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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 Students getting political ‘Nothing but net’ for the Bears INSIDE: NEWSROOM PHONE 314-935-5995 How have today’s youth be- The Red and Green are on a Scene .

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