dog” genre, young scenery, ancient maps, assume that the public Trilogy, “Fort Apache” is a complex Western Pascal befriends and tames a red balloon, which begins to underwater escapes and a will remember that McCo- with a wealth of deeply drawn characters. follow him everywhere he goes. At only 34 minutes long, wisecracking sidekick or naughey and Hudson had Henry Fonda plays against type as Lt. Col. it is the only short film to win an Oscar for Best Original adversary. a modicum of chemistry Owen Thursday, the newly appointed com- Screenplay—despite the fact that it has no dialogue. Instead we get an inap- in “How to Lose a Guy in manding officer at the eponymous cavalry out- propriate and unamus- 10 Days” and to hope that post. He is a man obsessed with his place in ing Ukranian, two poorly memories of that minor history and one willing to sacrifice his men’s defined adversaries (one success will propel this lives to gain it. He ignores all the advice of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” played by a wasted Ray Win- movie along. Capt. Kirby York (John Wayne) and attempts stone) and a pair of middle- All that glitters is not to double-cross the Apache chief, Cochise, Monday 2/11 aged gay chefs. And to top gold, to be sure, but “Fool’s endangering a newly appointed officer Sgt. 7 p.m. it all off, instead of playing Gold” can’t seem to even get Michael O’Rourke, a man his daughter loves. Brown 100 with the built-in comedic a mild gleam going. John Ford’s humorous depiction of family life at a quiet outpost blends seamlessly with his The great thing about “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is character study of the hawkish Owen Thurs- that, no matter how many times you see it, you still can never day. Not exactly an indictment of the concept quite remember what the hullabaloo was about—what was Mr. of the mythological Western hero, but an ex- Smith all in a filibuster over? It’s not about the boy-scout camp ploration of its complexities. And all without he wants to build where the fat-cats would put their dam; it’s ever losing focus of the simple people, the about James Stewart showing off his chops, and it’s those ones who really matter. chops that we remember. Stuffed full of climactic crescendos and classic 1940s movie magic, “Mr. Smith” went to Washing- ton to battle corporate malfeasance but stole his way into our hearts instead.

“Blackmail” “Diaries for my Wednesday 2/13 Children” 4 p.m. Wednesday 2/13 Brown 100 7 p.m. Robert DeNiro stars as a Brown 100 mercenary-turned-mission- ary in the jungles of South A young girl emigrates America. Jeremy Irons is the back to Hungary from priest who converts DeNiro the Soviet Union upon and together they must defend the disappearance of her their newly adopted peoples father. She watches as against the encroaching her friend withstands a armies of Portugal. Lots of prison sentence, makes period weaponry and swash- moral triumphs and then buckling, combined with an becomes a Stalinist. anthropologist’s dream amount Filled with real news of nearly-nude natives, make footage, it is an affect- this fun for the whole family. ing look at this world of Just don’t bring the kids. political upheaval.

“Forbidden Planet” Monday 2/11 4 p.m. We Want You Brown 100 to work An expedition is sent to the distant planet of Altair to investigate the mysterious silence of the scientists inhabit- for Student Life ing it. They find only two people are left—the nefarious Mr. Morbius and his buxom young daughter. Handsome Captain Adams and his team must save the day and discover the e-mail us: truth of Altair before it’s too late! [email protected] 6 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS Senior Sports Editor / Trisha Wolf / [email protected] MONDAY | FEBRUARY 11, 2008 MEN’S BBALL Emory’s attempt to reignite war fails v FROM PAGE 8

29-24. BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN article in The Emory Wheel, versity” and “Emory owns U, UAA rivals,” said senior many did not care. “Troy did a great job bang- SPORTS EDITOR the group is now under the George Washington is Dead” Kristy Kramer, co-president “Emory would have been ing down there with the big control of their student pro- spray-painted on the under- of Red Alert. “We’re looking my back up school if I had boys. Our post defense is The Bears are headed into gramming council which pass in yellow and blue, Em- to dominate the entire con- heard of it,” said freshman a collective team defense, a combat zone this weekend tries to make the Emory ex- ory’s colors. ference. It’s not my decision David Zhu of the men’s ten- though. Our guards are down as some Emory students have perience as enjoyable as pos- Emory’s scenic campus to make war.” nis team. “Before I came here, there helping down low for declared war on Washington sible. was also spoiled by toilet pa- Several current Wash. U. I didn’t even know where Em- high-low passes. Our team University. The Department’s stated per thrown all over dorms students including a rep- ory was.” defense today was awesome,” In a Feb. 4 letter to the edi- purpose is to “publicly do ev- and trees. Flyers that littered resentative of the student Freshman Adam Merzel said junior forward Tyler tor of The Emory Wheel, the erything in our power to ex- their campus read, “Die Em- government laugh this dec- transferred from Emory for Nading, who finished with 10 university’s student newspa- pose Wash. U. for the postur- ory Die! Go Wash. U.” and laration of war off. “Again?” the spring 2008 semester. “I points. per, entitled “A New Battle- ing, ratings-obsessed school “Emory sucks” according to said Student Union President think it’s just jealousy,” said In the second half, the Yel- front in the War on Wash. U.,” that they are.” Wash. U. is a Sept. 19, 2005 article in senior Neil Patel. “I find it Merzel of the baseball team. lowjackets clung to a seven- hostilities between the two currently number 12 on the Student Life. Reporters from humorous at this point.” “We know that we are supe- point lead before an 8-0 Wash. schools were reignited. An 2008 U.S. News and World Re- Student Life exposed the The Phi Delta Theta Bomb rior.” U. run effectively evened the Emory student group called port College Rankings while electronic paper trail, which Squad is well known around The Bears that are trav- action at the 11-minute mark. ‘The Department’ wrote, “We Emory is number 17. indicated that members of campus for voicing their eling into hostile territory From there, neither team took must avenge our honor. We The organization caused the Department of War de- boisterous support at sport- this weekend are not fazed. a lead exceeding four points must eat some bears.” The quite a commotion in Sep- faced both campuses. ing events at Wash. U. “We’re going to treat it like for the duration of the con- letter to the editor called for tember of 2005 with an at- The war continues to be “The fact that Emory any game,” said co-captain test. fellow students to “join our tack on Wash. U. soil by one sided as no Wash. U. would declare war is a joke,” senior Danny O’Boyle. Thompson, the sophomore fight.” several Emory students who groups including Red Alert said quarterback junior Buck The Lady Bears respect the shooting guard, broke out The Department, formerly traveled from Atlanta to van- and Student Union have is- Smith of the Bomb Squad and Eagles. “We’re excited to play of a mini-slump in the fi- known as the Department of dalize the Danforth campus. sued a declaration of war football team. “We smoke them again,” said co-captain nal frame, finishing with 14 War was founded in 2005 as Wash. U. students woke against Emory at any time. them in every sport.” senior Sarah Tibesar. “It’s go- second-half points to finish part of their student govern- up to find the words “Wash “Red Alert is here to pro- Some students had fight- ing to be a great game. I hope with 17 on the afternoon. His ment. According to a Feb. 4 U Girls are Ugly!—Emory Uni- mote school spirits against ing words for Emory but it’s a packed house.” clutch play down the stretch proved especially significant. In a game which saw nei- ther team score for the final 3:39, Thompson tallied eight of Wash. U.’s final nine points and played unrelenting de- fense on Rochester sharp shooter Mike Chimelowak in the game’s waning moments. Chimelowak finished with a team-high 18 points but missed a would-be game win- ner from the top of the key as the final buzzer sounded. The final miss came infini- tesimally close to giving the Yellowjackets a sweep of the season series and putting an end to the Bear’s home win streak. “I don’t know how it came out. I had a hand in his face on almost every shot he took in the second half, and he was still making them and I didn’t think that shot even had a chance to come out of the rim,” said Thompson. Sunday’s win came less than 48 hours after the Bears avenged another of their two UAA losses. On Friday, Wash. U. barely pulled off a gruel- ing, 79-67 win over a Carn- egie Mellon University team which had handed the Bears their worst defeat in over a decade just last Sunday in Pittsburgh. O’Boyle led the Bears on Friday with a career- high 25 points, including seven threes before a packed Francis Field House. Nading and Ruths each added 20. “Both of the wins this week- end were so redeeming. It was very vindicating to come into this weekend, stop the bleed- ing and get two big wins for us,” said Nading. Wash. U., whose national ranking is expected to rise when the newest poll is re- leased Monday evening, hits the road next weekend for away games at Case Western Reserve University on Friday and Emory University on Sun- day. The squad returns home for what is likely to be a cru- cial league tilt with tenth- ranked Brandeis, which cur- rently sits just a game out of first place. “We always say that if you can win your games at home and be over .500 on the road, you have a really [good] shot of winning the conference,” said Nading. “We have a one game cushion so we’re kind of in the driver’s seat now. We’re sitting pretty. We’ll have a tough game definitely at Emory on Sunday. Sundays on the road are always tough, but this win definitely puts us in a pretty good spot.”

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© 2008 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. 2/11/08 8 STUDENT LIFE | SPORTS Senior Sports Editor / Trisha Wolf / [email protected] MONDAY | FEBRUARY 4, 2008 SSPORTSPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WU 63 w ROCHESTER 61 WU 64 w CARNEGIE MELLON 37 Lady Bears even the score against #7 Rochester

BY JOSHUA GOLDMAN the foul or make the shot, we were able to come back,” was playing, there were SPORTS EDITOR and that’s what I did,” stated stated Head Coach Nancy Fa- six Bears on the court with Hoover. hey. three forwards covering one Washington University Evans led the team with On Feb. 1, Rochester de- half and three guards on women’s basketball and 12 points, all in the second feated Wash. U. 58-55 in the other. Players could only the University of Roches- half and overtime. Hoover overtime, but the Bears were dribble twice before passing, ter needed overtime for the dropped 10, Jill Brandt able to hit the final shot on and a good game might have second time in two weeks. scored nine and Shanna-Lei Sunday. When asked what gone to 30 points. Unlike last weekend in Roch- Dacanay, Zoë Unruh, Kelsey the Lady Bears did different- Sunday was also Youth ester, Washington University Robb and Halsey Ward each ly this week, Fahey stated, Day at Wash. U., and J.J. pulled out a 63-61 victory. scored seven. “We scored two more points Jumper, the official mascot The Bears and Yellowjackets The Lady Bears held a than they did.” of the NCAA was on hand to are now tied atop the UAA comfortable lead in the first The Rochester win com- distribute T-shirts and play with a 7-2 record in UAA half on 12-33 shooting, in- pleted a perfect weekend for games with the children in play. cluding 5-9 shooting from the Red and Green, which attendance. In addition, both With four seconds left in behind the arc. However, the also defeated Carnegie Mel- the men and women basket- overtime, sophomore Janice Red and Green’s 29-22 lead lon 64-37 on Friday. Wash. U. ball players signed auto- Evans hit a layup to tie the evaporated in the second took a 42-19 lead into half- graphs after their games. score at 61. Marlena Fisher half behind poor outside time and finished the game The Bears (15-5, 7-2 UAA) then threw the Rochester in- shooting and a reinvigorated with a 49.1 shooting per- continue UAA play with a bound pass into the Wash. U. Rochester offense and de- centage. After only defeating Feb. 15 contest against Case bench, which gave the Lady fense. Rochester made eight the Tartans by seven points Western Reserve University Bears 3.8 seconds, time for more shots than Wash. U. on Feb. 3, the Bears shot the and a Feb. 17 game against one final shot. The first in- in the second half and hit ball significantly better en Emory University. Students bound play resulted in a a layup with eight seconds route to a blowout win. at Emory recently declared Wash. U. timeout, but the remaining in regulation to “We were on the fourth war on Washington Univer- second play worked perfect- bring the game to overtime. game of the road trip, and sity through a Feb. 4 editori- ly. Freshman Alex Hoover re- “Early in the game, we our legs were a little drawn. al in Emory’s student paper ceived the ball at the top of were hitting every outside We’re home now. We got our The Emory Wheel. the key in an isolation play. shot, so we kind of started legs bag. I think we shot the Wash. U. looks to improve She drove to the hoop and relying on that. Toward the ball better at home,” said Fa- to 2-0 against both teams hit a layup with under one end of the half, we started hey. and will look to hold a tie or second left, giving Wash. U. missing our shots, and so at Over this past weekend, capture an outright lead in the win. halftime, our coach was like Wash. U. welcomed alumni the UAA standings. “I was going to come off ‘we need to get inside.’ She from both the men’s and “Right now, Emory and the screen, and I had three started mixing up inside- women’s basketball teams Case are the teams that are seconds to dribble, draw a outside game,” said Hoover. who watched their former beating all of the big dogs. It foul, kick out, basically do “They’re [Rochester], a teams play. will show how good we are,” anything I wanted with three great defensive team. They “The game is much faster. added Evans. seconds left. I got the ball, really shut us down and re- The rules have changed sig- SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE and I drove to the basket. I ally cramped our offense. nificantly,” said Jacqueline —With additional report- Freshman Alex Hoover shoots the winning layup to put the Bears ahead by knew I was either going draw I’m just really proud that Schapp, ’47. When Schapp ing by Johann Qua Hiansen. two points at the buzzer in overtime Sunday afternoon. The Bears beat the No. 7 Yellowjackets from the University of Rochester 63-61. MEN’S BASKETBALL WU 54 w ROCHESTER 53 WU 79 w CARNEGIE MELLON 68 Men’s basketball leads UAA with Rochester win

BY ANDREI BERMAN The win moved Wash. U.’s tablish consistency on the of- junior Tyler Nading, limited crowd really made an impact the stanza with 12, leading SPORTS REPORTER overall record to 16-4 and 7- fensive end in the first por- the Yellowjackets’ highly-re- with how loud they were,” all scorers. Senior Danny 2 in UAA play. More impor- tion of the opening half and garded center, Jon Onyiriuka, said Thompson. O’Boyle stroked a buzzer- Early Sunday afternoon, tantly, the Bears secured sole the perennially well-coached to just one field goal attempt Onyiriuka picked up two beating three to end the half, games in the University Ath- possession of first place in Yellowjackets took full ad- in the first frame. fouls and saw just seven sending the Bears into the letic Association conference the conference and avenged vantage of Wash. U.’s early “Once people started get- minutes of action in the first locker room down just five, tend to be devoid of the fan last weekend’s three point sluggishness. ting there, it felt more and half, while Ruths (18 points excitement and defensive in- overtime loss at Rochester. “It’s a funny feeling warm- more like a game, and the total on the day) finished See MEN’S BBALL, page 6 tensity, which characterize Initially on Sunday, it ap- ing up for those noon games Friday night battles. peared the visiting Yellow- on Sundays. You run out on However, such was not the jackets might put an emphat- the floor and the only people case yesterday. ic end to Wash. U.’s home win in the stands are your fam- Sophomore Aaron Thomp- streak which numbered 25 ily, because everyone is just son and senior Troy Ruths heading into the contest. The waking up on a Sunday,” not- provided memorable perfor- 11:30 a.m. start time clearly ed Thompson. mances Sunday, as the ninth- proved unaccommodating to But as the size of the ranked Washington Univer- the Wash. U. student body, crowd markedly improved, sity men’s basketball team who mostly began arriving so too did the quality of the pulled off a mild, but no less only after Rochester took a Bear’s offense. Reigning UAA thrilling, upset over third- 22-10 lead after an early 12- Player of the Year Troy Ruths ranked Rochester, 54-53 at 0 run. attacked the glass with great the Field House. The hosts struggled to es- confidence and, along with

TRACK & FIELD Wash. U. sets several team records on the track

BY JOHANN QUA HIANSEN The seniors also produced NCAA provisional qualifying SPORTS EDITOR good results at the Invitational. mark of 6.99 meters. Classmate SCOTT BRESSLER | STUDENT LIFE Seniors Abbey Hartmann and Eric Soifer sprinted the 55-me- Senior Danny O’Boyle shoots a free throw Friday night against UAA rival Carnegie Mellon. O’Boyle led the Bears Washington University’s Lisa Sudmeier came in third ter dash in 6.59 tying the sea- with 25 points, helping to lift them to a 79-68 victory. track and fi eld team zoomed to and fourth respectively in the son best time that he set before several season best times at the mile run, both clocking in at in his fourth place fi nish. Bob Keck Invitational. 5:21.15. “The freshman are awe- The Lady Bears took third Classmate Morgen Leonard- some,” said Hartmann. out of 10 competing schools Fleckman took second at the Several underclassmen with 76 points while the men’s pole vault, fl ying to a height of stepped up in the women’s dis- RECENT TOP PERFORMERS: team captured sixth place out 3.61 meters. Fellow classmate tance medley with an NCAA of nine with 62.5 points. It was Marcus Woods set yet another provisional qualifying mark of Danny O’Boyle the fi rst meet of the season season best time of 22.90 in the 12:14.98. Washington Univer- Alex Hoover with UAA rival University of 200-meter dash at the Bob Keck sity’s ‘B’ squad composed of Men’s basketball Chicago who fared better with Invitational. freshmen Kelli Blake, Sangeeta Women’s basketball a second place women’s fi nish Junior Erika Wade set a new Hardy, Taryn Surtees and soph- The freshman hit the game-winning The senior scored a career-high 25 and a third place men’s fi nish. team season best with her sixth omore Allison Lee burned their layup in Sunday’s 63-61 overtime vic- points Friday in a 79-68 win against “I don’t think we’re really place fi nish time of 1:00.53 in opponents by 46 seconds. tory against the University of Roches- Carnegie Mellon University, highlight- worried,” said senior Abbey the 400-meter run while class- Though they defeated their ter. This win moved the team into a tie ed by seven three-pointers. His run of Hartmann. “The fi rst indoor mate Angela Hartman took upperclassmen teammates on for fi rst place in the UAA and avenged 11 straight points gave the Bears their meets are like training meets. second with a season record their fi rst attempt, there is little a three-point loss to Rochester in over- fi rst lead in the game. He also dished We don’t put all our pieces [to- of 2:18.08 missing the NCAA tension within the classes. time last weekend. Hoover’s 10 points out four assists in the game and scored gether] until conference.” provisional qualifying mark by “There’s no separation at in the game tied her career high. eight points in the Bear’s 54-53 win over Senior Jesse McDaniel, who 1.28 seconds. all,” said Hardy. “[The upper- the University of Rochester Sunday. normally runs the 1,000-me- Junior Danielle Wadlington classmen are] really good at ter run, ran the mile for the took the only individual fi rst making everyone feel like one Danielle Wadlington fi rst time turning in a season place fi nish for the women big family”. Jesse McDaniel best time of 4:19.81. McDaniel emerging victorious in the tri- The Red and Green return Women’s track left 30 runners in the dust as ple jump. Wadlington’s distance to action on Saturday Feb. 16 in Men’s track he came just 3.81 seconds shy of 11.29 meters set a Wash. U. their second to last meet prior The junior provisionally qualifi ed of matching NCAA provisional season best. to the University Athletic As- for the NCAA Indoor Championships in The senior won the mile run in a qualifying standards. “It felt really great, said Wad- sociation Championships. The the triple jump this weekend at the Bob time of 4:19.81 at the Bob Keck Invita- Teammate freshman Dave lington. “It was my fi rst time team travels to Platteville, Wis. Keck Invitational at Illinois Wesleyan tional at Illinois Wesleyan University Spandorfer came in fourth out in two years. It was excit- to compete in the University University in Bloomington, Ill. Her jump in Bloomington, Ill. Saturday. He nar- clocking in at 4:26.88 beating ing.” of Wisconsin-Platteville Open of 11.29 meters was the best mark of the rowly missed qualifying for the NCAA a runner from Augustana by Freshman Ben Harmon took with the fi rst event scheduled season for any Bear in the event. Indoor Championships. only three milliseconds. fi rst in the long jump with an for 11 a.m.